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THE EXERCISES

ADAPTED TO

MURRAY'S ENGLISH GRAMMAR;

CALCULATED TO

ENABLE PRIVATE LEARNERS TO BECOME THEIR OWN INSTRUCTERS

IN GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION.

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE EXERCISES.

A NEW EDITION

IMPROVED.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR THOMAS TEGG, 73, CHEAPSIDE;

R. GRIFFIN AND CO., GLASGOW; T. LE MESSURIER, DUBLIN ;
ALSO J. AND S. A. TEGG, SYDNEY AND HOBART TOWN.

1843.

UNIVERSIDAD CEN

BOLISTECA

SULTAD

J. Haddon, Printer, Castle Street, Finsbury.

CHAP. I.

II.

PART II.

Corrections of the exercises in false Ortho-

graphy, arranged under the respective

Rules

Corrections of the instances of false Ortho-

graphy, promiscuously arranged.

PART III.

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CHAP. I.

Corrections of the instances of false Syntax,

II.

arranged under the particular Rules

Corrections of the instances of false Syntax

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CHAP. I.

11.

PART IV.

Exercises in Punctuation corrected.

Corrections of the sentences which require

the application of the Comma

Corrections of the sentences which require

the insertion of the Semicolon and

Comma.

Corrections of the sentences requiring the

application of the Colon, &c.

IV. Corrections of the sentences requiring the

insertion of the Period

v. Corrections of the sentences requiring the

application of the Dash; of the Notes

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95

96

98

of Interrogation and Exclamation; and

of the Parenthetical Characters . . . 100

VI. Corrections of the promiscuous instances of

defective Punctuation

PART V.

Exercises to promote perspicuous and accurate writing.

CHAP.

First, With respect to single Words and Phrases.

1. Corrections of those examples which contain

violations of the Rules of Purity.

114

II. Corrections of those examples which contain

violations of the Rules of Propriety. 116

III. Corrections of those examples which contain

violations of the Rules of Precisión

123

Secondly, With respect to the Construction of Sentences.

CHAP.

I. Corrections of the sentences in which the

Rules of Clearness are violated.

124

II. Corrections of the sentences in which the

Rules of Unity are violated.

131

III. Corrections of the sentences in which the
Rules for promoting the Strength of a
Sentence are violated

IV. Corrections of the examples containing im-

proper applications of the Figures of

Speech

v. Corrections of the promiscuous examples in

which the Rules respecting perspicuous

and accurate writing are violated

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144

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