First Lessons in Composition: In which the Principles of the Art are Developed in Connection with the Principles of Grammar : Embracing Full Directions on the Subject of Punctuation, with Copious ExercisesD. Appleton & Company, 1857 - 191 pages |
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adjective pronouns adverb altered analysis ancient antecedent Apennines argumentative discourse BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST biographical sketch Black pepper Cæsar called Catiline Charlemagne comma commencing compound sentence conjunction connected consist consonant Copy and punctuate Correct the following Damon and Pythias dash occurs dear describe earth enemy English essays essential property exclamatory sentence EXERCISE express father following sentences friendship Give an example Grammar happiness History infinitive mood insert interjection interrogative introduced kind king language learned LESSON letter Mahomet meaning Mention metaphor mind noun object participial clause participle person pleasure preposition principal proper prose composition punctuate the following pupil Reader relative clause relative pronoun Romans rule that relates sentence given sentences containing similes simple sentences sound speech suffix syllable synonyme tautology teacher tence tion tive transitive verb verb violation of unity virtue vocative clause vowel White Sea William Walton words and clauses
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