English GrammarCambridge University Press, 2 sty 2014 - 354 American-born lawyer and author Lindley Murray (1745-1826) was hailed by his admirers as the 'father of English grammar'. First published in 1795 and reissued here in its 1830 forty-fourth edition, English Grammar became the definitive textbook on the subject in the early nineteenth century. Murray divides the work into four sections: orthography, etymology, syntax and prosody. Treating his subject methodically, he reasons that sound instruction in grammar should begin with the form and sound of letters, continue to the different types of words, include guidelines on the construction of sentences, and provide advice on correct pronunciation. Accordingly, the book commences with the alphabet before moving on to more complex subjects, from verb conjugation through to versification. An appendix gives advice on writing more effectively. The work's huge success, in Britain and the United States, as well as in translation, testifies to its rigorous and unpretentious approach. |
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Of letters Page | 13 |
Of syllables and the rules | 35 |
ETYMOLOGY | 41 |
Of adjectives | 56 |
Of verbs Page | 70 |
z | 119 |
PART III | 137 |
g 166 | 145 |
156 | 175 |
z | 190 |
z 152 | 206 |
20 | 212 |
Paosonr | 224 |
z | 264 |
uuzs AND OBSERVATIONS ron rnouormo unan | 274 |
g z | 335 |
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accent according action active adjective admit adverb agreeable appear applied attention auxiliary beginning better called circumstances common conjunction connected considered consists consonant construction contains denote derived distinct distinguished English examples Exercises expressed first frequently future give governed Grammar happy ideas imperfect importance improved indicative indicative mood infinitive instances kind king language Lord loved manner marked means mind mood names nature neuter never nominative noun object observations occasions participle particular pause perfect person phrases plural possessive preceding preposition present present tense principal pronoun proper properly propriety reason refer relation relative render Repeat require respect rule sense sentence separated short signifies simple singular sometimes sound speak speech substantive syllable tense termination thing third person thou tion understood verb virtue voice vowel words writing