Book excerpt: This grammar book is recommended for use in the 7th and 8th grades, as well as in high school. It is a comprehensive grammar in the classical sense including four parts. Orthography: the study of letters, syllables, sounds and spelling that make up English words. Etymology: the study of words classified into parts of speech. Each part of speech is further studied. Syntax: the study of sentences, their elements, relations of parts, etc. including punctuation. Prosody: the study of accent, quality, and tone of language, as well as rhythms and measures as used in poetry.