Sect. 1. Of the nature of the letters, and of a

Pag's

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2. General observations on the sounds of

the letters

3. The nature of articulation explained.

CHAP. 2. Of syllables, and the rules for

arranging them.

CHAP. 3. Of words in general, and the

rules for spelling them.

CHAP. 1. A general view of the parts of

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CHAP. 3.

Of substantives.

grees of comparison.

Sect. 1. Of the nature of adjectives, and the de-

2. Remarks on the subject of comparison. 42

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4. Remarks on the potential mood.

Of the tenses.

Sect. 5.

6.

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The conjugation of the auxiliary
verbs to have and to be.
The auxiliary verbs conjugated in
their simple form; with observations
on their peculiar nature and force.

8. The conjugation of regular verbs.

9. Observations on passive verbs.

10. Of irregular verbs

11. Of defective verbs; and of the different

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ways in which verbs are conjugated. 86

CHAP. 11.

Of derivation.

Sect. 1.

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Of the various ways in which words

are derived from one another.

2. A sketch of the steps, by which the

English language has risen to its

present state of refinement.

PART III.-SYNTAX.

Of the syntax of the article.

Of the syntax of the noun.

Of several nouns joined by copulatives.

Of nouns connected by disjunctives.

Of nouns of multitude.

Of the syntax of the pronoun.

Of pronouns agreeing with their antecedents.

Of the verb's agreement with the nominative case. 102

Of verbs active requiring the objective case.

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Of one verb governing another in the infinitive mood. 132

Of verbs related in point of time.

Of the syntax of the participle.

Of the rules respecting adverbs.

Of the position of adverbs.

Of two negatives.

Of the syntax of prepositions.

Of the syntax of conjunctions.

Of conjunctions connecting the same moods, tenses,

and cases.

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Of conjunctions requiring the subjunctive mood, &c. 146

RULES AND OBJERVATIONS FOR PROMOTING PERSPICUITY
AND ACCURACY IN WRITING

PART I.

Of perspicuity and accuracy of expression, with respect to

Of perspicuity and accuracy of expression, with respect to the

construction of sentences.

CHAP. 1.

CHAP 2.

Of the clearness of a sentence. 218

Of the unity of a sentence. - 223