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  • Principles of English Composition Through Analysis and Synthesis: A Text-Book for the senior Classes of Elementary Schools and for Pupil-Teachers

    Document thumbnail: Principles of English Composition Through Analysis and Synthesis: A Text-Book for the senior Classes of Elementary Schools and for Pupil-Teachers
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    Descripción/Resumen:
    Printing date obscured. The author is credited as Inspector of Schools. Preface states practice of analyzing/parsing sentences teaches students to decompose sentences, but not to compose, which involves arranging words, phrases, and clauses in their most effective setting. This work teaches analysis for the purpose of synthesis. It also covers equivalent modes of expression, synthesizing examples by well known writers, and the correcting of errors. The parts of the book are: the simple sentences, the complex sentence of two clauses, the compound sentence, and the complex sentence of more than two clauses. The author credits Bain, A. F. Murison, and Dr. Hodgson as influences. The Schultz Archive copy contains only the preface and TOC.
    Creador/Autor:
    Goyen, Peter
    Peticionario:
    Russel Durst
    Fecha modificada:
    05/24/2016
    Fecha modificada:
    07/23/2020
    Fecha de creacion:
    1894
    Licencia:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • Practical Lessons in the Use of English for Primary and Grammar Schools

    Document thumbnail: Practical Lessons in the Use of English for Primary and Grammar Schools
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    Descripción/Resumen:
    1894 printing of 1887 copyrighted text. The author is credited as Late 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 lessons are a mix of grammar, punctuation, and composition. The Schultz Archive copy is roughly the complete text.
    Creador/Autor:
    Hyde, Mary F. (Mary Frances)
    Peticionario:
    Russel Durst
    Fecha modificada:
    05/19/2016
    Fecha modificada:
    07/29/2020
    Fecha de creacion:
    1894
    Licencia:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0