Practical Grammar and Composition Thomas Wood
Practical Grammar and Composition Thomas Wood This book was begun as a result of the author's experience in teaching some classes in English in the night preparatory department of the Carnegie…
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Practical Grammar and Composition Thomas Wood
This book was begun as a result of the author's experience in teaching some classes in English in the night preparatory department of the Carnegie Technical Schools of Pittsburg. English Grammar, with them, was not to be preliminary to the grammar of another language, and composition was not to be studied beyond the everyday needs of the practical man.Great difficulty was experienced because of inability to secure a text that was suited to the needs of the class. The pupils in those classes were all adults, and needed only such a course as would enable them to express themselves in clear and correct English.
A book was needed that would be simple, direct and dignified; that would cover grammar, and the essential principles of sentence structure, choice of words, and general composition; that would deal particularly with the sources of frequent error, and would omit the