Mary’s Grammar
by Jane Marcet
Description: An engaging introduction to grammar through the conversations Mary shares with her mother. Stories are interspersed periodically to enliven the short lessons on grammar. The author of this book, Jane Marcet, was a prolific writer in the first half of the 19th century. Her success lay in her ability to explain complex concepts in simple language to a broad audience, to adults as well as to children. In her works for children, she guides the youthful reader to discovery, prompting her to be observant and engendering in her a thirst for further knowledge.
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Table of Contents
1. Nouns
2. Classes of Nouns
3. Pronouns
4. The Bee
5. Adjectives
6. Comparison of Adjectives
7. Articles
8. Indefinite Articles
9. The Hen and Chickens
10. Verbs
11. Passive Verbs
12. The Fisherman
13. Adverbs of Manner
14. Adverbs of Time and Place
15. Other Classes of Adverbs
16. The Sponge Cakes
17. Prepositions
18. Conjunctions
19. Interjections
20. The Crust of Bread
21. Parsing, Part I
22. Parsing, Part II
23. Parsing, Part III
24. Questions and Answers, Lessons I to XVIII
25. Nouns—Number
26. Nouns—Gender
27. Blind Tommy
28. Nouns—Cases
29. Nouns—Objective Case
30. Nouns—Uses of Cases
31. The Secret
32. Personal Pronouns
33. Possessive Pronouns
34. The Coat and Buttons
35. Relative Pronouns
36. Demonstrative Pronouns
37. Time and Place
38. Other Types of Pronouns
39. Curiosity
40. Verbs—Infinitive Mode
41. Verbs—Indicative Mode
42. Verbs—Subjunctive Mode
43. Verbs—Summary of Modes
44. Verbs—Participles
45. The Rival Friends
46. Auxiliary Verbs
47. Verbs—Tenses
48. The Verb To Be
49. Construction of Passive Verbs
50. Sheep Stealing
51. Questions and Answers, Lessons XIX to XXXVIII
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