A Handbook of German Grammar (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Handbook of German Grammar<br><br>This handbook, as the name implies, contains only the essentials of German grammar. It is a drill book and is intended primarily for review work in second-year classes. It may, however, be used very successfully as a first-year book.<br><br>The subject matter has been arranged topically, and not in the form of lessons. For reviews and for convenience of reference this plan should prove most serviceable. Abundant examples are given in the text to illustrate the various points of grammar, and, in addition, English exercises to be translated into German are given in the back part of the book. The list of nouns given under sections 322-339, will, it is hoped, help to simplify vowel mutation and the declension of nouns.<br><br>The Appendix contains a new treatment of the declension of nouns, which may appeal to many teachers as a simple and practical way of presenting this rather difficult subject.<br><br>The author is under especial obligation to the publishers for many valuable criticisms, to his wife Lilian Bergold Bernstorff for helpful suggestions, to Professor Chester Nathan Gould of The University of Chicago for a careful reading of the manuscript, and to Professor George O. Curme of Northwestern University for scholarly suggestions and advice.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This 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.