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An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises
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- Gutenberg ID
- 45814
- Title
- An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises
- Language
- en
- Book source
- Project Gutenberg
- Description max 80 words
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A comprehensive guide for advanced students mastering English grammar, syntax, and sentence analysis. Featuring clear definitions, extensive exercises, and notes on classical usage, this text serves as both a systematic study tool and a valuable reference for composition and literature.
- Summary up to 500 words
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An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises, authored by George Lyman Kittredge and Frank Edgar Farley, serves as a comprehensive resource for students who have already mastered the rudiments of English. Designed for both continuous study and reference, the text begins with a succinct review of the parts of speech, phrases, and clauses to refresh memory before advancing to detailed treatments of inflection and syntax. The volume systematically covers nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections, providing extensive analysis of sentence construction, resolution, and classification. Special attention is given to modifiers, complements, independent elements, and the logical relations of coordination and subordination. The authors explore complex topics such as elliptical sentences, indirect discourse, conditional logic, and the nuances of infinitive clauses. A significant portion of the book is dedicated to historical context, offering notes on the development of forms and highlighting differences between modern usage and that of English classics like Shakespeare. The text concludes with extensive exercises drawn from eminent writers, verb lists, conjugation tables, and a brief history of the English language. Through its thorough treatment of subjects like shall and will, the infinitive, and the combination of clauses, the book aims to be serviceable for composition and literature studies, ensuring students engage with specimens of English as actually composed by distinguished authors.
- LLM editorial rating
- 4.2/5
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Authors
- George Lyman Kittredge
- Frank Edgar Farley
- George Lyman Kittredge and Frank Edgar Farley
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Categories
- Grammar
- English Language