The art of using one's native tongue correctly and forcibly is acquired for the most part through
imitation and practice, and is not so much a matter of knowledge as of habit...
(A or An)— The choice between these forms is determined... more(A or An)— The choice between these forms is determined by sound, not by spelling. Before a consonant sound "a" is used; before a
vowel sound "an" is used.
(The or A)— "The" is a broken-down form of the old English thoet, from which we also get "that,"
and is used to point out some particular person, thing, or class: as, "The headmaster of the school
gave the boys permission." When "the" is used before the name of a particular class of persons or
things it is called the "generic" article (from genus, "a class"): as, "None but the brave deserve the
fair"; "The eagle is our national bird."
"An" ("a") is a broken-down form of the old English word ane, meaning "one." It is properly used
when the object is thought of as one of a class: as, "There is an eagle in the zoological garden." It
cannot properly be used before a word which is used as a class name, because a class name
includes in its meaning more than "one."
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COMPOSE OF:
(Forms of Nouns)
(Types of Nouns)
(Gender... moreCOMPOSE OF:
(Forms of Nouns)
(Types of Nouns)
(Gender of Nouns)
(Function of Nouns)
(Plural Nouns)
(Possessive Nouns)
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COMPOSE OF:
- Types of Pronouns
- Cases of Pronoun
I... moreCOMPOSE OF:
- Types of Pronouns
- Cases of Pronoun
I prepare also some exercises from the following topicsless
It appears, therefore, that words and phrases, in order to... moreIt appears, therefore, that words and phrases, in order to be proper expressions for
use in English prose, (1) must be in common use at the present time; (2) they must be used, and
used in the same sense, in every part of the country, and in every class and profession; (3) they
must be expressions used by writers and speakers of established reputation. In other words, our
expressions must be in present, national, and reputable use. Expressions which fulfil these three
conditions are said to be in good use.
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COMPOSE OF:
(Types of Verbs)
(Transitive and... moreCOMPOSE OF:
(Types of Verbs)
(Transitive and Intransitive Verbs)
(Voice)
(Moods of Verbs)
(Verb Tenses)
(Subject and Verb Agreement)
I prepare also some exercises from the following topicsless
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