Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: With Copious Exercises in Both Criticism and ConstructionAmerican Book Company, 1889 - 416 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 36
Seite iv
... Principal of the Richmond High School , for assistance and en- couragement during the progress of the work . Thanks are also due to several publishers for kindness in allowing selections to be made from their publications , —to Messrs ...
... Principal of the Richmond High School , for assistance and en- couragement during the progress of the work . Thanks are also due to several publishers for kindness in allowing selections to be made from their publications , —to Messrs ...
Seite 12
... principal word of a prepositional phrase ; as , " By taking pains , you will succeed . " ( 5 ) The principal word in a phrase used as a comple- ment ; as , " Excuse my answering your question . " ( 6 ) It may be independent ; as ...
... principal word of a prepositional phrase ; as , " By taking pains , you will succeed . " ( 5 ) The principal word in a phrase used as a comple- ment ; as , " Excuse my answering your question . " ( 6 ) It may be independent ; as ...
Seite 16
... contained in each of the separate statements are woven together . Statement I is the principal proposition , or skeleton sentence . Rhetorical analysis , the opposite of synthesis , is the 16 COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC .
... contained in each of the separate statements are woven together . Statement I is the principal proposition , or skeleton sentence . Rhetorical analysis , the opposite of synthesis , is the 16 COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC .
Seite 18
... principal point of good breeding . II . Ben was still stunned by the change . The change was sudden . It was terrible . The change was in his affairs . Ben sat gazing out of the window . It was the window of the coach . He hoped to see ...
... principal point of good breeding . II . Ben was still stunned by the change . The change was sudden . It was terrible . The change was in his affairs . Ben sat gazing out of the window . It was the window of the coach . He hoped to see ...
Seite 21
... principal , proposition , and one or more subordinate propo- sitions , or clauses . Every clause contains a subject and a predicate , and every proposition contains a subject and a predicate , hence , inde- pendent propositions are ...
... principal , proposition , and one or more subordinate propo- sitions , or clauses . Every clause contains a subject and a predicate , and every proposition contains a subject and a predicate , hence , inde- pendent propositions are ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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