Excerpt from A Short German Grammar for High Schools and Colleges<br><br>The German constructions which differ so slightly from English as not to occasion difficulty in reading have received less attention; in my opinion these can be best learned by practice in reading and in translating into German. Such practice in translation into German might profitably follow the study of the grammar; but reading German need not be so long delayed. I feel sure that the best results come from beginning to read early, and beginning as soon as possible practice in reading at sight, which is of course made easier by some knowledge of the methods of derivation of words. This gives, too, a kind of training which the study of a language ought to give.<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.