Excerpt from First Lessons in English Grammar The present text-book is prepared as an introduction to the Principles of English Grammar. It purports to give only the bare essentials of the subject, illustrating defini tions and rules With copious examples suited to the intel ligence of beginners. It is to be hoped that teachers will find it an easy means by which the young pupil will acquire a more thorough knowledge of our language. 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.