ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE WEAK PRÆTERITE. 408. Grimm's view 291
409,
410. Remarks of Dr. Trithen 291-293
PART V.
Table of Contents SYNTAX. CHAPTER I.
ON SYNTAX IN GENERAL. 411,
412. Syntax 294
413. Personification 294
414. Ellipsis 295
415. Pleonasm 295
416.
Zeugma 295
417.
Pros to semainomenon 296
418. Apposition 296
419. Collectiveness 297
420. Reduction 297
421. Determination of part of speech 298
422-
424. Convertibility 298, 299
425.
The Blacks of Africa 299
426.
None of your ifs 300
427. Convertible words numerous in English 300 CHAPTER II.
SYNTAX OF SUBSTANTIVES. 428.
Rundell and Bridge's 301
429.
Right and left 301 CHAPTER III.
SYNTAX OF ADJECTIVES. 430. Pleonasm 302
431. Collocation 302
432. Government 302
433.
More wise,
wiser 303
434.
The better
of the two 304
435. Syntax of adjectives simple 304 CHAPTER IV.
SYNTAX OF PRONOUNS. 436. Pleonasm 305
437.
Father's, not
father his 305
438. Pleonasm and ellipses allied 306 CHAPTER V.
THE TRUE PERSONAL PRONOUNS. 439.
Pronomen reverentiæ 307
440.
Dativus ethicus 307
441. Reflected pronoun 307
442. Reflected neuters 308
443. Equivocal reflective 308 CHAPTER VI.
ON THE SYNTAX OF THE DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS, AND THE PRONOUNS OF THE THIRD PERSON. 444,
445.
His and
its 310, 311 CHAPTER VII.
ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORD self.
446,
447.
Myself,
himself, &c. 312, 313 CHAPTER VIII.
ON THE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS. 448-
451.
My and
mine 314-316 CHAPTER IX.
THE RELATIVE PRONOUNS. 452-
456. Their concord 317, 318
457. Ellipsis 318
458. Equivocal antecedent 319 CHAPTER X.
ON THE INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN. 459,
460. Direct and oblique questions 320 CHAPTER XI.
THE RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS. 461,
462. Their construction 322, 323 CHAPTER XII.
THE INDETERMINATE PRONOUNS. 463-
466. Use of
it 324, 325
467,
468. Use of
them 325 CHAPTER XX.
ON THE TENSES. 486. Present 342
486,
487. Preterite 342 CHAPTER XXI.
SYNTAX OF THE PERSONS OF VERBS. 488,
489. Their concord 344 CHAPTER XXII.
ON THE VOICES OF VERBS. 490.
Hight 345 CHAPTER XXIII.
ON THE AUXILIARY VERBS. 491. Their classification 346-348
492.
I have ridden 348
493.
I am to speak 351
494.
I am to blame 351
495.
I am beaten 351 CHAPTER XXIV.
OF ADVERBS. 496,
497. Their syntax simple 353
498. Termination
-ly 354
499.
To walk and ride 354
500.
From whence, &c. 354, 355 CHAPTER XXV.
ON PREPOSITIONS. 501.
Climb up a tree 356
502.
Part of the body 356 CHAPTER XXVI.
ON CONJUNCTIONS. 503,
504. Their nature 357-359
505. Their government 359
506-
511. The subjunctive mood 359-364
512. Use of
that 364
513. Succession of...