Practical English Grammar and Correspondence: For Use in Business Colleges, Normal and High Schools and Advanced Classes in Public SchoolsE.R. Andrews, Printer, 1889 - 142 pàgines |
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Pàgina 24
... used to denote futurity . When will is used in the first person , or shall , in the second or third , determina- tion or necessity is represented . NOTE . In reviews , use in the Potential Mode 24 PRACTICAL FEATURES OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... used to denote futurity . When will is used in the first person , or shall , in the second or third , determina- tion or necessity is represented . NOTE . In reviews , use in the Potential Mode 24 PRACTICAL FEATURES OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
Pàgina 35
... tion has single marks . Ex .- " The great rule , " says Lavater , " of moral conduct , or ' ethics , ' as it is styled by Philosophers , is to make the best use of one's time . " THE EXCLAMATION . Rule 1. — An exclamation point must be ...
... tion has single marks . Ex .- " The great rule , " says Lavater , " of moral conduct , or ' ethics , ' as it is styled by Philosophers , is to make the best use of one's time . " THE EXCLAMATION . Rule 1. — An exclamation point must be ...
Pàgina 45
... tion or place to another ; and in denotes motion or rest in a condition or place ; hence , to walk into the house " and " to walk in the house , " have not the same meaning . 66 3. Between should be used in reference to two things or ...
... tion or place to another ; and in denotes motion or rest in a condition or place ; hence , to walk into the house " and " to walk in the house , " have not the same meaning . 66 3. Between should be used in reference to two things or ...
Pàgina 54
... tion of should not be used . Thus , in the sentence , " Reading of good books is profitable , " " of " should be omitted . 3. The participle should be so used that there will be no doubt as to what is modified by it . Thus , in the ...
... tion of should not be used . Thus , in the sentence , " Reading of good books is profitable , " " of " should be omitted . 3. The participle should be so used that there will be no doubt as to what is modified by it . Thus , in the ...
Pàgina 6
... tion , etc. And this will be found to be perfectly practicable with the exercises given in this work , as each set is complete in itself , and it is not claimed that the order in which they appear will be the best to follow with all ...
... tion , etc. And this will be found to be perfectly practicable with the exercises given in this work , as each set is complete in itself , and it is not claimed that the order in which they appear will be the best to follow with all ...
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adjective adverbs antecedent asking business letters called cents Charles Sumner clauses collective noun comma complimentary closing compound conjunctions connected consonant Correct the following dead letter office Dear Sir delivery denotes Dollars draft envelope EXERCISES expression favor folded following sentences FUTURE PERFECT TENSE gender give Illustrate inclosing indorsement infinitive interrogative James LESSON letter sheet mail-matter masculine matter meaning mode modified never objective element omitted participle party passive voice PAST PERFECT PERFECT TENSE phrase plural position post-office postal postal cards postmaster predicate verb preposition present perfect PRESENT PERFECT TENSE principal proper punctuation receipt receive reference regarding relative pronoun remittance reply request respectfully salutation signature singular social correspondence social letters sometimes stamp street and number style syllable things thou tion transitive verb usually words Write a dispatch Write a letter written
Passatges populars
Pàgina 35 - An OUTLINE of the NECESSARY LAWS of THOUGHT : a Treatise on Pure and Applied Logic.
Pàgina 35 - Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar?
Pàgina 66 - I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours, to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of Freedom.
Pàgina 66 - DEAR MADAM : I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.
Pàgina 31 - The whole brigade scarcely made one effective regiment, according to the numbers of continental armies, and yet it was more than we could spare. As they rushed towards the front, the Russians opened on them from the guns in the redoubt on the right with volleys of musketry and rifles. They swept proudly past, glittering in the morning sun in all the pride and splendour of war. We could scarcely believe the evidence of our senses ! Surely that handful of men...
Pàgina 70 - Letters, and all other written matter, whether sealed or unsealed, and all other matter sealed, nailed, sewed, tied, or fastened in any manner, so that it cannot be easily examined, two cents per ounce or fraction thereof. Postal cards one cent each. Postal cards are unmailable with any writing or printing on the address-side, except the direction, or with anything pasted upon or attached to them. Second-Class. — Newspapers and periodical publications, when sent by publishers or news-agents, one...
Pàgina 31 - They swept proudly past, glittering in the morning sun in all the pride and splendour of war. We could scarcely believe the evidence of our senses ! Surely that handful of men are not going to charge an army in position...
Pàgina 69 - ... conceal or inclose any matter of a higher class in that of a lower class, and deposit, or cause the same to be deposited, for conveyance by mail, at a less rate than would be charged for both such higher and lower class matter...
Pàgina 33 - We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives Who thinks most — feels the noblest — acts the best.
Pàgina 70 - All mailable matter not included in the three preceding classes, which is so prepared for mailing as to be easily taken from the wrapper and examined.