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Excerpt from Language Lessons: Elements of English Grammar English Grammar is the science of the English sentence. In every science is involved, - 1. An energy, or activity; and 2. The form in which that energy expresses itself. The science of government, for example, involves: - 1. A thought which is the source of the form; and 2. The form which the thought takes on. So, too, the science of a sentence involves the thought to be expressed, and the sentence which is the form in which the thought is expressed. Neither of these elements can be disregarded in the study of grammar. In the study of botany we begin with the study of the form, or expression, and work toward the discovery of the thought, or meaning, which the plant expresses. But in grammar it is possible for us to begin with the study of our thought, and observe the processes by which we express this thought in words. The purpose of this book is to teach the construction of the English sentence from this point of view. The first two chapters treat of the nature and kinds of ideas in the mind, and of the manner in which ideas are connected to form thoughts. Chapters III. and IV. treat of the classes of ideas and of words used to express ideas, and of the classes of thoughts and the kinds of sentences required for their expression. The study of the different parts of speech and of the different forms of sentences used in expressing thoughts is continued through Part I. "Studies in Thought Analysis" are introduced throughout the book for the purpose of cultivating the pupil's feeling for good literature, as well as for practice in interpreting it. The exercises are numerous, and are selected, for the most part, from literature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.