Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: With Copious Exercises in Both Criticism and ConstructionAmerican Book Company, 1889 - 416 Seiten |
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... observed : I. Two or more singular antecedents connected by " and " require a pronoun in the plural number ; as , " James and I study our lessons " ; " He sought wealth and fame , but they eluded him . " 2. Two or more singular ...
... observed : I. Two or more singular antecedents connected by " and " require a pronoun in the plural number ; as , " James and I study our lessons " ; " He sought wealth and fame , but they eluded him . " 2. Two or more singular ...
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... observed : 1. Read carefully the various sentences . Select the lead- ing statements , and express them by means of independent propositions ; the other thoughts should be expressed by words , phrases , or clauses . 2. Do not connect ...
... observed : 1. Read carefully the various sentences . Select the lead- ing statements , and express them by means of independent propositions ; the other thoughts should be expressed by words , phrases , or clauses . 2. Do not connect ...
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... observe two things : ( 1 ) A negative interrogation affirms . Thus , " Do we not bear the image of our Maker ? " is but a forcible way of saying , " We bear the image of our Maker . " ( 2 ) An affirmative interrogation denies . Thus ...
... observe two things : ( 1 ) A negative interrogation affirms . Thus , " Do we not bear the image of our Maker ? " is but a forcible way of saying , " We bear the image of our Maker . " ( 2 ) An affirmative interrogation denies . Thus ...
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... observed , must have heard with pleasure , that Cæsar condemned the conspiracy . 3. When the Emperor signaled that he had no further charge to make , Augustus said , “ Next time , when you give ear to information against honest men ...
... observed , must have heard with pleasure , that Cæsar condemned the conspiracy . 3. When the Emperor signaled that he had no further charge to make , Augustus said , “ Next time , when you give ear to information against honest men ...
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... observed . 6. A pile of dust is all that remains of thee . 7. I began to think the whole thing a gross deception . 8. The boy carried the book to my lodgings . 9. I will attend the conference , if I can do it conveniently . * NOTE ...
... observed . 6. A pile of dust is all that remains of thee . 7. I began to think the whole thing a gross deception . 8. The boy carried the book to my lodgings . 9. I will attend the conference , if I can do it conveniently . * NOTE ...
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accented adjective clause adverb adverbial clause Anapestic beautiful birds called complex sentence composition compound sentence conjunction conjunctive adverb connected dependent clause DIRECTION discourse earth English examples EXERCISE expression eyes feeling feet figure flowers following sentences give hand hath heard heart heaven hence honor hope iambic pentameter idea Inchcape Inchcape Rock kind King language light live look Lord meaning metaphor Metonymy mind modifies nature never night noun o'er object paragraph participle person phrases poetry predicate principal pronoun proposition prose punctuation Rhetoric rhyme Richard Penderell RULE sail Saxon sense simile simple sentence snow sometimes soul sound speak speech statement stood style sublime subordinate conjunction sweet syllables Synecdoche T. B. ALDRICH tences tetrameter thee things thou thought tion trees Trimeter trochaic truth verb verse voice wind words writer