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Purity
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155
Foreign Words
Obsolete Words.
New Words
Grammatical Errors
Errors in Pronouns
Personal Pronouns.
The Relative Pronoun
Inconsistencies in the Use of Pronouns
Another and the Other
Errors in the Use of Verbs
161
Obscurity from Ellipsis
Obscurity from Wrong Arrangement.
Obscurity from Using the same Word too frequently,
or in Different Senses
Obscurity from Uncertain Reference
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Obscurity arising from too artificial a Structure of
Sentences
Obscurity from the Use of Technical Terms
Obscurity arising from Double Meaning
The Unintelligible
Precision
Tautology
Pleonasm
Examination Questions on Part V.
PART VI.
ON SENTENCES.
Simple Sentences
On Complex Sentences
Unity in Sentences
Parentheses
Strength in Sentences
Adjectives.
Connectives
Important Words
Insignificant Words
On Antithesis
Examples of Antithetical Sentences
Harmony in Sentences
Arrangement
Proportion.
Examination Questions on Part VI.
PART VII.
ON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE.
On Figurative Language
Personification
Apostrophe
Hyperbole
Semi-Saxon Period (A.D. 1066-1250)
Period of Early English (A.D. 1250-1350)
Period of Middle English (A.D. 1350-1550).
Period of Modern English (A.D. 1550-1869, &c.)
The Nature and Genius of the English Language
Words of Saxon Origin
Words of Norman-French Origin
Words derived from Greek
Words derived from Latin
Words of Italian Origin
Arabic Words
Dutch Words.
Spanish Words
Examination Questions on Part VIII.