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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ... INDEX a, article, indefinite, the, 69, 71; used before consonant sound, 71. See Article. a, remnant of an old preposition, 91. Abbreviations, of ordinal numer- als, 70. about, compared with concerning, 143. Action, the verb expresses thought as, 76. Active voice, 79 (1); change from active to passive, 116. See Veub; Voice. Address, noun or pronoun as nominative of direct, 21, I (4); 218 (2). Adjective, the, 58-75; adverb modifying the, 131; adverb never to be used as, 135 (Error); as antecedent of a preposition, 139; comparison of, 62-65; has no gender, per- son, number, or case, 62, 178; infinitive used as, 83 (5). -- as Modifier of noun or pro- noun, 58, 178, 205; used as a noun, 72; regularly precedes its noun, 59; when following its noun, 59-60. -- as Object of a preposition, 139. -- participle used as, 90. -- Position of the, 59-60. -- prepositional phrase, used as, 144. .-- Properties of the adjective, 61, -- Simplicity of the English ad- jective, 62. -- in Complete Subject, 178; as modifier of the essential sub- ject, 178 (2); as modifier of an adjunct of the essential sub- ject, 178 (3); used as noun, as the essential subject, 169 (3); 178 (1). Adjective in Complete Predicate, 204-205; choice of adjective or adverb, 211; as modifier of any noun or pronoun in predicate, 205; as indefinite modifier, without noun or pronoun, 204; as used after verb of making or naming, etc., 205; as the predicate adjective, 61, 204; the predicate adjective, trans- posed by inversion, 224. Adjective-clause, the, 231 (2). Adjective element, infinitive phrase as, 210; prepositional phrase as, 185. Adjective pronouns, see under Pronouns. Adjectives, adverbs identical in form with, 134. -- Classes of, 58; descriptive, 58; limiting, 58; numeral, ...
