Higher Lessons in English: A work on English grammar and composition · Chapter 46Review
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TO THE TEACHER.—See suggestions, Lesson 16.
+Direction.+—Review from Lesson 28 to Lesson 35, inclusive.
Give the substance of the "Introductory Hints" (for example, show clearly what two things are essential to a complete predicate; explain what is meant by a complement; distinguish clearly the three kinds of complements; show what parts of speech may be employed for each, and tell what general idea—action, quality, class, or identity—is expressed by each attribute complement or objective complement in your illustrations, etc.). Repeat and illustrate definitions and rules; explain and illustrate fully the distinction between an adjective complement and an adverb modifier; illustrate what is taught of the forms I, we, etc., me, us, etc.; explain and illustrate the use of the possessive sign.
Exercises on the Composition of the Sentence and the Paragraph.