An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises
by Frank Edgar Farley George Lyman Kittredge
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Chapters (543)
- AN ADVANCED ENGLISH GRAMMAR WITH EXERCISES
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR
- I. The Nature of Language
- II. Grammar and Usage
- SUMMARY OF GENERAL PRINCIPLES
- PART ONE THE PARTS OF SPEECH IN THE SENTENCE
- THE SENTENCE
- THE PARTS OF SPEECH
- I. NOUNS
- II. PRONOUNS
- III. ADJECTIVES
- IV. VERBS
- V. ADVERBS
- VI. PREPOSITIONS
- VII. CONJUNCTIONS
- VIII. INTERJECTIONS
- THE SAME WORD AS DIFFERENT PARTS OF SPEECH
- INFINITIVES AND PARTICIPLES
- SIMPLE AND COMPLETE SUBJECT AND PREDICATE
- SUBSTITUTES FOR PARTS OF SPEECH
- PHRASES
- CLAUSES—COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCES
- SUMMARY OF DEFINITIONS
- The Sentence
- Subject and Predicate
- The Parts of Speech
- Substitutes for the Parts of Speech
- PART TWO INFLECTION AND SYNTAX
- CHAPTER I INFLECTION
- CHAPTER II NOUNS
- CLASSIFICATION—COMMON NOUNS AND PROPER NOUNS
- INFLECTION OF NOUNS
- CHAPTER III PRONOUNS
- PERSONAL PRONOUNS
- THE SELF-PRONOUNS (COMPOUND PERSONAL PRONOUNS)
- ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS
- RELATIVE PRONOUNS
- INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
- CHAPTER IV ADJECTIVES
- CLASSIFICATION OF ADJECTIVES
- THE ARTICLES
- COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
- CHAPTER V ADVERBS
- RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE ADVERBS
- COMPARISON OF ADVERBS
- USE OF THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
- NUMERALS—ADJECTIVES, NOUNS, AND ADVERBS
- CHAPTER VI VERBS
- CLASSIFICATION OF VERBS
- INFLECTION OF VERBS
- TENSE OF VERBS
- VOICE—ACTIVE AND PASSIVE
- PROGRESSIVE VERB-PHRASES
- EMPHATIC VERB-PHRASES
- MOOD OF VERBS
- POTENTIAL VERB-PHRASES
- SPECIAL RULES FOR SHOULD AND WOULD
- THE INFINITIVE
- PARTICIPLES
- VERBAL NOUNS IN -ING (PARTICIPIAL NOUNS)
- CHAPTER VII PREPOSITIONS
- CHAPTER VIII CONJUNCTIONS
- CHAPTER IX INTERJECTIONS
- CHAPTER X CLAUSES AS PARTS OF SPEECH
- I. ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
- II. ADVERBIAL CLAUSES
- III. NOUN (OR SUBSTANTIVE) CLAUSES
- CHAPTER XI THE MEANINGS OF SUBORDINATE CLAUSES
- I. CLAUSES OF PLACE AND TIME
- II. CAUSAL CLAUSES
- III. CONCESSIVE CLAUSES
- IV–V. CLAUSES OF PURPOSE AND OF RESULT
- VI. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
- VII. CLAUSES OF COMPARISON
- VIII. INDIRECT DISCOURSE
- IX. INDIRECT QUESTIONS
- PART THREE ANALYSIS
- CHAPTER I THE STRUCTURE OF SENTENCES
- SIMPLE SENTENCES
- COMPOUND SENTENCES
- COMPLEX SENTENCES
- COMPOUND AND COMPLEX CLAUSES
- COMPOUND COMPLEX SENTENCES
- CHAPTER II ANALYSIS OF SENTENCES
- SIMPLE SENTENCES
- COMPOUND SENTENCES
- COMPLEX SENTENCES
- COMPOUND COMPLEX SENTENCES
- CHAPTER III MODIFIERS
- MODIFIERS OF THE SUBJECT
- MODIFIERS OF THE PREDICATE
- CHAPTER IV COMPLEMENTS
- 1. THE DIRECT OBJECT
- 2. THE PREDICATE OBJECTIVE
- 3. THE PREDICATE NOMINATIVE
- 4. THE PREDICATE ADJECTIVE
- CHAPTER V MODIFIERS OF COMPLEMENTS AND OF MODIFIERS
- COMPLEMENTS MODIFIED
- MODIFIERS OF OTHER MODIFIERS
- CHAPTER VI INDEPENDENT ELEMENTS
- CHAPTER VII COMBINATIONS OF CLAUSES
- SIMPLE SENTENCES
- COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCES
