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The following is a key to the arrangement adopted
in this Chapter. But only those idioms are selected
that present difficulty to an English student:327 Syntax of Words and Sentences.
SYNTAX OF WORDS; OR, THE SIMPLE SENTENCE.
1. The Subject, "It" (328-32). For the Infinitive used
as Subject, see 3, c, below.
2. Agreement of Verb with Subject (334-9).
3. Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases.
(a) Uses or Cases of Nouns (340-6).
(b) Prepositions: " against" (349); "at" (350-5);
" by " (353-7); " for" (358-64); of" (365-72);
"on" (373-5); "to" (377-9); "but" (380-1);
used before Adverbs (382-3).
(c) The Infinitive, used (1) as Subject or Object
(386-9); (2) Adverbially (390-402).
(d) The Participle (404-12).
(e) The Adverb (413-20).
4. The Adjectie, " The " (421-6); "a" (427-9); the Possessive Objectively used (432-4); Noun with Preposition
Adjectively used (436); Appositional use of " of " (437-9).
SYNTAX OF SENTENCES.
1. Co-ordinate Sentences. Co-ordinate Conjunctions (440
-43).
2. Subordinate Clauses. Condensed Clauses (444-7);
Subject and Object Clauses (418-54); Adverbial Clauses
(4.55-8); Conditional Clauses (459-71); Concessional
Clauses (472-7); Result, Purpose (478-82); Clauses of
Comparison (483-97); Adjective Clauses (497-500).
For a full Alphabetical Index referring to each idiom
explained in this and other Chapters, see page 327. With