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It sometimes happens that several arrangements of a simple sentence present the meaning with equal clearness ; yet there may be still a choice of structure . It is not enough that we express ourselves so as to be clearly understood ...
It sometimes happens that several arrangements of a simple sentence present the meaning with equal clearness ; yet there may be still a choice of structure . It is not enough that we express ourselves so as to be clearly understood ...
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Near “ that ” used as a conjunction it is sometimes unadvisable to use " that " as a relative . Example : “ There is the horse that I said that I regretted that I had bought . ” 3. To avoid ending a sentence with a preposition , it is ...
Near “ that ” used as a conjunction it is sometimes unadvisable to use " that " as a relative . Example : “ There is the horse that I said that I regretted that I had bought . ” 3. To avoid ending a sentence with a preposition , it is ...
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II . It is a sad thing to be born a sneaking fellow . It is much worse than to inherit a hump - back . It is worse than to inherit a couple of club - feet . Looking upon such a fellow causes me sometimes a peculiar feeling .
II . It is a sad thing to be born a sneaking fellow . It is much worse than to inherit a hump - back . It is worse than to inherit a couple of club - feet . Looking upon such a fellow causes me sometimes a peculiar feeling .
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( 4 ) Compound sentences are sometimes made up of two or more members used in pairs ; as , “ Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil , the better artist ; in the one we most admire the man ; in the other , the work .
( 4 ) Compound sentences are sometimes made up of two or more members used in pairs ; as , “ Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil , the better artist ; in the one we most admire the man ; in the other , the work .
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We must sail sometimes with the wind . We must sail sometimes against it . We must do these things to reach the port of heaven . We must not drift . We must not lie at anchor . We must sail . 8. In Naples , even the lowest class enjoy ...
We must sail sometimes with the wind . We must sail sometimes against it . We must do these things to reach the port of heaven . We must not drift . We must not lie at anchor . We must sail . 8. In Naples , even the lowest class enjoy ...
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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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