A NEW GRAMMAR

OF

THE ENGLISH TONGUE

WITH CHAPTERS ON

COMPOSITION, VERSIFICATION, PARAPHRASING,

AND PUNCTUATION

J. M. D. MEIKLEJOHN, M.A.

PROFESSOR OF THE THEORY, HISTORY, AND PRACTICE OF EDUCATION

IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS

LONDON AND EDINBURGH

MDCCCLXXXVII
1887

All Rights reserved

This Grammar consists of the first two Parts of Professor Meiklejohn's book: The English Language; its Grammar, History, and Literature,' along with a set of Exercises.

WORDS DERIVED FROM THE NAMES OF PLACES

WORDS DISGUISED IN FORM

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PART I.

THE GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE