CONNECTIVES OF =, ENGLISH SPEECH JAMES FERNALD C. VICTORIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY LIBRARY Connectives of English Speech A REVELATION OF THE WEALTH AND POWER OF THE LANGUAGE J'.JllSt the Rig2ht Word TToommaa^kee{a^ecodnetsriarsetdsmheaarnpinagndclsetarronagn.dexAalcst;o the correct use ofPrepositionsshownbyillustrative examples, andconvenient exercisesin theaccurateuseofwords. English Synonyms and Antonyms Prepositions BY JAMES C. FERNALD "Thereisnootherbookyetoffered whichisitsequalinimpartinga masteryofwords." PresidentCochran, Brooklyn Polytechnic Inst. Over 7,500 Classified and DiscriminatedSynonyms; nearly 4,000 Classified Antonyms; Correct Use of Prepositions, and Practical Helps for the Correct Use of Words all handily arranged and instantly accessible. A COMPANION TO THE DICTIONARY. A KEY TO THE TREASURES OF OUR MARVELOUSLANGUAGE ShadesofSynonymMeaningDiscriminated Clear^Sharp Distinctions Furnisht cisNeloyttwhoessyanmoenymmesanoifnag.groi;Effectiveness quently dependucpleoanrnaenstsitohfesissynotraxdirfercet- ofsyntax dependslargelyon the choice contrast. The number of antonyms in ofjusttherightoneofseveralsynonyms. thisbook is seemingly less than that of Unlike other lists, synonyms are in- synonyms. This is because, in many variablydiscriminatedinthisbook. cases, the synonyms of one group are theantonymsofanother. Perflexing Prepositions Simplified Quick means are furnished forfinding ValuableEducation Furnished at aglance thecorrectprepositionto use A series ofpractical exercises on the when, as frequently happens, there is correct use ofwords is supplied,accom- doubt. paniedbyquotationsbythebestauthors. "Willbe found invaluable to student"s, and to all English speakers who wanttousetheirnoble tongueeffeclively. MinneapolisJournal. "This is a book ofimportance, and invaluable to teacher, student, and sauptehaokreirt.iesTinhetheexUcneillteendceStaotfes.t"he vTohleumNeewis TteosrtikfiTedimetso. by leading literary I2MO, CLOTH, 574 pp. PRICE, $1.50, POST-PAID y Funk Wagnalls Company, 44-60 East 2jdStreet, New Tork Connectives of p English Speech THE CORRECT USAGE OF PREPOSITIONS, CON- JUNCTIONS, RELATIVE PRONOUNS AND ADVERBS EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED BY FERNALD JAMES C. Editor of "The Students' Standard Dictionary," "English Synonyms and Antonyms," etc. s s FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY NEW YORK AND LONDON 1904 Copyright, 190k, byFUNK& WAGNALL8 COMPANY, Published June,190k. PRINTEDINTHEUNITEDSTATESOPAMEBICA. CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION - - vii PART I. PREPOSITIONS 1 I. Prepositions TheirOfficeandUse - 1 n. Defined, Etc., abaft about - - 11-20 m. " ' above after - 21-32 iv. " " " against among 33-45 v. " " " around athwart - 46-59 vi. " " " barring besides - 60-70 vii. " " " between by 71-85 vin. k> " concerning from - 86-101 ix. " " in without - 102-192 PART II. CONJUNCTIONS - 195 PART III. RELATIVE PRONOUNS - 275 PART IV. RELATIVE OR CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS 299 ADDENDA, INTRODUCTORY PARTICLES, it there - 315, 316 INDEX - - 317, 324 (v)
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