masm ENC A S the PUBI that the; REVISED AND THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA GIFT OF ARS n announcing fHOROUGHLY NDS. Mrs. Henry J. Miller Practica Clearnes Fullness Complete Elaboration in all the Several Parts. A Logical Accuracy and Perfectness of Definition. Forms and Formulas of Analysis, Syntactical Reso- lution and Correction, as Exact and Exhaustive as the Demonstrations of Geometry. Definite Presentation of the Subject- Matter. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. WILLIAM WOOD & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS, 43, 45 and 47 East Tenth Street, New York. ROW2TS SERIES OF GRAMMARS. THE INSTITUTES ; - i ENGLISH GRAMMAR, \ BY GOOLD BROWN, AUTHOR OF THE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH GRAMMARS. WITH EXERCISES IN ANALYSIS, PARSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. BY HENKY KIDDLE, A.M., LATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NEW YORK CITY. NEWLY REVISED AND ENLARGED. WILLIAM WOOD & COMPANY, NEW YORK. OOPYRIOHT, 1856, 1882, 1893. WILT JAM WOOD & COMPANY, NEW YORK. BROWN'S GRAMMAR SERIES. BROWN'S LANGUAGE LESSONS. THE FIRST LINES OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR. THE INSTITUTES OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR. THE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH GRAMMARS. EPOC.* PSYCH, ARY GIFT 8V77 EDUC.- AUTHOE'S PEEFAOE. [J S B Y R %Y THE school-book now pretty well-known as " Brown's Institutes of English Grammar, " was my first attempt at authorship in the character of a grammarian ; and, satisfactory as it has been to the many thousands who have used it, it has, nevertheless, like all other not incorrigible attempts in this line, been found susceptible of sundry important emendations. So that I must believe with Murray, that, ^ Works of this nature admit of repeated improve- ments ; and are, perhaps, never complete." It cannot, however, be said in my favor, as it has been in commendation of this author, that, " He went on examining and correcting his grammar through all its forty editions^ till he brought it to the utmost degree of per- fection ; " but something has been done in this way, three or four of the early editions of the Institutes having been severally retouched and improved by the author's hand ; and now, an un- diminished demand for the work having continued to spread its reputation, I have at length the satisfaction to have endeavored yet once again to render it still more worthy of the public favor. The time which has elapsed since the author first published this work, has been mainly spent in labors and studies tending very directly to enlarge and mature his knowledge of English Gram- mar ; and, especially, to better his acquaintance with the great variety of books and essays which have been written upon it. The principal result of these labors and studies has been given to the world in his large work entitled " The Grammar of English Gram- mars." To conform the future editions of these Institutes more nearly to the text of this large Grammar, to supply some deficien- cies which have been thought to lessen the comparative value of the former work, to divide the book more systematically into chapters and subdivisions, and to correct a few typographical er- rors which had crept in, were the objects contemplated in the re- vision which has now been effected. In making these improvements, I have not forgotten that alter- 161 iv AUTHOR'S PREFACE. ations in a popular class-book are, on some accounts, exceedingly undesirable. The writer who ventures at all upon them, is ever liable to subject his patrons and best friends to more or less in- convenience ; and for this he should be very sure of having pre- sented, in every instance, an ample compensation. It is believed that the changes which the present revision exhibits, though they are neither few nor unimportant, need not prevent, in schools, a concurrent use of old editions with the new, till the former may be sufficiently worn out. What has been a'dded or changed, will therefore lack no justification ; and the author will rest, with suf- ficient assurance, in the hope that the intelligent patronage which has hitherto been giving more and more publicity to his earliest teachings, will find decidedly, and without mistake, in this im- proved form of the work, the best common school Grammar now extant. GOOLD BROWN. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PREFACE, iii-iv History of Language, 9 Use of Language, . 21 ^ PART I.-ORTHOGRAPHY. I. Letters, 23 Names of the Letters, 24 ; Classes of the Letters, 25 ; Classes of the Consonants, 25 ; Powers of the Letters, 26 ; Forms of the Letters, 28 ; Rules for thft Use of Capitals, 28. II. Syllables, - 29 Diphthongs and Triphthongs, 30 ; Syllabication, 30. III. Words, 31 Species and Figure of Words, 31 ; Rules for the Figure of Words, 31. IV. Spelling, . 32 Rules for Spelling, 32. Questions for Review, 34 Exercises for Writing, 36 PART II.-ETYMOLOCY. I. The Sentence, - . . . ' . . . .43 Exercises, 44. II. The Parts of Speech, 45 Definitions of Terms, 46 ; Exercises in Parsing (Praxis I.), 47. III. Articles, 48 Classes, 48; Exercises for Writing, 49. IV. Nouns, 49 Classes, 50 ; Modifications Persons, 51 ; Numbers, 52 ; Gen- ders, 55 ; Cases, 56 ; Declension of Nouns, 57. CONTENTS. V. Analysis, Parsing, and Construction, . 