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Rhetoric , derived from a Greek verb meaning to speak , is the science that discusses the means whereby thoughts may be forcibly presented . Aristotle , the oldest writer on the subject , defines rhetoric as “ the faculty of perceiving ...
Rhetoric , derived from a Greek verb meaning to speak , is the science that discusses the means whereby thoughts may be forcibly presented . Aristotle , the oldest writer on the subject , defines rhetoric as “ the faculty of perceiving ...
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... used adverbially and become : ( 1 ) An indirect object ; as , “ Give Jolin the book ” ; or ( 2 ) A noun of measure , direction , or time ; as , “ He sat an hour . " An infinitive phrase , " to " with its verb THE SIMPLE SENTENCE .
... used adverbially and become : ( 1 ) An indirect object ; as , “ Give Jolin the book ” ; or ( 2 ) A noun of measure , direction , or time ; as , “ He sat an hour . " An infinitive phrase , " to " with its verb THE SIMPLE SENTENCE .
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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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... “ They were imprisoned for three months in the town of Clinch in an old stone house , dark and damp , and altogether barren of human comforts , ” the phrases are all placed together after the verb , and the effect is unpleasant .
... “ They were imprisoned for three months in the town of Clinch in an old stone house , dark and damp , and altogether barren of human comforts , ” the phrases are all placed together after the verb , and the effect is unpleasant .
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When “ that ” is separated from its antecedent and from its verb , and made emphatic by its separation , " who " or “ which ” should be used instead . Abbott illustrates this objectionable use of “ that ” by the sentence , “ There are ...
When “ that ” is separated from its antecedent and from its verb , and made emphatic by its separation , " who " or “ which ” should be used instead . Abbott illustrates this objectionable use of “ that ” by the sentence , “ There are ...
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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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