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

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 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.
3. 3.PART I. ORTHOGRAPHY.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. OF THE NATURE OF THE LETTERS, AND OF A COMIC ALPHABET. — THE ALPHABET.
5. 5.CHAPTER II. OF SYLLABLES. — Syllable is a nice word, it sounds so much like syllabub!
6. 6.CHAPTER III. OF WORDS IN GENERAL.
7. 7.PART II. ETYMOLOGY.
8. 8.CHAPTER I. A COMICAL VIEW OF THE PARTS OF SPEECH.
9. 9.CHAPTER II. OF THE ARTICLES.
10. 10.CHAPTER III.
11. 11.SECTION I. OF SUBSTANTIVES IN GENERAL. — Substantives are either proper or common.
12. 12.SECTION II. OF GENDER.
13. 13.SECTION III. OF NUMBER.
14. 14.SECTION IV. OF CASE. — 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.
22. 22.CHAPTER VI. OF VERBS.
23. 23.SECTION I. OF THE NATURE OF VERBS IN GENERAL.
24. 24.SECTION II. OF NUMBER AND PERSON.
25. 25.SECTION III. OF MOODS AND PARTICIPLES.
26. 26.SECTION IV. OF THE TENSES.
27. 27.SECTION V. THE CONJUGATION OF THE AUXILIARY VERBS TO HAVE AND TO BE.
28. 28.SECTION VI. THE CONJUGATION OF REGULAR VERBS ACTIVE. — 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.
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! * * * *" — RULE I. — RULE II. — RULE III. — RULE IV. — RULE V. — RULE VI. — RULE VII. — RULE VIII. — RULE IX. — RULE X. — RULE XI. — RULE XII. — RULE XIII. — RULE XIV. — RULE XV. — RULE XVI. — RULE XVII. — RULE XVIII. — RULE XIX. — RULE XX. — RULE XXI. — RULE XXII.
36. 36.PART IV. PROSODY.
37. 37.CHAPTER I. OF PRONUNCIATION
38. 38.SECTION I. OF ACCENT.
39. 39.SECTION II. OF QUANTITY.
40. 40.SECTION III. ON EMPHASIS.
41. 41.SECTION IV. OF PAUSES.
42. 42.SECTION V. OF TONES.
43. 43.CHAPTER II. OF VERSIFICATION. — ON POETICAL FEET
44. 44.CHAPTER III. PUNCTUATION.
45. 45.ADDRESS TO YOUNG STUDENTS. — Young Gentlemen,

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