58 Exercises in Analysis and Parsing (Praxis IL), 60 ; Construc- tion and Composition, 61. VI, Adjectives, 63 Classes, 63 ; Modifications Comparison, 65. VII. Pronouns 68 Classes, 68 ; Modifications, 69 ; Declension of Pronouns, 70 ; Compound Personals, 71 ; Relatives and Interrogates, 71 ; Compound Relatives, 72. VIII. Analysis, Parsing, and Construction, Exercises in Analysis and Parsing (Praxis III.), 74; Exer- cises in Construction, 75 ; Composition, 76. IX, Verbs, 77 Classes, 77; Modifications Moods, 79; Tenses, 80; Inflec- tions Persons and Numbers, 82; Conjugation of Verbs, 84 ; Irregular Verbs, 101 ; Defective Verbs, 107. X. Participles, ......... 109 Classes, 109. XI. Adverbs, U2 Classes, 112 ; Conjunctive Adverbs, 114 ; Modifications, 115. XII. Conjunctions 116 Classes, 116. XIII. Prepositions 116 XIV. Interjections, .118 XV. Analysis, Parsing, and Construction, Phrases, 119 ; Exercises in Analysis and Parsing (Praxis IV. ), 122; Exercises in Construction, 123. Questions for Review, PART III. SYNTAX. Introductory Definitions, 130 Rules of Syntax, 131 I. Relation, . 1U Rule I., Articles, 134; Rule II, Adjectives, 140; Rule III., Adverbs, 148 ; Rule IV., Participles, 152 ; Rule V., Prepo- sitions, 157. CONTENTS. vii II. Agreement, 161 Rule VI., Nominatives, 161; Rule VII., Apposition, 162; Rule VIII., Verb and Subject, 165; Rule IX., Collective Nominative, 170 ; Rule X., Two or more Nominatives, 171 ; Rule XL, Singular Nominatives, 174; Rule XII., Verbs Connected, 177; Rule XIII., Subject and Attribute, 179; Rule XIV., Pronoun and Antecedent, 18:3 ; Rule XV., Col- lective Antecedent, 192 ; Rule XVI., Connected Antece- dents, 193; Rule XVIL, Connected Antecedents, 195. III. Government, : 196 Rule XVIIL, Possessives, 196; Rule XIX., Object of the Verb, 200 ; Rule XX., Object of the Preposition, 202 ; Rule XXI., Infinitives, 204. IV. Miscellaneous Rules, 207 Rule XXII., Infinitives, 207; Rule XXIII., Subjunctive Mood, 208; Rule XXIV, Independent Case, 210; Rule XXV., Conjunctions, 212 ; Rule XXVI., Interjections, 215. Promiscuous Examples of False Syntax, 216. V. Arrangement, .... Rules and Illustrations, 220 ; General Rule, 221. 220 VL Exercises in Analysis, Parsing, and Construc- tion (Praxis V), . 223 Phrases, 224 ; Clauses, 229 ; Compound Sentences, 236 ; Mis- cellaneous Sentences, 239 ; Sentences of Peculiar or Irregu- lar Construction, 247. Questions for Review, 252 PART IV.-PROSODY. I. Punctuation, .255 L The Comma, 256 ; II. The Semicolon, 261 ; III. The Colon, 262; IV. The Period, 262-, V. The Dash, 263; VI. The Eroteme, 264; VII. The Ecphoneme, 265; VIII. The Curves, 265 ; IX. Other Marks, 266. Exercises in Punctuation, 268 II. Utterance, 278 Pronunciation, 278; Elocution, 279. III. Figures, 280 Figures of Orthography, 280 ; Figures of Etymology, 281 ; Figures of Syntax, 282 ; Figures of Rhetoric, 284. Exercises in Figures (Praxis VI. ), . . .287 CONTENTS. *AGt IV. Versification, 294 Quantity, 294; Rhyme, 295; Poetic Feet, 295; Scanning, HPuL Exercises in Scanning, 301 Questions for Review 305 COMPOSITION. Preliminary Exercises, 308 Original Composition, ......... 309 Letter-Writing, 310 Heading, 310 ; Address, 311 ; Body, 313 ; Closing, 314 ; Superscrip- tion, 314. QUALITIES OF STYLE. I. Purity, . 317 IL Propriety 318 III. Precision, 318 IV. Perspicuity, 319 V. Unity, 319 VL Strength, .320 POETIC DICTION. Poetical Peculiarities, 321 Formation of Derivative Words, 325 HISTOET OF LANGUAGE. WE are told by those who have made the subject their study, that there are now more than a thousand languages spoken in the world. Some of these, such as the English, French, and German, are Highly developed tongues, capable of expressing, fully and clearly, the most complex and refined ideas which cultivated minds can entertain ; while others are the simple and meagre tongues which suffice for the few and simple thoughts of rude and ignorant Savages. Every one of these languages, from the highest to the low- est, has its grammar. Not, of course, necessarily a grammar that is written in books and taught in schools, but some rules for forming and arranging its words so that the thoughts of the speaker, and the relations between the things spoken of, may be accurately conveyed to the hearer. Without such rules no intelligible speech would be possible ; and the sys- tem of rules observed in every language by careful speakers or writers is the grammar of that language. A book which teaches the rules for the correct use of English, teaches Eng- lish grammar, and such a book is usually called an English Grammar. All languages are, of course, originally contrivances for conveying thoughts from one person to another by means of sounds. But at an early stage in the history of civilization it was found desirable to express thoughts to the eye, by visible symbols, and so written language arose. Of this there are three stages. The first and most natural method was to draw of the object or objects, or some easily understood 10 HISTORY OF LANGUAGE. symbol This mode of writing is practised now by some tribes of American Indians, and in the developed form that we call hieroglyphics, was used by the ancient Egyptians. The second mode was by the use of conventional figures which are