The Institutes of English Grammar, Methodically Arranged: With Examples for Parsing, Questions for Examination, False Syntax .he Advanced Student, and a Key to the Oral Exercises : to Which Are Added Four Appendixes. Designed for the Use Of. Volume

Goold Brown

ISBN 10: 046163676X / ISBN 13: 9780461636765

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• Title: The Institutes of English Grammar, Methodically Arranged: With Examples for Parsing, Questions for Examination, False Syntax .he Advanced Student, and a Key to the Oral Exercises : to Which Are Added Four Appendixes. Designed for the Use Of. Volume
• Publisher: HardPress
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 046163676X
• ISBN 13: 9780461636765
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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The Institutes Of English Grammar, Methodically Arranged: With Examples For Parsing, Questions For Examination, False Syntax For Correction, Exercises For Writing, Observations For The Advanced Student, And A Key To The Oral Exercises: To Which Are Added Four Appendixes. By Goold Brown. This comprehensive school grammar, originally issued in 1823, was later revised by its author for a stereotype edition. Brown organizes the work into four parts—Orthography, Etymology, Syntax, and Prosody—and furnishes extensive parsing examples, questions for examination, and corrections for false syntax, all designed to cultivate practical language use through oral and written exercises. The preface expounds Brown’s aim to produce a concise, useful grammar grounded in authority yet accessible to learners, criticizing prevailing grammars for excessive compilation and lack of originality. The volume includes appendices with keys for oral and written exercises, and a lengthy discussion of derivation, spelling rules, and stylistic guidance. The text, originally published in New York, 1823 and reissued in 1832, has influenced English grammar instruction in American schools and remains a reference point for historical grammar pedagogy.