defined, 31. forms of, 175. Adverbs, adjectives used instead of, 216. classes of, 146–148. comparison of, 148, 149. independent use of, 149. modal, 148. Adjective clauses, 194. order of parsing, 149. syntax of, 149, 223. Affixes, defined, 62. Adjective elements, complex, 188, 189. Agency, phrases of, 193. phrases as, 181. Adjective phrases, 193. Adjectives, adverbs misused for, 87. agreement in number, 216. compound, 78, 216. defined, 30, 31. definitive, 77-80. descriptive, 77, 78. numeral, 81. order of parsing, 84. position in sentence, 176. used for adverb, 216. used in predicate, 223. Adverbial clauses, 194. Adverbial elements, 172, 177-179. complex, 189. defined, 38. phrases as, 182. Adverbial phrases, 148, 193, 211. nominative absolute, 71, 72, 74, 179, Conjugation of verb, 124–134. Case, defined, 69. nominative, 69, 73, 205, 206. Copula, defined, 17. modifiers of, 188. strengthened, 170. use of, 20, 169. Copulative verb, 105, 106. Correlative conjunctions, 158-160. Dash, long, 246. use of, 244. INDEX 255 Elements of sentence, compound, 191. defined, 20. forms of, 180. independent, 179. objective, 26, 172–174. principal, 169–172. simple, 186. subordinate, 172. Ellipsis, defined, 195. Emphatic form of verb, 122. Declarative sentences, arrangement of Etymology, defined, 13, 63. elements in, 172, 174. defined, 50. period after, 52. Declension, of nouns, 73. of personal pronouns, 90, 91. of relative pronouns, 97. Defective verbs, defined, 139. Definitive adjectives, defined, 77-79. clauses of, 194. Degrees of comparison, 82, 83. Derivative words, defined, 62. Descriptive adjectives, defined, 77, 78. Diæresis, defined, 58. Dissyllable, defined, 60. Each, followed by singular pronoun, 214. Each other, use of, 81. Either, use of, 80. Elementary sounds, 56-58. Elements of orthography, 56-62. Every, followed by singular pronoun, 214. Exclamation point, use of, 52, 53, 243. defined, 51. Expletives, adverbs used as, 223. as independent elements, 179. Feminine gender, defined, 65. For, as conjunction, 155. as preposition, 154. Gender, of nouns, 65, 66. Grammar, defined, 12, 13. Grammatical predicate, defined, 186. Haven't, hain't, misused for have not, 144. Historical present tense, 118. I, capital letter for, 52. Idiomatic use of words, 227. Elements of sentence, adjective, 31, 172, If, subject omitted after, 205. 175. adverbial, 38, 172, 177–179. complex, 187-191. Imperative mode, defined, 116, 117. subject of, 205, 217. tense of. 121. Imperative sentence, arrangement of Launching of the Ship, Longfellow's elements in, 172, 174. defined, 51. punctuation of, 52. Indefinite article, 79. in expressing supposition, 145. use of, 115. Indirect discourse, 51. Indirect object, 71, 173. Indirect quotation, 249. Infinitive, as inseparable phrase, 180. as phrase, 183, 193. as subject, 188. defined, 113. depends upon copula, 170. uses of, 220. Inseparable phrases, 180, 211, 233. Interrogation point, use of, 52, 243. Interrogative conjugation of verb, 134. 212. Macron, defined, 58. Many a, limits singular noun, 81. distinguished from feminine, 66. Might of, misused for might have, 144. Mode of verbs, 114-117. caution concerning, 145. Models for analysis, 170, 173, 175, 189, Interrogative sentence, arrangement of Monosyllable, defined, 60. elements in, 172, 174. defined, 51. punctuation of, 52. Intransitive verb, 105-107. Introduction, letter of, 45. More, to form comparative, 83. Multiplicative numerals, defined, 81. Names, proper, 247, 249. Inverted order of arranging elements, Narration, analysis of, 13. |