no representation of the thing, but are understood to stand for it. A system of this kind in ordinary use is our Arabic notation of numerals. The figure 4, for instance, is equally intelligible to an Englishman, a Frenchman, and a German, though the first calls it "four," the second "quatre," and the third "vier." These two modes, then, represent things and conceptions, and not names and sounds. Most nations, however, have adopted a phonetic system of writing ; that is, a system of indicating, by means of arbitrary characters, the sounds of speech ; in other words, the names of things instead of the things themselves. This has the dis- advantage that it can be read only by one who understands the language ; but this is far more than counterbalanced by its simplicity. For as the simple sounds of speech are few, a very small set of symbols will be sufficient to represent them, and these can be combined as the sounds are combined. Such a set of symbols for simple sounds is called an alphabet Twenty-six characters are all that the beginner in English has to learn ; while the Chinese (who do not use a phonetic system) have to learn some thousands of characters before they can read a simple book. It is exceedingly probable, though it cannot be positively asserted, that alphabetic writing descended from the hiero- glyphic, by making the symbols, for convenience, more con- ventional and less like pictures. An instance of this occurs in our own language. In early times there was a special char- acter, (?, representing the English th. This character was called " thorn ; " and it can be seen to be a rude representation of a thorn on its stem. In the course of time this character came to be written ]>, in which the likeness to a thorn can hardly be traced. In certain way we still use the older modes of repreeen- HISTORY OF LANGUAGE. 11 tation ; for instance, such a statement in an almanac as " ( seti at 9h. 34m.," illustrates the hieroglyphic, the conventional, and the phonetic systems. The four divisions of grammar Orthography, Etymology, Syntax, and Prosody will be explained further on. In addi- tion to these there is a study which deals with the sounds of speech and the laws that govern them, which is called Phonet- ics, and one which deals with the resemblances and differences of various languages, which is called Comparative Grammar. These all are parts of one comprehensive science of language, called Philology, which deals with all languages, ancient and modern. If a persoa- who could speak and read the principal Euro- pean languages, but knew nothing of the researches of philol- ogists, were to endeavor from the languages themselves to find out something about their origin and history, he would probably proceed somewhat in this way : He would notice, first, that the languages spoken in the South of Europe, for instance, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, have a great similarity to each other. Taking the word " good," he would find it in those languages, re- spectively, bon, buono, bueno, and bom. Now, remembering that many centuries ago the Latin language was universally spoken in those countries, he would naturally fix upon the Latin bonus as the origin of all these forms ; and when, upon further examination, he found that the same resemblance held good for by far the greater part of the words in these languages, his conclusion would be that these languages are derived from the Latin ; that is, that they are forms of Latin speech which have undergone changes in the course of time. Now when he came to the languages of Northern Europe, and taking English, German, and Dutch as examples, found that the words corresponding to the Latin bonus were, re- spectively, good, gut, and goed, which are not the least like the Latin, though they are like each other, he would probably form two conclusions: first, that these languages are not 12 mSTOBY OF LANGUAGE. derived from the Latin, and, second, that they are derived from some entirely different common source. But if he carried his investigations further in English, he would meet with facts that seem to make these last conclu- sions doubtful. He would meet with many thousands of words, such as exclude, admirable (Latin excludere, admira- bilis), which come quite as near to the Latin as do the words of the Southern languages. But on comparison he would note an important difference. He would observe that while in the Southern .languages the simplest and most familiar words, such as those which stand for "good," "bad," "man," "woman," are plainly of Latin origin, in the Northern lan- guages this is not the case. And if he brought together the English words which are so like the Latin, he would observe that not only are they not the simple homely speech of daily life, but they are, for the most part, the words of books or of educated people. He would then probably modify his former conclusions in this way, that there are in English two great classes of words, one used by educated and uneducated alike, and therefore probably the original tongue of the people, and one class introduced from the Latin at a time when there were enough scholars and learned writers of books to make a permanent impression on the language. Further investigation would lead to the discovery that there is another and considerable class of words in familiar use, such as flower, beauty, loyal, which are not so obviously Latin as exclude, admirable, and yet seem to be of Latin derivation. This would point to a threefold division : First, the primitive words, not of Latin origin, which seem (roughly speaking) all alike, and one as old as the other ; second, a class of words which differ from the Latin only in the termination ; third, words apparently of Latin origin, like flower (Lat. florem), beauty (Lat. bellitatem), loyal (Lat. legalis), which have under- gone change in the body of the word. This fact would point to one of two conclusions, viz. : that this last group of words had either been introduced at an earlier period, so that they HISTORY OF LANGUAGE. 