THE COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR:

A NEW AND FACETIOUS INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGLISH TONGUE.

By Percival Leigh

Embellished with upwards of forty-five Characteristic Illustrations
By JOHN LEECH.

1845.

CONTENTS

PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE.

PART I. ORTHOGRAPHY.

CHAPTER I. OF THE NATURE OF THE LETTERS, AND OF ACOMIC ALPHABET.

CHAPTER II. OF SYLLABLES.

CHAPTER III. OF WORDS IN GENERAL.

PART II. ETYMOLOGY.

CHAPTER I. A COMICAL VIEW OF THE PARTS OF SPEECH.

CHAPTER II. OF THE ARTICLES.

CHAPTER III.

SECTION I. OF SUBSTANTIVES IN GENERAL.

SECTION II. OF GENDER.

SECTION III. OF NUMBER.

SECTION IV. OF CASE.

CHAPTER IV. OF ADJECTIVES.

SECTION I. OF THE NATURE OF ADJECTIVES AND THEDEGREES OF COMPARISON.

SECTION II. A FEW REMARKS ON THE SUBJECT OFCOMPARISON.

CHAPTER V. OF PRONOUNS.

SECTION I. OF THE PERSONAL PRONOUNS.

SECTION II. OF THE RELATIVE PRONOUNS.

SECTION III. OF THE ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS.

CHAPTER VI. OF VERBS.

SECTION I. OF THE NATURE OF VERBS IN GENERAL.

SECTION II. OF NUMBER AND PERSON.

SECTION III. OF MOODS AND PARTICIPLES.

SECTION IV. OF THE TENSES.

SECTION V. THE CONJUGATION OF THE AUXILIARY VERBSTO HAVE AND TO BE.

SECTION VI. THE CONJUGATION OF REGULAR VERBSACTIVE.

SECTION VII. IRREGULAR VERBS

SECTION VIII. OF DEFECTIVE VERBS.

CHAPTER VII. OF ADVERBS.

CHAPTER VIII. OF PREPOSITIONS.

CHAPTER IX. OF CONJUNCTIONS..

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