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Position of Phrases Synthesis of the Simple Sentence . 14 16 21 II . — THE COMPLEX SENTENCE . Clauses of the Complex Sentence . Synthesis of the Complex Sentence 21 29 III . — THE COMPOUND SENTENCE Connectives Contracted Compound ...
Position of Phrases Synthesis of the Simple Sentence . 14 16 21 II . — THE COMPLEX SENTENCE . Clauses of the Complex Sentence . Synthesis of the Complex Sentence 21 29 III . — THE COMPOUND SENTENCE Connectives Contracted Compound ...
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It contains only one subject and one predicate ; but an indefinite number of words and phrases may be brought into the sentence , and grouped about the subject and the predicate as modifiers of these elements .
It contains only one subject and one predicate ; but an indefinite number of words and phrases may be brought into the sentence , and grouped about the subject and the predicate as modifiers of these elements .
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The subject and the predicate can be enlarged only by the addition of words and phrases ; for , if another proposition , either subordinate or independent , be introduced , the sentence is no longer simple , but complex or compound ...
The subject and the predicate can be enlarged only by the addition of words and phrases ; for , if another proposition , either subordinate or independent , be introduced , the sentence is no longer simple , but complex or compound ...
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We see , therefore , that , by a skillful introduction of words and phrases , even the simple sentence may be long and difficult , and may express much . Words introduced as modifiers are : ( 1 ) Adjectives ; as , “ Honest men can speak ...
We see , therefore , that , by a skillful introduction of words and phrases , even the simple sentence may be long and difficult , and may express much . Words introduced as modifiers are : ( 1 ) Adjectives ; as , “ Honest men can speak ...
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An infinitive phrase , " to " with its verb , may be brought into the sentence , and become : ( 1 ) A subject ; as , “ To forget an injury is noble . ” ( 2 ) A complement ; as , “ The duty is to act ” ; “ He told me to go home ” ...
An infinitive phrase , " to " with its verb , may be brought into the sentence , and become : ( 1 ) A subject ; as , “ To forget an injury is noble . ” ( 2 ) A complement ; as , “ The duty is to act ” ; “ He told me to go home ” ...
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| Titel | Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: With Copious Exercises in Both Criticism and Construction Harvey's language course, Thomas Wadleigh Harvey |
| Autor/in | Virginia Waddy |
| Verlag | American Book Company, 1889 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 16. Apr. 2008 |
| Länge | 416 Seiten |
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