Excerpt from A Practical Spanish Grammar A minimum of rules and a maximum of exercises. Such is the motto which has guided us in the preparation of this grammar. The title which we have selected may seem somewhat ambi tious, but it is justified, we think, not only by the systematic method of treatment and the large number of exercises of a prac tical nature, but also by the simplicity and variety of the reading selections and the use of plain, every-day Spanish, interspersed with numerous commercial expressions. In fact, no attempt has been made at elegance of style, and the constructions are as simple as the grammatical points to be illustrated will permit. Subject-matter. This is not presented piecemeal and helter skelter, but logically and systematically, every grammatical point being treated exhaustively before another is taken up. Rules.. These are stated in plain and simple language. We believe that this grammar contains all the fundamental rules that a student needs in order to be able to understand, write, and speak Spanish correctly. It is suggested that during the first term of the course teachers should insist only on the study of the main rules and the preparation of corresponding exercises, leaving the less important rules (such as augmentatives, diminutives, etc.) and corresponding exercises for the review during the second term. Students should be asked to read these less important rules, however, so that they may not be confused if they meet illustrations of them later in the book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.