The structure of the English sentence

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A, modifying a pronominal adjective, 194.
About, modifying an infinitive, 125, note.
Absolute phrase, 134;
without a participle, 135;
after with or without, 135;
containing a prepositional phrase, 152;
stereotyped, 197.
According as, introducing a clause of degree, 90.
According to, a preposition, 154.
Adverbs, modifying prepositional phrases, 156, 194;
modifying nouns, 195;
used independently, 202;
as sentence modifiers, 209.
Adverbial noun, function of, 189;
modifying a prepositional phrase, 156, 190;
an adjective, 190;
an adverb, 190;
a clause, 190.
Ago, modified by an adverbial noun, 191.
All but, 221.
All the quicker, 193.
Analysis, method of, 38, 51, 66.
And, introducing a sentence, 106.
Anticipative subject, there, 49;
it, 44.
Appositive, a noun clause, 47;
function of, 161;
with base-word a noun, 162;
an adjective, 163;
a pronoun, 163;
a pronominal adjective, 163;
a participle, 163;
an infinitive, 114;
a gerund, 141;
what it modifies, 164;
introductory word, 164;
case and number of appositive noun, 165;
position of appositive phrase, 166.
As, introducing an appositive, 165;
a relative pronoun, 32;
a subjective complement, 178;
an objective complement, 181;
a proposition used independently, 204;
a phrase or clause modifying a sentence, 210.
As for, introducing an independent noun, 202.
As if, as though, introducing a modal clause, 64.
Ask, followed by two direct objects, 172.
As long as, as soon as, introducing a clause of time, 56.
As to, a preposition, 154;
introducing an independent noun, 202.
As well as, a coördinating conjunction, 106.
At a loss, 124.
At the best, 193.
At their wits’ end, 125.
Be, meaning go, 123, note.
By and by, 196.
But, a relative pronoun, 32;
introducing a noun clause, 45;
a clause of result, 75;
a sentence, 107;
used adjectively, 195.
Can but, cannot but, 125, note.
Clauses,--
Adjective, function of, 28;
classification, 29;
restrictive, 30;
unrestrictive, 30;
introductory word, 30;
what they modify, 33;
position of, 35;
introduced by subordinating conjunction that, 33;
modifying it, 34;
modifying a proposition, 34.
Adverbial, modifying nouns, 195;
of time, 53;
introductory word, 54;
what it modifies, 56;
of place, function of, 59;
peculiarities, 60;
introductory word, 60;
of manner, function of, 62;
introductory word, 63;
position of, 64;
of cause, function of, 68;
what it denotes, 69;
connective, 70;
what it modifies, 70;
position of, 71;
reason clause used independently, 205;
of purpose, 73;
connective, 73;
of result, 74;
of condition, 78;
what it modifies, 80;
introductory word, 80;
of concession, 82;
introductory word, 83;
of degree or comparison, 87;
classification, 88.
Substantive, 42;
function of, 42;
uses, subject, 43;
object of verb, 44;
objective complement, 45;
object of preposition, 45;
appositive, 47;
subjective complement, 47;
after a preposition understood, 47;
introductory word, 47.
Compound sentences, 18, 97;
members of in same line of thought, 97;
one imperative, one declarative, 98;
in contrast, 98;
in alternation, 99;
second member a consequence, 99;
an inference, 100;
an explanation, 100;
omission of conjunction in, 101;
number of members in, 101.
Conjunctions, coördinating, joining dissimilar elements, 106;
subordinating, introducing participial phrases, 132.
Conjunctive adverbs, introducing adjective clauses, 35;
noun clauses, 48;
participial phrases, 131.
Correlatives, 108;
whether--or, 48, 83, 165;
when--then, 55;
where--there, 60;
as--so, 63;
so--that, 74;
though--yet, 85;
either--or, 99, 108;
by as much--by so much, 90;
neither--nor, 108;
both--and, 108;
not only--but, 108;
so--as, 121.
Day by day, 196.
Ellipses, cause of, 214;
in adjective clauses, 215;
in adverbial clauses of time, 215;
of manner, 216;
of condition, 216;
of concession, 217;
of degree, introduced by than, 218;
by as, 220;
resulting in a participial phrase, 218;
in independent propositions, 222;
in compound sentences, 222;
in answers to questions, 222.
Even, modifying a prepositional phrase, 156.
Exclamative sentences, 26;
used independently, 204;
introduced by would, 223.
Far from, introducing a sentence modifier, 211.
For, as coördinating conjunction, 100;
introducing an objective complement, 181;
an independent element, 205.
Gerund, nature, 139;
forms, 139;
uses, subject, 140;
object, 140;
objective complement, 141;
subjective complement, 141;
appositive, 141;
object of preposition, 141;
adverbial noun, 141;
adjective, 141;
peculiar constructions, 141.
Go, followed by an infinitive, 123.
Good and strong, an idiom, 191, note.
Had rather, 117, note.
Have, followed by an infinitive, 117.
If, introducing clause of concession, 84.
Imperative sentences, 25;
used independently, 204.
Independent elements, noun of address, 201;
pleonastic noun, 202;
adverb, 202;
interjection, 202;
prepositional phrase, 203;
imperative sentence, 204;
exclamative sentence, 204;
clause of reason, 205.
Indirect object, function of, 186;
position of, 186;
becoming subject of passive verb, 187;
after certain verbs, 188.
