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  • Practical Lessons in the Use of English

    Document thumbnail: Practical Lessons in the Use of English
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    Document
    Description/Abstract:
    1899 printing of 1896 copyrighted text. The author is credited as Formerly Teacher of Composition in the State Normal School, Albany, NY. A grammar and composition text. It aims to provide practical training for students whose education ends with common or grammar school, as well as those who go on for further study. Each lesson aims to be a language lesson. Encourages students to cultivate their powers of observation. Connects language to the expression of thought. Selections from the best writers are used to encourage a taste for good literature, to awaken a love of nature, or to deepen a moral impression. Lessons lay out tasks for completion. Incorrect forms for correction are not used. The text also covers letter writing and business forms. Includes pictorial illustrations. The Schultz Archive copy is roughly the complete text, excepting the index.
    Creator/Author:
    Hyde, Mary F. (Mary Frances)
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/24/2016
    Date Modified:
    07/29/2020
    Date Created:
    1889
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • Practical Exercises in Composition

    Document thumbnail: Practical Exercises in Composition
    Type:
    Document
    Description/Abstract:
    1889 copyrighted text. Strang is credited with a Bachelor of Arts degree. A collection of exercises based around vocabulary, language, and sentence structure. Exercises directions include: substitute words for phrases, change clauses, substitute equivalent expressions, expand simple sentences to complex, write compound and complex sentences, combine groups into sentences, break up sentences into groups, transpose into prose order, change from direct to indirect, paraphrase prose passages, and contract passages. The Schultz Archive is roughly the complete 90 page text.
    Creator/Author:
    Eaton, J. Adair and Strang, H. I. (Hugh Innes), 1841-1919
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/23/2016
    Date Modified:
    08/12/2020
    Date Created:
    1889
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0