ENGLISH GRAMMAR SIMPLIFIED Blanche Ellsworth John A. Higgins i HarperCollinsCollegePublishersPREFACE xii GRAMMAR G-1 Sentence 1 1. Main parts A. Subject B. Predicate 2. Pattern 3. Classification A. By purpose B. By structure G-2 Parts of Speech 2 . Nouns; pronouns Verbs Adjectives; adverbs Conjunctions; prepositions . Interjections . Words as different parts of speech Pores G-3 Nouns 7 1. Kinds 2. Uses . Subject . Complement . Object of preposition . Appositive . Direct address moQO@> G-4 Verbs 9 1. Identifying 2. Kinds 3. Correct use A. Principal parts B. Tenses C. Agreement D. Verbals 4. Errors Tense shift . Needless passive . Mood shift . Irregular verbs . Similar meaning or spelling moow>fererals N) G-5 Adjectives and Adverbs 17 1. Correct use A. Adverbs B. Adjectives after linking verbs C. Good and well, bad and badly D. Comparative and superlative 2. Errors G-6 Pronouns 19 1, Kinds 2. Case A. Nominative B. Objective C. Nominative-objective problems D. Possessive E. Who and whom F. Relative pronouns 3. Faulty reference G-7 Phrases 25 1. Prepositional 2. Verbal A. Infinitive B. Participial C. Gerund G-8 Clauses 26 1. Kinds 2. Dependent A. Adjective B. Adverb C. Noun 3. In sentences G-9 Agreement 29 1, Subject-verb . Person Number . Intervening words Two or more subjects . Singular pronouns . Collective nouns . Linking verbs |. Singular nouns in plural form IOnmoowD> Contents