THIRD BOOK

GRAMMAR

BY

C. ALPHONSO SMITH, PH. D., LL. D.
Edgar Allan Poe Professor of English
University of Virginia

B. F. JOHNSON PUBLISHING CO.

ATLANTA-RICHMOND-DALLAS

PREFACE

For criticisms and suggestions made while the manu script of this book was being published the author would gratefully acknowledge his obligations to Mrs. Lida B. McMurry, of the Illinois State Normal School, DeKalb, Ill.; Dr. James W. Bright, of the Johns Hopkins University; Dr. Calvin Thomas, of Columbia University; Dr. F. N. Scott, of the University of Michigan; Professor P. P. Claxton, of the University of Tennessee; Professor M. C. S. Noble, of the University of North Carolina; Professor Benjamin Sledd, of Wake Forest College, N. C.; Dr. L. M. Harris, of the College of Charleston, S. C.; Superintendent M. L. Brittain, Atlanta, Ga.; Superintendent Lawton B. Evans, Augusta, Ga.; Superintendent H. W. Morelock, Kerrville, Tex.; and Dr. Morgan Callaway, Jr., of the University of Texas. The assistance, too, of Mr. F. T. Norvell, of the B. F. Johnson Publishing Company, has been more than is implied in mere editorial supervision.

Chapel Hill, N. C.

C. ALPHONSO SMITH.