First Lessons in Composition: In which the Principles of the Art are Developed in Connection with the Principles of Grammar : Embracing Full Directions on the Subject of Punctuation, with Copious Exercises |
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adverb altered analysis ancient antecedent Apennines argumentative discourse arrangement biographical sketch Black pepper Cæsar called Catiline Charlemagne comma commencing compound sentence conjunction connected consist consonant Copy and punctuate Damon and Pythias dash occurs dear describe earth enemy essays essential property exclamatory sentence EXERCISE express father following sentences friendship Give an example happiness head historical narration infinitive mood insert interjection interrogative introduced kind king language learned LESSON letter Mahomet Mandeville's manner meaning Mention metaphor mind noun object participial clause participle person preposition Price $1 principal proper prose composition punctuate the following pupil reader relative clause relative pronoun Roman rule that relates scene sentence given sentences containing similes simple sentences sound speech suffix syllable synonyme tautology teacher tence thing tion tive transitive verb verb violation of unity virtue vocative vocative clause vowel White Sea William Walton words and clauses
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