. The comic English grammar; a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue . r, a sentence is an aggregateof words forming complete nonsense: as, They are very civil and attentive to the small-est order, and furnish a house entirely complete,for twenty-seven guineas, all new and well seasoned.—Advertisement in the Times. Sentences are of two kinds, simple and com-pound. A simple sentence has in it but one subject andone finite verb; that is, a verb to which numberand person belong : as, A joke is a joke. A compound sentence consists of two or moresimple sentences connected together: a
. The comic English grammar; a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue . r, a sentence is an aggregateof words forming complete nonsense: as, They are very civil and attentive to the small-est order, and furnish a house entirely complete,for twenty-seven guineas, all new and well seasoned.—Advertisement in the Times. Sentences are of two kinds, simple and com-pound. A simple sentence has in it but one subject andone finite verb; that is, a verb to which numberand person belong : as, A joke is a joke. A compound sentence consists of two or moresimple sentences connected together: as, A jokeis a joke, but a ducking is no joke. Corpulence isthe attribute of swine, mayors, and oxen. Simple sentences may be divided (if we chooseto take the trouble) into the Explicative or explain-ing ; the Interrogative, or asking; the Imperative,or commanding. An explicative sentence is, in other words, adirect assertion : as, Sir, you are impertinent.—Johnson. An interrogative sentence merely asks a ques-tion : as, Are you a policeman ? How s yourInspector ? SYNTAX. 119 /. / / Hows your Inspector? An imperative sentence is expressive of command,exhortation, or entreaty: as, Shoulder arms ! Turn out your toes V Charge bayonets ! A phrase is two or more words properly put to-gether, making either a sentence or part of a sen-tence : as, Good morning ! Your most obe-dient ! 120 THE COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR. Some phrases consist of two or more wordsimproperly put together: these are improperphrases: as, Now then, old stupid ! Standout of the sunshine ! Other phrases consist of words put togetherby ladies: as, A duck of a man, A love of
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