Errors in English Composition, Vol. 1 of 2

Download or read book Errors in English Composition, Vol. 1 of 2 written by John Collinson Nesfield and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Errors in English Composition, Vol. 1 of 2: In Two Parts This book is called "Errors in English Composition," because it chiefly consists of examples in which some error in Grammar, Construction, or Order occurs. The sentences, which the student is asked to "correct, improve, or justify," have been taken both from literature and from journalism, mainly, however, from the latter, and mainly from very recent journalism. They are likely, therefore, to show the kinds of inaccuracies which (if my views on such matters are sound) are most prevalent at the present day, and against which a writer who desires to be accurate has most need to be on his guard. Certain books, or rather certain portions of books, having the same object in view have been published already, viz. the section on "Solecisms" in Campbell's Philosophy of Rhetoric; the long chapter on "Composition" in Breen's Modern English Literature, Its Blemishes and Defects; and Part II., dealing with "Accidence," together with Part III., on "Syntax," in Hodgson's Errors in the Use of English, - the most complete book of the three. In each of these books the solution of every sentence that is quoted for correction is given immediately under the sentence itself. My own plan is different. I have given the solutions at the end of the book quite apart from the sentences themselves (just as "Answers to Examples" are given at the end of a book on Arithmetic), so that the student may have the profitable labour of examining and, if necessary, correcting each sentence himself, before he refers to the answer for verification. Most students, even those who have made some progress in original composition, find it necessary to revise the first draft of an essay before making a fair copy. 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.