Outlines of Rhetoric: Embodied in Rules, Illustrative Examples, and Progressive Course of Prose Composition

adjective adverb alienism ambiguity antecedent archaism argument assertion beginning better called character Christmas clause clear common composition condensed confounded connectives construction coördinate correct definite dependent clauses distinction distinguished effect element emphasis emphatic English essay EXAMPLES Exercises expression fact following sentences give grammatical idea idiom ILLUSTRATIONS important indicated indicative mood kind language liable look means metonymy Michael Johnson mind modifier naturally NOTE noun object observed paragraph participial phrase participle particular periodic sentence person phrase plural poetry predicative matter preposition present pretentious principle pronoun prose provincialism punctuation question reader reference relation relative relative clause repeated repetition Rewrite the following Rhetoric Rule Rule 55 semicolon sense singular Sir Lancelot slang sometimes sound Study style subordinate subordinate clause superfluous syllogism tence tense term theme things thought tion tive topic usage verb vulgarism whole writer