g to _two_ objects, or to _more_
--_Preposition_, ellips. or omiss. of, where ineleg.
--insertion of, when do.
--_Prep. and its object_, position of, in respect to other words
--do., punc. of
--_Prep._, ellips. of, shown
--_Prepositions_, derivation of
--poet. usage with respect to

_Present tense_, defined
--_Pres. tense_, described
--of the indic., used to express general truths
--deceased authors spoken of in, and why
--for the past, by Grecism; in animated narrative, for do., by enall.
--of the indic. and the subj., when preceded by _as soon as_, &c., to
what _time_, refers
--of the infin., what time is expressed by; expedients used to express
_fut_. time by
--of the INFINITIVE, the ROOT, or RADICAL VERB
--of the subj., its use, and how considered by some
--_Pres. tense_, sometimes improp. with the conjunc. _that_, ("_Others
said_, THAT _it is Elias_")

_Preter, preterimperfect_, &c., disused terms for _past, imperfect_, &c.
--_Preter_, prefix, its meaning

_Preterit_, defined
--_Preterit_, described
--its form and variations
--present tendency to a reg. orthog. of, to be encouraged
--groundless rule of some, for forming second pers. of, when the pres.
and the pret. are alike
--not to be used in forming the comp. tenses of a verb

_Preventing_, verbs of, with part., in stead of infin.
--what construc. is proper for

_Primitive word_, defined
--_Primitive words_ regarded as such in Eng., may generally be traced
to ulterior sources

_Principal parts_, of a verb, (see _Chief Terms_)
--of a sent., how many, and what

_Priscian_, ancient grammarian, delivers the names of most of the Lat.
letters

_Progressive_ form of a verb, see _Compound_ &c.

_Pronominal adjectives_, see _Adjectives, Pronominal_

PRONOUNS, Etymol. of
--_Pronoun_, definition of
--_Pronouns_ in Eng., number of, and their variations
--nature of the representation by; are put substantively, relatively,
or adjectively; difference in these three modes of substitution
--Classes of, named, and defined; (see _Personal Pronoun, Relative
Pron._, and _Interrogative Pron_.)
--_Pronouns, compound_, constructional peculiarities of
--_Pronouns_, faultiness and discordance of most Eng. grammars, with
respect to the classification and treatment of; specification of
diffe