The Institutes of English Grammar, Methodically Arranged (Volume 2); With Copious Language Lessons, Also a Key to the Examples of False Syntax ... of Schools, Academies, and Private Students - Livres de poche

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Rule V.? Object Personified. The name of an object personified, when it conveys an idea strictly individual, should begin with a capital; as, "Come, gentle Spring, ethereal mildness, come." Rule VI.?Words Derived. Words derived from proper names of persons or places should begin with capitals; as, Newtonian, Grecian, Roman. Rule VII.?I And O. The words /and 0 should always be capitals; as, " Out of the depths have /cried unto thee 0 Lord." Rule VIII.?In Poetry. Every line in poetry, except what is regarded as making but one verse with the line preceding, should begin with a capital; as, " Our sons their fathers' failing language see, And sueh as Chaucer is, shall Dryden be."?Pope. Rule IX.?Examples, Etc. A full example, a distinct speech, or a direct quotation, should begin with a capital; as, " Remember this maxim: 'Know thyself.'" "Virgil says, 'Labor conquers all things.'" Rule X.?Chief Words. Other words of particular importance, and such as denote the principal subjects of discourse, may be distinguished by capitals. Proper names frequently have capitals throughout. II SYLLABLES. A syllable is one or more letters pronounced in one sound, and is either a word or a part of a word; as, a, an, ant. In every word there are as many syllables as there are distinct sounds; as, gram-ma-ri-an. A word of one syllable is called a monosyllable; a word of two syllables, a dissyllable; a word of three syllables, a trisyllable; and a word of four or more syllables, a polysyllable. Diphthongs and Triphthongs. A diphthong is two vowels joined in one syllable; as, ea in beat, ou in sound. A proper diphthong is a diphthong in which both the vowels are sounded; as, oi in voice. An improper diphthong is a diphthong in which only one ...