<<The>> rudiments of the English tongue : or, the principles of English grammar, methodically digested into plain rules, and adapted to the capacities of children: after the plan of Mr Ruddiman's Latin rudiments. Containing, I. Orthography,-Which treats of Letters, and the due Pronunciation and Spelling of Syllables and Words in the English Language. II. Etymology,-Which treats of the Nature and Properties of Words. III. Syntax, or Construction,-Which is the right ordering of Words in Speech; or joining them regularly in a Sentence. IV. Prosody,-Which treats of the Quantities of Syllables, and of Verse. To which are added, English Exercises, or Examples, on the most useful New Plan; to be rectified by the Rules of Orthography, Etymology, and Syntax. With Proper Directions and Address from Inferiors to Persons of Distinction: And also a Table of Abbreviations, with an Explication of them; &c. The second edition, revised, corrected, and improved, by L. Metcalfe, Curate at Middleham, in the County of York.
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MDCCLXXI. [1771].
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<<The>> rudiments of the English tongue : or, the principles of English grammar, methodically digested into plain rules, and adapted to the capacities of young people. To which are added, exercises on a most useful new plan, to be rectified by the Rules of Grammar: I. Copious Exercises of false Spelling. II. On the Declension of Nouns. III. On the Conjugation of Active and Passive Verbs. IV. On Construction. V. The Method of turning Poetry into Prose. VI. Parsing Examples, with References to the Rules of Construction. With Proper Directions and Address from Inferiors to Persons of Distinction; and also a Table of Abbreviations explained, &c. The third edition, carefully revised, corrected and much improved, by the Rev. Lister Metcalfe, Curate of Muker, Swaledale, in the County of York.