Excerpt from Murray's English Grammar Simplified: Designed to Facilitate the Study of the English Language, Comprehending the Principles and Rules of English Grammar, Illustrated by Appropriate Exercises, To Which Is Added a Series of Questions for Examination, Abridged for the Use of SchoolsLesson 1st respects articles and nouns only and the examples in this lesson are designed to exemplify the definition of nouns and the division of them into common and proper, the definition of the articles, their effect in limiting the signification of the noun, the force of the noun without any article, and the up plication of the first rule of Syntax.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.