Plain English

Updated: 2024-4-18

Status: Completed

Plain English Novel Chapters

List of most recent chapters published for the Plain English novel. A total of 116 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024

Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Plain English.by Marian Wharton.FOREWORD Every generation has added a little to the stor
Plain English.by Marian Wharton.FOREWORD Every generation has added a little to the store of truth of which the human race has possessed itself throughout the long sweep of the centuries. Every truth expressed and preserved by those who lived in the past,

101 The simple sentence contains only words and phrases.+451.+ +A complex sentence is one which contains a princ.i.p.al statement and one or more modifying statements.+ The statements made in addition to the princ.i.p.al statement are made in dependent clause 2024-4-23
102 Let us finish the a.n.a.lysis of the sentences in the paragraph quoted from Jack London. In the second sentence, _It has increased a thousand-fold_, the personal p.r.o.noun _it_, which refers to the noun _efficiency_, is the subject of the sentence; and w 2024-4-23
103 { _Words_--The man works hard.SIMPLE SENTENCES { _Phrases_--The man _on your right_ works _in the CONTAIN ONLY { factory._ { _Words_, The man works steadily +Complex sentences+ { _Phrases_ in the factory _whenever +contain+ { and there is work_.{ _Depende 2024-4-23
104 The prefix _un_ used with adjectives means _not_; for example, _uncertain_ means _not_ certain; _uncommon_ means _not_ common.The prefix _mis_ used with nouns or verbs, means _wrong_. For example, _mistreatment_ means _wrong_ treatment; _to misspell_ mean 2024-4-23
105 +476.+ +Use capital letters to begin important words in the t.i.tle of a book or the subject of a composition.+ In t.i.tles the nouns, p.r.o.nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs should begin with a capital, while the prepositions and conjunctions should b 2024-4-23
106 --_Thos. Hood_.While there is a lower cla.s.s, I am in it.While there is a criminal element, I am of it.While there is a soul in jail, I am not free.--_Eugene V. Debs_.When Adam delved and Eve span, Who was then the gentleman?The vilest deeds, like poison 2024-4-23
107 +489.+ Two consecutive years may be written 1914-15, but use 1915 rather than '15. In the heading of letters it is better to write the date out in full, as, _May 28, 1915_, instead of 5-28-15.In the back of your dictionary you will find a complete li 2024-4-23
108 The state placed a _limitation_--_limit_ upon the sale of liquor within certain _limits_--_limitations_.PLAIN ENGLISH LESSON 29 Dear Comrade: The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in any man or woman. It is the things which we do for o 2024-4-23
109 Speak as you mean, do as you profess, perform what you promise.+RULE 2.+ +501.+ +Explanatory and introductory expressions, words in direct address, parenthetical words and phrases, are separated from the rest of the sentence by commas.+ Note carefully the 2024-4-23
110 "The wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We'll keep our Christmas merry still."+509.+ As a rule we separate by semi-colons those parts of the sentences that are already punctuated by commas. For example: After considerable delay, 2024-4-23
111 And there is one Whose faith, whose fight, whose failing, Fame shall placard upon the walls of time.He dared begin-- Despite the unavailing, He dared begin, when failure was a crime.When over Africa Some future cycle Shall sweep the lake-gemmed uplands wi 2024-4-23
112 The law was placed upon the......books.The world will sometime erect a......to the man of the people.Do not fear to be thought a "high-brow" if you use these words in your every day speech. The very people who may laugh are in their hearts admir 2024-4-23
113 War for defense--and was there ever a war that was not for defense?--was permitted by the International.This sight--what a wonderful sight it was!--greeted our eyes with the dawn.+534.+ The dash is also used to indicate the omission of a word, especially 2024-4-23
114 He began by saying, "The last words of Ferrer, 'Long live the modern school' might serve as the text for this lecture."The speaker replied, "It was Karl Marx who said, 'Government always belongs to those who control the wealt 2024-4-23
115 MARKS OF REFERENCE +571.+ On the printed page you will often find the asterisk (*), or the dagger, ([Symbol: dagger]), the section (--), or parallel lines (||), used to call your attention to some note or remark written at the close of the paragraph or on 2024-4-23
116 THE END AND THE BEGINNING As we look back over the study of these thirty lessons we find that we have covered quite a little ground. We have covered the entire field of English grammar including punctuation. But our study of English must not conclude with 2024-4-23