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  • Practical Lessons in English Grammar and Composition for Young Beginners: being an introduction to "the principles of English grammar," with copious exercises, and directions for their use

    Document thumbnail: Practical Lessons in English Grammar and Composition for Young Beginners: being an introduction to "the principles of English grammar," with copious exercises, and directions for their use
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    Description/Abstract:
    1854 printing of the 1853 copyrighted text, a new revised and corrected edition.The author is credited as Reverend P. Bullions, Doctor of Divinity, and the author of the Series of Grammars, Greek, Latin, and English, on the Same Plan. The work is divided into orthography, etymology, syntax, and prosody. Definitions and rules are meant to committed to memory, some illustrations may be provided, questions follow to be answered by the students, then exercises in parsing are given. The book seeks to combine the principles of grammar with the principles of composition. Not for students older than twelve or fourteen. The Schultz Archive's copy is the complete text.
    Creator/Author:
    Bullions, Peter, 1791-1864
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/04/2016
    Date Modified:
    06/05/2019
    Date Created:
    1854
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • Primary English Grammar: Introductory to the manual of the English Language

    Document thumbnail: Primary English Grammar: Introductory to the manual of the English Language
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    Description/Abstract:
    No printing or edition information is provided on this copy. Rufus W. Bailey has a Master of Arts degree, but his status as a reverend is omitted on this text. He was a teacher for over thirty years. The prefaces states this book is for mothers, fathers, elder brothers and sisters, and female teachers employed in primary and public schools. A grammar handbook for younger students that features various modes of examples such as lists or mock conversations. It argues that children learn nouns first, then verbs, and then the combining of these two in sentences. Part one teachers sentence structure and parts of speech; part two, etymology; part three, syntax; part four, rules of punctuation, orthography, and a dictionary of english grammar. It does not use exercises of correcting false grammar, as the author believes those are unhelpful. The Schultz Archive's copy is the complete text.
    Creator/Author:
    Bailey, Rufus William, 1793-1863
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/04/2016
    Date Modified:
    06/03/2019
    Date Created:
    1854
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0