Practical grammar of the English language

by Noble Butler

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 ... I did not see him till he had spoken. No man can say that he is dishonest. I will not believe that he is dishonest. That he is dishonest, I will not believe. CONNECTION OP CLAUSES. The members of a compound sentence may be connected by relatives, conjunctions, or adverbs. Thus, " He is respected by all who know him;" " He fled when danger appeared;" " You say that he is honest." In the first sentence, the relative who, besides being the subject of the verb know, connects the clause to which it belongs to the leading clause; in the second sentence, the adverb when connects the clauses; in the third, the conjunction that. An infinitive with its subject may be united to another clause without a connective; as, " I believe John to bo honest f that is, " I believe that John is honest." The connecting word is sometimes omitted; as, " This is the man I saw;" " Thou canst not say I did it." Whom is omitted in the former sentence, and that in the latter. Instead of a dependent clause connected by a conjunction, a noun and a participle sometimes stand as an abridged proposition; as, " The enemy having been subdued, he departed;" that is, when the enemy had been subdued. How may tho members of a compound Is the connecting won1 always expressed? sentence be connected? What sometimes stands as an abridged What may be united to another clause proposition? without a connective? EXERCISES. 1. Name tho connecting words in the last exercises. 2. What connecting words are omitted in the following sentences? I am sure he was there. He took all he could find. I would have spoken to him, had I seen him. Had I seen him, I would have spoken to him. He is the best musician I ever heard. EIPLAJATIOIf OF TERM...

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Published May 19, 2012

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1819-1882