Practical Exercises in English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 193 pages of information about Practical Exercises in English.

Practical Exercises in English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 193 pages of information about Practical Exercises in English.
Thesis, plural of, 21. They, them, themselves, proper choice among, 43-45. This, these, 110. Those, that, 110. Thou, thee, thyself, proper choice among, 43-45. Though, 144; verbs in clauses introduced by, 86. Throw, principal parts of, 62. Thyself, thee, thou, proper choice among, 43-45. Tiger, feminine of, 21. Together with, words joined to the subject by, 89. Torso, plural of, 18. Transpire, happen, distinguished, 96. Tyro, plural of, 18.

Unbeknown, 110. Union, unity, distinguished, 33. Unless, verbs in clauses introduced by, 86;
  distinguished from without and except, 142.
Us or our before verbal nouns, 51. Us, ourselves, we, pro per choice among, 43-45.

USE 3-11; defined, 6; conversation and, 7; newspapers and, 7;
   no one book or writer decisive of, 7-8; relation of dictionaries to, 9. 
Use, present, 3-4; national, 4-6; reputable, 6.

Verbal nouns, construction with, 50-51.
Verbal, oral, distinguished, 123. 
VERBS, 61-108; principal parts often misused, 61-70; contractions, 71;
  may or can, 71; will or shall, 72-76;
  notional and auxiliary, defined, 72; would or should, 74-77;
  questions of tense, 78-82; indicative or subjunctive, 82-89;
  singular or plural, 89-92; misused, 92-108.
Verdict, testimony, distinguished, 23.
Very, distinguished from quite, 119; from real, really, 124.
Visitor, visitant, 33.
Vocation, avocation, distinguished, 25-26. 
Vulgarisms, defined, 10; in the use of adjectives and adverbs, 109-113;
  of conjunctions, 142-143.

Wait for, wait on, distinguished, 135. Wake, principal parts of, 62. We, us, ourselves, proper choice among, 43-45. Well, good, distinguished, 109.  WENDELL, BARRETT, quoted, 7-8. Went, gone, distinguished, 61. What as a relative pronoun, 54. When, while, distinguished, 144. Which, who, that (relative), proper choice among, 53-55. Who, whom, choice between, 43-45. Who, which, that (relative), proper choice among, 53-55. Whoever, whomever, choice between, 45. Whole, all, distinguished, 23. Wholesome, healthy, healthful, distinguished, 122-123. Whose, of which, choice between, 54. Will or shall, 72-76.  Wishes, moods and tenses in, 86. Witch, masculine corresponding to, 21. With, words joined to the subject by, 89; distinguished from by, 134. Without, except, unless, distinguished 142. Wizard, feminine corresponding to 21. Would or should, 74-77. Write, principal parts of, 62.

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