Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: With Copious Exercises in Both Criticism and ConstructionAmerican Book Company, 1889 - 416 Seiten |
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... changed to a prepositional phrase , used adverbially . Statement 4 forms a dependent clause of comparison . Statement 5 becomes a participial phrase . Statements 6 and 9 are expressed as co - ordinate phrases . Statement 7 is given in ...
... changed to a prepositional phrase , used adverbially . Statement 4 forms a dependent clause of comparison . Statement 5 becomes a participial phrase . Statements 6 and 9 are expressed as co - ordinate phrases . Statement 7 is given in ...
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... changed to , " The Romans took Cincin- natus from the plow to make him dictator . " 2. An adjective clause may be contracted into a prep- ositional phrase with a noun for the principal word Thus : “ A man , who is indolent , " changed ...
... changed to , " The Romans took Cincin- natus from the plow to make him dictator . " 2. An adjective clause may be contracted into a prep- ositional phrase with a noun for the principal word Thus : “ A man , who is indolent , " changed ...
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... changed to , " He strove to conquer " ; That we do good to our enemies is commanded , " changed to , " To do good to our enemies is commanded . " 5. Adverb clauses may be contracted to absolute phrases . Thus : " When the rain ceased ...
... changed to , " He strove to conquer " ; That we do good to our enemies is commanded , " changed to , " To do good to our enemies is commanded . " 5. Adverb clauses may be contracted to absolute phrases . Thus : " When the rain ceased ...
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... changed to an infinitive complement , the subject of the comple- ment should be in the objective case . Thus : Let him speak . Let us go . For me to hope for something better seems idle . I believe him to be an honest man . Note the ...
... changed to an infinitive complement , the subject of the comple- ment should be in the objective case . Thus : Let him speak . Let us go . For me to hope for something better seems idle . I believe him to be an honest man . Note the ...
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... changed to a participial noun , the subject should be changed to the possessive . Thus : I am opposed to your going . His having done his duty was a sufficient reward . The king's persisting in such designs was the height of folly ...
... changed to a participial noun , the subject should be changed to the possessive . Thus : I am opposed to your going . His having done his duty was a sufficient reward . The king's persisting in such designs was the height of folly ...
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acatalectic accented adjective clause adverb adverbial clause Anapestic beautiful birds called comma complex sentence composition compound sentence conjunction conjunctive adverb connected Dactylic dependent clause Dimeter DIRECTION discourse earth English examples EXERCISE expression eyes feeling feet flowers following sentences give hath heard heart heaven hence honor hope iambic iambic pentameter Inchcape Inchcape Rock interrogation kind king language letter light live look Lord meaning meter Metonymy mind modifies Monometer nature never night noun o'er object paragraph participle person phrases poem poetry predicate principal pronoun proposition prose punctuation Rhetoric rhyme RULE sail Saxon sense simple sentences snow sometimes soul sound speak stanza statement style sublime subordinate conjunction sweet syllables Synecdoche T. B. ALDRICH tences tetrameter thee things thou thought tion trees trochaic truth verb verse voice wind words writer