An English GrammarGood Press, 2019 M11 19 - 318 pages "An English Grammar" by William Malone Baskervill and James Witt Sewell is one of the best grammar books ever written covering current 19th century English. This book covers all the rules that an educated person would need to sound intelligent in their speech and writing. As an authoritative text, the book can at times be dry, but it's incredibly useful. |
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abstract nouns adjective pronouns adverbs antecedent apposition belong Bring up sentences called choose chosen class nouns common complement complex sentence connection Contents Definition coördinate dependent clauses direct object equivalent example Exercise express action feminine Find sentences following sentences gender gerund grammar hence Imperative Mood indefinite article indefinite relative Indicative Mood indirect questions infinitive inflected INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS intransitive kind Latin literary English masculine meaning Middle English modify nature neuter nominative Old English omitted PARSE participial phrase PASSIVE VOICE past participle Past perfect past tense perfect definite person and number person or thing personal pronouns predicate preposition PRESENT TENSE QUINCEY referring RELATIVE PRONOUNS second person sentences containing simple sentence singular sometimes speak spoken English Subjunctive Mood subordinate conjunctions syntax Table of Contents tell THACKERAY thee third person thou thought transitive verb usage usually verbal vowel weak verbs word groups