Infinitives, nature of, 112;
forms, 113;
uses, adjective, 114;
appositive, 114;
subject, 114;
after anticipative subject, it, 116;
object of verb, 116;
part of double object of verb, 117;
of preposition for, 125;
subjective complement, 120;
adverbial modifier, of verb, 121;
of adjective or adverb, 123;
object of preposition, 125;
independent, 125;
sign to omitted, 117.
In other words, introducing an appositive, 165.
In proportion as, introducing clause of degree, 90.
Instead of, a preposition, 154.
Interjection, 202.
It, modified by an adjective clause, 34;
used as anticipative subject before a noun clause, 43;
before an infinitive, 116.
Just the same, 194.
Let, introducing clause of condition, 80.
Like, is it a preposition? 154.
Make believe, followed by object, 173.
Make free, followed by an infinitive, 182.
Make up your mind, followed by an object, 173.
Mine, as subjective complement, 176.
Namely, introducing an appositive, 164.
Near, next, next door, 155.
Nevertheless, coördinating conjunction, 99.
Night through, the, 157.
No less than, a coördinating conjunction, 107.
No matter, introducing clause of concession, 83;
remaining after an ellipsis, 222.
No wonder, 222.
None the less, 193.
None the worse, 193.
Not, as an abridgment of a proposition, 223.
Notwithstanding, introducing clause of concession, 84.
Now that, introducing clause of time, 56.
Object, direct, a noun clause, 43;
nature of, 169;
cognate, 172;
reflexive, 173;
of preposition, 151;
a noun clause, 45.
Objective complement, function of, 179;
a noun clause, 44;
gerund, 141;
participle, 182, note;
after certain verbs, 181;
introduced by as or for, 181;
position of, 182.
Off hand, 196.
Only, a coördinating conjunction, 99.
One behind the other, 197.
Or, introducing an appositive, 165.
Ought, followed by an infinitive, 117.
Out of, a preposition, 154.
Owing to, a preposition, 154.
Participles, introducing clause of condition, 80;
nature of, 129;
forms, 130;
seeming passive, 130, note;
uses, mere adjective, 131;
substantive, 131;
instead of adjective clause, 131;
of adverbial clause, 132;
in absolute phrase, 134;
accompanying a verb, 135;
part of double object, 136;
adverbial, 136;
independent, 136;
in peculiar constructions, 142;
as prepositions, 154;
as base of objective complement, 182, note;
remaining after an ellipsis in a clause, 217.
Partly, modifying prepositional phrase, 156.
Prepositions, omitted before noun clause, 46;
two in succession, 151;
as part of verb phrase, 153;
compound, 154;
modified by adverbs, 157;
position of, 157.
Prepositional phrases, function of, 146;
used adjectively, modifying nouns, 148;
completing intransitive verbs, 150;
noun complement, 150, note;
adverbial modifier, of verb, 150;
of adjective, 151;
modifying alas, 151, note;
object of preposition, 153;
part of absolute phrase, 152;
with adverb or adjective for object, 154;
modified, by a noun, 156;
by an adverb, 156, 193;
used independently, 203;
as sentence modifiers, 209.
Propositions, constituent parts of, 7;
classification, 11;
principal or independent, 12;
tests for, 13;
subordinate or dependent, 12;
function of, 14;
independent, 204.
Provided, providing, introducing clauses of condition, 80.
Quite the contrary, 193.
Relative pronouns, introducing adjective clauses, 31;
as and but, 32;
position in clause, 35;
omission of antecedent, 35;
introducing noun clauses, 47.
Say, introducing clause of condition, 80.
See fit, followed by an infinitive, 182.
Sentences, classification, according to structure, 18;
according to form, 23;
difficult to classify, 19;
simple, 18;
complex, 18;
compound, 19;
complex-compound, 19;
partially-compound, 20;
declarative, 23;
interrogative, 23;
imperative, 25;
exclamative, 26.
Sentence modifiers, adverbs, 209;
prepositional phrases, 210;
phrases introduced by as, 210;
clauses introduced by as, 211.
Side by side, 197.
So, as subjective complement, 177.
So far as, introducing clauses of degree, 91.
Still, as coördinating conjunction, 99.
Subjective complement, function of, 175;
a noun clause, 47;
an infinitive, 119;
a participle, 130, note;
a gerund, 141;
a prepositional phrase, 176;
after certain verbs, 177;
introduced by as or for, 178.
Such, modified by an as-clause, 32.
Suffice, introducing a sentence, 223.
Suppose, supposing, introducing clauses of condition, 80.
Teach, followed by two direct objects, 172.
Tell, followed by noun and infinitive, 119.
Than, joining coördinate elements, 107;
introducing infinitives, 124.
Thanks to you, 204.
That, subordinating conjunction introducing adjective clauses, 33.
That is, introducing an appositive, 165.
That is to say, 122.
The, modifying an adjective or adverb, 193.
Think best, followed by an infinitive, 182.
Though, joining coördinate elements, 107.
Time out of mind, 197.
To wit introducing an appositive, 165.
Transitive verbs, nature of, 170.
made so by addition of adverb or preposition, 172.
Upside down, 197.
Used, followed by an infinitive, 123.
What, retained in infinitive phrases, 116;
modifying prepositional phrases, 156.
What if, 222.
Which, retained in infinitive phrases, 116.
While, introducing clauses of concession, 84;
as coördinating conjunction, 98, 99.
With, without, followed by an absolute phrase, 135.
World over, the, 157.
Worth, followed by a gerund, 141;
by a noun, 190.
Would, introducing exclamative sentences, 223.
Wrong side out, 197.
Year round, the, 157.

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