Part 179 (1/2)
”The use of inverted comma's derives from France, where one Guilleement for the improvement his countrymen call the_, (London, 1770,) p 266
”This, however, is selde the possessive begins with _s_; thus we do not say, 'the prince' feather,'
but, 'the prince's feather'”--_Bullions, E Gram_, p 17 ”And this phrase must mean _the feather of the prince_ but _princesfeather_ written as one word is the name of a plant: a species of amaranth”--See _Key_
”Boethius soon had the satisfaction of obtaining the highest honour his country could bestow”--_Ingersoll's Gram_ 12mo, p 279 ”Boethius soon had,” &c--_Murray's Gram_, 8vo, Vol ii, p 83
”When an example, a quotation, or a speech is introduced, it is separated from the rest of the sentence either by a seive us an amiable representation of the Deity, in these words; _God is love_'”--_Hiley's Gram_, p 116 ”Either the colon or semicolon may be used when an example, a quotation, or a speech is introduced; as, 'Always reive us an amiable representation of the Deity, in these words: _God is love_'”--_Bullions, E Gram_, p 155
”The first word of a quotation, introduced after a colon [, in with a capital]; as, always remember this ancient maxim: '_Know_ thyself'”-- _Bullions, E Gram_, p 159; _Lennie's Gram_, p 106 [Lennie has _”Always”_ with a capital] ”The first word of a quotation, introduced after a colon, or _when it is_ in a direct form: as, 'Always reiver says, Take up thy cross daily, and follow me'”--_Murray's Gram_, 8vo, p 284 ”8 The first word of a quotation, _introduced after a colon_, or _when it is_ in a direct form EXAMPLES--'Always reiver says, Take up thy cross daily, and follow ed_, p 17
”Tell me in whose house do you live”--_N Butler's Gram_, p 55 ”He, that acts wisely, deserves praise”--_Ib_, p 50 ”He, who steals my purse, steals trash”--_Ib_, p 51 ”The antecedent is sometimes omitted, as, 'Who steals my purse, steals trash;' that is, _he_ who, or _person_ who”--_Ib_, p 51 ”Thus, 'Whoever steals ood does harm'”--_Ib_, p 53 ”Thus, 'Whoever sins will suffer' This means that any one without exception who sins will suffer”--_Ib_, p 53
”Letters form syllables, syllables words, words sentences, and sentences, combined and connected form discourse”--_Cooper's Plain and Practical Gram_, p 1 ”A letter which forms a perfect sound, when uttered by itself, is called a vowel, as: _a, e, i_”--_Ib_, p 1 ”A proper noun is the name of an individual, as: John; Boston: Hudson; America”--_Ib_, p
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”Manything, but very few a generous thing”--_P Davis's Gram_, p 96 ”In the place of an ellipsis of the verb a comma must be inserted”--_Ib_, p 121 ”A common noun unlimited by an article is sometimes understood in its broadest acceptation: thus, '_Fishes_ swim' is understood to mean _all_ fishes
'_Man_ is mortal,' _all_ men”--_Ib_, p 13
”Thus those sounds forutturals_
Those formed principally by the palate are called _palatals_ Those formed by the teeth, _dentals_--those by the lips, _labials_--those by the nose, _nasals_, &c”--_P Davis's Graularly; as, _Good, better, best Bad, worse, worst Little, less, least_”--_Felton's Gram_, 1st Ed, p 63; Ster Ed, p 66
”Under the fourth head of grammar, therefore, four topics will be considered, viz PUNCTUATION, ORTHOEPY, FIGURES, and VERSIFICATION”-- _Hart's Gram_, p 161
”Direct her onward to that peaceful shore, Where peril, pain and death are felt no more!”
_Falconer's Poems_, p 136; _Barrett's New Gram_, p 94
BAD ENGLISH BADLY POINTED
LESSON I--UNDER VARIOUS RULES
”Discoveries of such a character are sorain and their end”--_Bullions, E Gram_, p
191
”_Traverse_, (to cross) To deny what the opposite party has alleged To traverse an indictment, &c is to deny it”--_Id, ib_, p 216
”The _Ordinal_ [numerals] denote the _order_ or _succession_ in which any nus is mentioned, as _first, second, third, fourth_, &c”--_Hiley's Gram_, p 22
”Nouns have three persons, FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD The First person is the speaker, the Second is the one spoken to, the Third is the one spoken of”--_Hiley's Gram_, p 44
”Nouns have three cases, NOMINATIVE, POSSESSIVE, and OBJECTIVE The relation indicated by the case of a noun includes three ideas, viz: those of _subject, object_, and _ownershi+p_”--_Ib_, p 45
”In speaking of animals that are of inferior size, or whose sex is not known or not regarded, they are often considered as without sex: thus, we say of a _cat 'it_ is treacherous,' of an infant '_it_ is beautiful,' of a _deer 'it_ was killed'”--_Ib_, p 39