Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS. 1. Analysis is the separation of a sentence into itselenients. 2. Synthesis is the opposite of analysis—the construction of sentences from words, phrases and clauses. 3. A sentence is a combination of a subject and a predicate it is an assemblage of words making complete sense. "Water flows." " The lilies of the valley are beautiful flowers." 4. A principal sentence makes complete sense when used alone. " Washington was our first president." 5. A subordinate sentence does not, in itself, make complete sense,but has some subordinate partin another sentence. " If ye love me, keep my commandments." 0. A declarative sentence is one that affirms or denies. " The breezes from the lake are cool and refreshing." 7. An interrogative sentence is one that asks a question. " When will the cruel war be over ? " 8. An imperative sentence expresses a command or an entreaty. " Enter ye in at the strait gate." "Do not trouble me now." 9. An exclamatory sentence expresses an exclamation or strong emotion. "How dreadful is the fate of the Siberian exiles!" 10. A clause is n sentence that forms a part of another sentence. (a.) A compound clause consists of two or more like clauses joined by a coordinate conjunction. "The novels which Scott wrote, and which are read the world over." (b.) A complex clause is a combination of two or more unlike clauses. " The prince expressed a desire that the party should visit Niagara, which is said to afford the most magnificent scenery of America." 11. A compound sentence is a combination of two or more like sentences; i. e., sentences of equal rank. They are joined by coordinate conjunctions. "The storm raged along the coast, and many staunch vessels were wrecked." 12. A...