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\nFOREWORD  \nEnglish in a Nutshell has been compiled from the dupli-cated sheets used by the author in his own classroom over anumber of years.  \nIt traces the foundations and derivations of the Englishlanguage and enumerates the Parts of Speech.It deals withpunctuation,number and gender,illustrates the more commonfigures of speech and includes examples of grammatical errorsand a number of useful spelling hints.  \nAs a supplement to a series of orthodox English Text booksit provides ample revisionary material and serves as a basis fornumerous exercises which,it is suggested,will extend the child'svocabulary and facilitate his use of language.  \nCONTENTS  \nLanguage ..Pas  \n:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::  \nThe English Language  \nThe Alphabet--Vowels,Consonants,Alphabetical OrderThe Origins of the English Language ..Latin RootsGreek Roots10Latin Prefixes.11Greek Prefixes12Some Suffixes13Words borrowed from the French ..13Words borrowed from other languages141415Compound words and Hyphenated words   ..16Homonyms,Homophones,Synonyms and Antonyms17Parts of Speech  \n78  \n323434  \nWho,Which and ThatNeither and Either ..  \nEither...or;Neither ...nor34Comparison of AdjectivesThe Place of AdverbsUse of Prepositions ..Correlatives ..     ..Punctuation ..  \n343535363638  \nSentences and ClausesPlurals  \n..........  \n42  \nThe Gender of Words  \nGrown-ups and Young Things43Homes44Assemblies and Groups44Spelling Hints45  \n··Grammatical Errors ..47Letter Writing49Simile and Metaphor50Common Metaphorical Expressions51Well-known Proverbs52Epigrams ..Sobriquets ..  \n。  \n3外  \n。  \n3  \nPage  \n54Puns55Palindromes55Alliteration ..55Spoonerisms55Malaprops ..55Anagrams .·Abbreviations  \nLimericks ..  \n\n| :  \u003Cbr>:   |\n| --- |\n| ..  \u003Cbr>:  \u003Cbr>:   |\n| ..  \u003Cbr>:  \u003Cbr>:   |\n| ..  \u003Cbr>:  \u003Cbr>:   |\n| :  \u003Cbr>:   |\n| ..  \u003Cbr>:  \u003Cbr>:   |\n| ..  \u003Cbr>:  \u003Cbr>:  \u003Cbr>..   |\n| :  \u003Cbr>:   |\n\n..  \n.  \n..  \n5656  \n# LANGUAGE\n\nLANGUAGE is the means by which members of any particular groupof people(e.g.a nation)may talk to each other.  \nNearly 3,000 different languages are spoken by the various  \ngroups of people that compose the population of the world.SPEECH is the expression of language by means of sounds.  \nWRITING is the expression of language by means of signs or symbolsmarked on paper or some other suitable material.In otherwords writing is a means whereby“speech”or“spokenlanguage”may be recorded.  \nWoRDS are the sound symbols used in spoken language to convey  \nideas of things or actions.  \nLETTERS are the signs or symbols which compose written words.VoCABULARY is the complete list of words of which a languageconsists.  \nALPHABET is the collection of signs or symbols called letters ofwhich the words of a language are composed.The word“alphabet”is formed from the names of the first two Greekletters—“Alpha and beta.”  \n# THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE\n\nTHE ENGLISH 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