. The comic English grammar : a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue . Corpulence is the attribute of swine,mayors, and oxen. Simple sentences may be divided (if we choose to takethe trouble) into the Explicative or explaining; the Inter-rogative, or asking; the Imperative, or commanding. 80 THE COMIC ENGLISH GHAMMAK. An explicative sentence is, in other words, a directassertion : as, Sir, you are impertinent.—Johnson. An interrogative sentence merely asks a question :as, Are you a policeman ? Hows yonr inspector ? / / / i \\ \ \ An imperative sentence is expressive of command,
. The comic English grammar : a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue . Corpulence is the attribute of swine,mayors, and oxen. Simple sentences may be divided (if we choose to takethe trouble) into the Explicative or explaining; the Inter-rogative, or asking; the Imperative, or commanding. 80 THE COMIC ENGLISH GHAMMAK. An explicative sentence is, in other words, a directassertion : as, Sir, you are impertinent.—Johnson. An interrogative sentence merely asks a question :as, Are you a policeman ? Hows yonr inspector ? / / / i \\ \ \ An imperative sentence is expressive of command, ex-hortation, or entreaty; as, Shoulder anns! Turnout your toes ! Charge bayonets! A phrase is two or more woids properly put together,making either a sentence or part of a sentence : as, Goodmorning I • Your most obedient! 81 Some phrases consist of two or more words improperly-put together : these are improper phrases : as, Now then,old stupid! Stand out of the sunshine ! Other phrases consist of words put together by ladies :as, A duck of a man, A love of a shawl, so nice,. What a duck of a man quite refreshing, sweetly pretty. Did you ever? No I never ! Other phrases again consist of French and Englishwords put together by people of quality, because theirknowledge of both languages is pretty nearly equal: as, G 82 THE COMIC ENGLISH GltAMMAE. I am au desespoir, mis hors de combat, quiteennuye, or rather in nine cases of out often, enmiyee,— I have a great em-ie to do so and so. These consti-tute an important variety of comic English. Besides the above, there are various phrases which wemay call elliptical phrases, consisting principally of thepeculiar terms employed in the different trades and pro-fessions : as, A Milton Lost, by booksellers. A Lady (of the Lake) in sheets, do. One college (pudding) for No. 6, by waiters. To carry off; as, See how the old woman in a redcloak carries off the tower, by painters, &c. The principal parts of a simple sentence are, the subj
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