Outlines of Rhetoric: Embodied in Rules, Illustrative Examples, and Progressive Course of Prose CompositionGinn & Company, 1894 - 331 sider |
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Side 28
... tion b likes activity , and is [ willing , glad , desirous , eager , ready ? ] to do cleverd things . But we do not love ( 2 ) routine ; at least we conceive ( 5 ) we do not .. To be obli- gated ( 2 ) to perform ( 5 ) the same action ...
... tion b likes activity , and is [ willing , glad , desirous , eager , ready ? ] to do cleverd things . But we do not love ( 2 ) routine ; at least we conceive ( 5 ) we do not .. To be obli- gated ( 2 ) to perform ( 5 ) the same action ...
Side 59
... tion is certain ; sub- junctive when it is doubtful . The indicative mood , as its name im- plies , is used to indicate what really is or what we regard as a fact . We may use it after a conditional conjunction like if or though , but ...
... tion is certain ; sub- junctive when it is doubtful . The indicative mood , as its name im- plies , is used to indicate what really is or what we regard as a fact . We may use it after a conditional conjunction like if or though , but ...
Side 63
... tion . " I was glad to have read the book " means glad to get it finished ; " I was glad to read the book " means glad of the opportunity . II . Exercises in amending grammatical Forms . - Many of the following exercises contain ...
... tion . " I was glad to have read the book " means glad to get it finished ; " I was glad to read the book " means glad of the opportunity . II . Exercises in amending grammatical Forms . - Many of the following exercises contain ...
Side 111
... the damage he has done . To write history respectably — that is , to abbreviate dispatches and make extracts from speeches , to intersperse in due propor- tion epithets of praise and abhorrence , to draw up PRECAUTIONS FOR CLEARNESS . 111.
... the damage he has done . To write history respectably — that is , to abbreviate dispatches and make extracts from speeches , to intersperse in due propor- tion epithets of praise and abhorrence , to draw up PRECAUTIONS FOR CLEARNESS . 111.
Side 112
... tion epithets of praise and abhorrence , to draw up antithetical characters of great men , setting forth how many contradictory virtues and vices they united , and abounding in withs and withouts - is very easy . I was naturally ...
... tion epithets of praise and abhorrence , to draw up antithetical characters of great men , setting forth how many contradictory virtues and vices they united , and abounding in withs and withouts - is very easy . I was naturally ...
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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