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Rarebooksclub.com English Grammar Past and Present in Three Parts; PT. 1. Modern English Grammar. PT. 2. Idiom and Construction. PT. 3. Historical Word Building and Der by J C Nesfield
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: . As to followed by a noun: I am indifferent as to his success. A translation of Fr. quant d as much as relates to. See explanation in chap. xi. The phrase as to is at least as old as Wycliff. (g) Solidarity of interests. A phrase lately borrowed from French Communists. Entire union of interests. (h) He affects the latest fashion. Translation of Fr. affecter follows adopts. (i) To exploit a new invention. From Fr. exploiter to make the most of for the sake of trade to utilise to the utmost. NOTES ON CERTAIN GRAMMATICAL TERMS. Absolute Construction. Any construction may be called absolute in which a word or phrase is independent of the rest of the sentence; § 27. Accidence (Lat. accidentia Neut. Plur. things which befall): the collective name for all those changes of form that are incidental to certain Parts of Speech. Analysis (Gr. ana up; lysis loosening or breaking). Analysis means breaking up a whole into its component parts. Grammatically this term admits of several applications such as (a) the breaking up of a compound letter into its parts as x into ks or the vowel I into a + i; (b) the breaking up of a syllable into its letters; (c) the breaking up of a word into its prefixes stem and suffixes; (d) the breaking up of a Compound or Complex sentence into its component clauses; (e) the breaking up of a clause into its component parts the subject attributive adjuncts predicate and adverbial adjuncts. Anomaly a solitary or very uncommon deviation from accidence syntax or idiom: (Greek word anomalia unevenness of ground). Apposition (Lat. ad posit placed): the placing of one noun or sentence against another for th.e purpose of explanation.show more