Outlines of Rhetoric: Embodied in Rules, Illustrative Examples, and Progressive Course of Prose CompositionGinn & Company, 1894 - 331 sider |
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Side 19
... a passage about an invalid and a doctor , using in proper form the past tense or perfect participle of the verbs lie , lay , sit , set , seat . Intimate in euphemistic terms that a person is not cleanly WHAT IS DUE TO THE SUBJECT . 19.
... a passage about an invalid and a doctor , using in proper form the past tense or perfect participle of the verbs lie , lay , sit , set , seat . Intimate in euphemistic terms that a person is not cleanly WHAT IS DUE TO THE SUBJECT . 19.
Side 62
... tenses by the ex- act time of the action . By principal tense is meant the tense of the principal verb or verbs of the sentence , the tense that dominates the There is sometimes much perplexity , or much looseness , about the tense of ...
... tenses by the ex- act time of the action . By principal tense is meant the tense of the principal verb or verbs of the sentence , the tense that dominates the There is sometimes much perplexity , or much looseness , about the tense of ...
Side 63
... tenses from and to clauses introduced by a subor- dinating conjunction . Not that the subordinate tenses are ... tense of the dependent clause varies in each of the following cases : — I shall be at home if you call . I should be ...
... tenses from and to clauses introduced by a subor- dinating conjunction . Not that the subordinate tenses are ... tense of the dependent clause varies in each of the following cases : — I shall be at home if you call . I should be ...
Side 67
... tense , and consider in each of these cases which is correct . -o . Many think that such a well - worn phrase improves the style ; does it sound congruous here ? -p . Say " youngsters . " - q . The word " experience , " as verb , is ...
... tense , and consider in each of these cases which is correct . -o . Many think that such a well - worn phrase improves the style ; does it sound congruous here ? -p . Say " youngsters . " - q . The word " experience , " as verb , is ...
Side 88
... tense here ?. -o . The participle " leaning " is ambiguous in reference ; you will have to change this participial phrase to a clause . -p . Try the progressive form of the present , " is having . " IV . WORDS WITH ANTECEDENTS . By ...
... tense here ?. -o . The participle " leaning " is ambiguous in reference ; you will have to change this participial phrase to a clause . -p . Try the progressive form of the present , " is having . " IV . WORDS WITH ANTECEDENTS . By ...
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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