The Grammar of English Grammars eBook

Goold Brown
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 4,149 pages of information about The Grammar of English Grammars.

The Grammar of English Grammars eBook

Goold Brown
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 4,149 pages of information about The Grammar of English Grammars.

Cardinal numeral, distinguished from its corresponding ordinal,
    —­should follow the ordinal, in a specification of a part of a
      series, ("The first TWO,").

Caret, in what used, and for what purpose.

Cases, in grammar, what,
    —­named and defined,
    —­nom. and obj., alike in form, how distinguished,
    —­on what founded, and to what parts of speech belong. 
    —­(See Nominative Case, &c.)
    —­Cases, whether infinitives, participles, &c., can take the nature
      of,
    —­what is the proper number of, to be assigned to Eng. nouns,
    —­what authorities for the true doctrine of three,
    —­discordant doctrine of sundry grammarians concerning the numb, of,
    —­WEBST. and MURR. opposite instructions concerning do.
    —­Cases, whether personal pronouns have two, only,
    —­rules for the construc. of,
    —­whether a noun may be in two, at once,
    —­whether Eng. verbs govern two,
    —­whether in Eng., as in Lat., when a verb governs two, the pass.
      retains the latter case.
    —­Cases, same, (see Same Cases.)
    —­Cases, what kinds of words take different, after them.
    —­Case of noun or pron. after part. governed by prep., whether
      undetermined; err. of SANB. and BULL. hereon expos.; GREE. false
      teaching, do.,
    —­doubtful, after participles, in what kind of examples found; canon
      concerning do.

Case, technical term with printers, ("Letters of the lower case.”)

Catachresis, how commonly explained, and what sort of fig.

Catalectic, when a measure is said to be.

Cedilla, from whom borrowed, and how applied.

Change, of numb. in the second pers., ineleg.,
    —­of the connective of two nominatives appar. requiring a plur. verb,
      canon concerning.
    —­Changing the scene, or deserting the principal subj., in a sent.,
      PREC. against.

Chaucer’s imperfect measures, DRYDEN’S remarks on.

Cherokee alphabet, some account of.

Cherubim and seraphim, Heb. plurals, sometimes mistaken for singulars.

Chief terms, or principal parts, of a verb, necessary to be first ascertained.
    —­Chief words may be distinguished by capitals.

Circumflex, inflection, (see Inflection,)
    —­mark, use of.

Classes under the parts of speech, what meant by.

Classification of words, explanations to assist beginners in making,
    —­DR. WILSON’S observations on.

Clause, see Member.

Climax, defined.

Cognomination, relation of the article, in instances of, ("Alexander the Great").

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