The Comic English Grammar

About this eBook

Author

Leigh, Percival, 1813-1889

Title

The Comic English Grammar: A New And Facetious Introduction To The English Tongue

Credits

Produced by David Widger from page scans generously provided by Google Books

Language

English

LoC Class

PE: Language and Literatures: English

Subject

English language -- Grammar -- Humor

Category

Text

eBook-No.

44802

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44802

Release Date

January 30, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR: — A NEW AND FACETIOUS INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGLISH TONGUE. — By Percival Leigh — Embellished with upwards of forty-five Characteristic Illustrations By JOHN LEECH.
2. 2.PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE. — Original Size
3. 3.PART I. ORTHOGRAPHY.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. OF THE NATURE OF THE LETTERS, AND OF A COMIC ALPHABET. — Original Size — THE ALPHABET. — Original Size — Original Size
5. 5.CHAPTER II. OF SYLLABLES. — Syllable is a nice word, it sounds so much like syllabub! — Original Size
6. 6.CHAPTER III. OF WORDS IN GENERAL. — Original Size
7. 7.PART II. ETYMOLOGY.
8. 8.CHAPTER I. A COMICAL VIEW OF THE PARTS OF SPEECH. — Original Size — Original Size
9. 9.CHAPTER II. OF THE ARTICLES. — Original Size — Original Size
10. 10.CHAPTER III.
11. 11.SECTION I. OF SUBSTANTIVES IN GENERAL. — Substantives are either proper or common. — Original Size
12. 12.SECTION II. OF GENDER. — Original Size — Original Size
13. 13.SECTION III. OF NUMBER. — Original Size
14. 14.SECTION IV. OF CASE. — Original Size — SINGULAR. — PLURAL.
15. 15.CHAPTER IV. OF ADJECTIVES.
16. 16.SECTION I. OF THE NATURE OF ADJECTIVES AND THE DEGREES OF COMPARISON.
17. 17.SECTION II. A FEW REMARKS ON THE SUBJECT OF COMPARISON.
18. 18.CHAPTER V. OF PRONOUNS.
19. 19.SECTION I. OF THE PERSONAL PRONOUNS. — |Mr. Addams, don't be personal, Sir!" — HE. — SHE. — THIRD PERSON SINGULAR.
20. 20.SECTION II. OF THE RELATIVE PRONOUNS. — SINGULAR AND PLURAL.
21. 21.SECTION III. OF THE ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS. — Original Size
22. 22.CHAPTER VI. OF VERBS.
23. 23.SECTION I. OF THE NATURE OF VERBS IN GENERAL. — Original Size
24. 24.SECTION II. OF NUMBER AND PERSON.
25. 25.SECTION III. OF MOODS AND PARTICIPLES.
26. 26.SECTION IV. OF THE TENSES. — Original Size — Original Size
27. 27.SECTION V. THE CONJUGATION OF THE AUXILIARY VERBS TO HAVE AND TO BE. — Original Size
28. 28.SECTION VI. THE CONJUGATION OF REGULAR VERBS ACTIVE. — Original Size — PASSIVE.
29. 29.SECTION VII. IRREGULAR VERBS — PRESENT. IMPERFECT. PERF. OR PASS. PART. — PRESENT. IMPERFECT. PERF. OR PASS. PART.
30. 30.SECTION VIII. OF DEFECTIVE VERBS. — Most men have five senses,
31. 31.CHAPTER VII. OF ADVERBS.
32. 32.CHAPTER VIII. OF PREPOSITIONS.
33. 33.CHAPTER IX. OF CONJUNCTIONS.. — A Conjunction means literally, a union or meeting together. — Original Size — Original Size
34. 34.CHAPTER X. OF DERIVATION. — — WORDS AND PHRASES. WHAT DERIVED FROM.
35. 35.PART III. SYNTAX. — "Now then, reader, if you are quite ready, we are.—All right! * * * *" — Original Size — Original Size — RULE I. — Original Size — Original Size — RULE II. — RULE III. — RULE IV. — RULE V. — Original Size — RULE VI. — RULE VII. — Original Size — RULE VIII. — RULE IX. — RULE X. — Original Size — RULE XI. — RULE XII. — Original Size — RULE XIII. — RULE XIV. — RULE XV. — Original Size — RULE XVI. — RULE XVII. — RULE XVIII. — Original Size — RULE XIX. — Original Size — RULE XX. — Original Size — RULE XXI. — RULE XXII.
36. 36.PART IV. PROSODY.
37. 37.CHAPTER I. OF PRONUNCIATION
38. 38.SECTION I. OF ACCENT. — Original Size — Original Size
39. 39.SECTION II. OF QUANTITY. — Original Size
40. 40.SECTION III. ON EMPHASIS.
41. 41.SECTION IV. OF PAUSES. — Original Size
42. 42.SECTION V. OF TONES. — Original Size
43. 43.CHAPTER II. OF VERSIFICATION. — ON POETICAL FEET — Original Size — Original Size — Original Size
44. 44.CHAPTER III. PUNCTUATION. — Original Size — Original Size
45. 45.ADDRESS TO YOUNG STUDENTS. — Young Gentlemen, — Original Size

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