- COMPOUND COMPLEX SENTENCES
- VARIETIES OF THE COMPLEX SENTENCE
- SPECIAL COMPLICATIONS
- CHAPTER VIII ELLIPTICAL SENTENCES
- EXERCISES
- EXERCISE 1 (§§ 1–5, pp. 1–3)
- EXERCISE 2 (§§ 6–25, pp. 3–11)
- EXERCISE 3 (§§ 26–33, pp. 11–13)
- EXERCISE 4 (§§ 34–39, pp. 13–15)
- EXERCISE 5 (§§ 40–42, p. 16)
- EXERCISE 6 (§§ 43–51, pp. 16–21)
- EXERCISE 7 (§§ 54–64, pp. 27–30)
- EXERCISE 8 (§§ 66–84, pp. 31–39)
- EXERCISE 9 (§§ 71–84, pp. 34–39)
- EXERCISE 10 (§ 88, pp. 41–42)
- EXERCISE 11 (§§ 89–96, pp. 43–47)
- EXERCISE 12 (§§ 97–110, pp. 47–53)
- EXERCISE 13 (§§ 97–110, pp. 47–53)
- EXERCISE 14 (§§ 54–112, pp. 27–54)
- EXERCISE 15 (§§ 115–129, pp. 55–62)
- EXERCISE 16 (§§ 131–142, pp. 62–65)
- EXERCISE 17 (§§ 143–156, pp. 66–71)
- EXERCISE 18 (§§ 157–162, pp. 71–73)
- EXERCISE 19 (§§ 163–168, pp. 73–74)
- EXERCISE 20 (§§ 163–168, pp. 73–74)
- EXERCISE 21 (§§ 113–168, pp. 55–74)
- EXERCISE 22 (§§ 169–188, pp. 75–82)
- EXERCISE 23 (§§ 181–187, pp. 79–82)
- EXERCISE 24 (§§ 189–198, pp. 83–87)
- EXERCISE 25 (§§ 194–196, p. 86)
- EXERCISE 26 (§§ 197–203, pp. 87–89)
- EXERCISE 27 (§§ 204–208, pp. 89–90)
- EXERCISE 28 (§§ 209–215, pp. 91–93)
- EXERCISE 29 (§§ 217–225, pp. 94–99)
- EXERCISE 30 (§§ 226–232, pp. 100–102)
- EXERCISE 31 (§§ 233–241, pp. 102–105)
- EXERCISE 32 (§§ 242–245, pp. 106–107)
- EXERCISE 33 (§§ 246–254, pp. 107–112)
- EXERCISE 34 (§§ 255–261, pp. 113–114)
- EXERCISE 35 (§§ 262–286, pp. 115–123)
- EXERCISE 36 (§§ 272–286, pp. 118–123)
- EXERCISE 37 (§§ 287–295, pp. 124–127)
- EXERCISE 38 (§§ 289–291, pp. 125–126)
- EXERCISE 39 (§§ 297–308, pp. 127–132)
- EXERCISE 40 (§§ 309–323, pp. 132–137)
- EXERCISE 41 (§§ 324–328, pp. 137–139)
- EXERCISE 42 (§§ 329–343, pp. 140–143)
- EXERCISE 43 (§§ 344–346, p. 144)
- EXERCISE 44 (§§ 347–353, pp. 145–147)
- EXERCISE 45 (§§ 354–371, pp. 148–154)
- EXERCISE 46 (§§ 372–375, pp. 155–156)
- EXERCISE 47 (§§ 376–392, pp. 157–162)
- EXERCISE 48 (§§ 395–402, pp. 163–165)
- EXERCISE 49 (§§ 403–410, pp. 166–167)
- EXERCISE 50 (§§ 411–427, pp. 167–172)
- EXERCISE 51 (§§ 428–429, p. 173)
- EXERCISE 52 (§§ 430–436, pp. 173–176)
- EXERCISE 53 (§ 436, p. 176)
- EXERCISE 54 (§§ 438–439, pp. 177–178)
- EXERCISE 55 (§§ 440–445, pp. 179–181)
- EXERCISE 56 (§ 447, p. 182)
- EXERCISE 57 (§§ 448–453, pp. 183–186)
- EXERCISE 58 (§§ 458–461, pp. 188–190)
- EXERCISE 59 (§§ 462–473, pp. 191–196)
- EXERCISE 60 (§§ 474–481, pp. 196–199)
- EXERCISE 61 (§§ 482–493, pp. 200–204)
- EXERCISE 62 (§§ 494–497, pp. 205–206)
- EXERCISE 63 (§§ 498–500, pp. 207–208)
- EXERCISE 64 (§§ 501–503, p. 209)
- EXERCISE 65 (§§ 504–523, pp. 210–219)
- EXERCISE 66 (§§ 524–526, pp. 220–223)
- EXERCISE 67 (§§ 527–533, pp. 224–226)
- EXERCISE 68 (§§ 448–526, pp. 183–223)
- APPENDIX
- LISTS OF VERBS
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- II
- III
- IV
- CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BE
- CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STRIKE
- USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS
- RULES OF PUNCTUATION68
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- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- RULES OF SYNTAX
- THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- FOOTNOTES
- INDEX
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