
BY - W.M. BASKERVILL
PREFACE.
INTRODUCTION.
PART I. - THE PARTS OF SPEECH. - NOUNS.
PRONOUNS.
ADJECTIVES.
ARTICLES.
VERBS AND VERBALS.. - VERBS.
VERBALS.
HOW TO PARSE VERBS AND VERBALS. - I. VERBS.
A concise yet thorough guide to English grammar, this work is aimed at high‑school, academy and college learners who want clear explanations without the dense jargon of scholarly treatises. It blends careful analysis with everyday usefulness, inviting students to grasp the core rules of the language while keeping the material engaging and approachable.
Throughout the text, well‑chosen passages from classic authors illustrate each point, showing how grammatical forms function in real literature rather than abstract examples. The authors encourage readers to use these literary quotes for practice, helping the mind absorb rules while appreciating the beauty of the works themselves.
Organised by parts of speech, sentence types and basic syntax, the book moves from nouns and verbs to complex sentence structures, offering step‑by‑step parsing exercises. Its aim is not merely to record rules but to develop mental agility and a lasting confidence in both written and spoken English.
Language
en
Duration
~8 hours (492K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Stephen Schulze and the Distributed Proofreaders Team
Release date
2004-11-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1850–1899
A pioneering Southern scholar of English, he taught at Vanderbilt University and helped shape the study of language and literature in the late 19th century. His career blended teaching, criticism, and textbook writing, leaving a mark well beyond his short life.
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1865–1955
Best remembered for co-authoring a widely used English grammar, this Tennessee teacher wrote with a practical, classroom-centered eye. His work helped generations of students and teachers approach English with clarity instead of fuss.
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