First Lessons in Composition: In which the Principles of the Art are Developed in Connection with the Principles of Grammar; Embracing Full Directions on the Subject of Punctuation, with Copious Exercises, Księga 1Appleton, 1862 - 182 |
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adjective pronouns adverb altered analysis ancient antecedent Apennines argumentative discourse biographical sketch Black pepper book of Daniel Cæsar called Catiline Charlemagne comma commencing compound sentence conjunction connected consist consonant Copy and punctuate Cornell's Correct the following Damon and Pythias dash occurs dear describe dictionary earth enemy essays essential property exclamatory sentence EXERCISE express father following sentences friendship Geography Give an example happiness head of prose infinitive mood insert interjection interrogative introduced kind king language learned LESSON letter Mahomet meaning Mention metaphor mind noun object participial clause participle person principal proper proposition prose composition punctuate the following pupil relative clause relative pronoun Romans rule that relates sentence given sentences containing similes simple sentences speech suffix syllable synonyme tautology teacher tence thing tion tive transitive verb verb violation of unity virtue vocative clause vowel White Sea William Walton words and clauses
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