13 had had more time in which to undergo change ; or else that they had not been taken directly from the Latin, but from some other language of Latin origin. We will suppose that our investigator now, having seen from flower and beauty how much words may change, deter- mines to compare a large number of the non-Latin, primitive English words with their equivalents in other languages, in- cluding the Latin and Greek, to see if there is not a resem- blance, less obvious, but sufficient to indicate some ancient kinship. He will then find a large number of words like "father," "mother," "wine," which in German are Vater, Mutter, Wein; in French pere, mere, vin ; in Latin, pater, mater, vinum*r in Greek pater, meter, vinos; resemblances which are far too numerous to be the result of accident. If now he broadened his investigations so as to include the Sanskrit (or ancient language of India), the Persian, and the Keltic (or ancient languages of Ireland, Wales, and Britanny), and still found these resemblances among them all ; and fur- ther observed that the differences seemed not to be capricious, but in accordance with certain laws, his conclusion would probably be that all these languages were related, and pos- sibly all sprang, at some extremely ancient time, or times, from some primitive mother- speech. The conclusions which we have supposed our investigator to have arrived at by comparison of words and by ordinary processes of induction, have been reached by philologists after extensive and laborious study, and confirmed and amplified by researches and reasoning which cannot be explained here. Suffice it here to say that nearly all the languages of Europe (and English, as coming from Europe, is a European language), as well as the Persian and Sanskrit, languages of Asia, and the ancient Greek and Latin, have been shown to belong to one great family, to which has been given the name Indo-European, or Aryan. That they are all descended from one primitive mother-speech seems probable, though we do not know what that speech was. 14 HISTORY OF LANGUAGE. Of this great family there are a number of groups : the ROMANCE, a term denoting the languages derived originally from the Latin, such as French and Italian ; the KELTIC, or ancient languages of Wales and Britanny ; the SCLAVONIC, or languages of Eussia and Poland ; and the TEUTONIC, or languages of Germany, Holland, and England. The Teutonic, or group to which English belongs, is again subdivided into the Eastern and Western sub-groups, as shown by the diagram TEUTONIC LANGUAGES. ' Eastern Group. Western Group. ( Gothic, ( Scandinavian. C English, j Frisian, 1 Dutch, (^ German. f Swedish, J Danish, j Norwegian, [ Icelandic. We say, then, that the English is a branch of the Teutonic group of the Indo-European, or Aryan, family of languages. The English, however, is not the language that has been spoken in England from the earliest times. Before the island was called England, it was inhabited by a people, or peoples, whose descendants subsist in the Highlands of Scotland, and the Welsh, who spoke a Keltic tongue, and were akin to the ancient inhabitants of Gaul. We know what their language was, because dialects of it are still spoken (though they are apparently dying out), and many books, dictionaries, and grammars still preserve the later forms of these dialects. In the fifth century of the Christian era a series of inva- sions of Britain were made by Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians, peoples living on the northwestern coasts of Ger- many, who in many battles conquered the Keltic inhabitants, slaying many, and driving the remnant to the extreme west coast, or to the mountainous country of Scotland, where, as was said, in the Highlands, Wales, and Cornwall, their de- scendants survive to this day. Thus the ancient Keltic tongue was displaced by that of the invaders, which was one speech, although the speech of the Saxons, who settled more HISTOKY OP LANGUAGE. 15 to the south, differed somewhat from that of the Angles, who settled in the middle and north of the island. The Angles were the most numerous and most powerful of the invading peoples, and occupied the most extensive territory ; and so the island came to be called England, or land of the Angles^ and the speech English, or speech of the Angles. This most ancient form of the language is now often called Anglo-Saxon, from the - two chief peoples who introduced it into Britain. The name is perhaps unfortunate, as the peo- ple who used it never called it Anglo-Saxon, but always Eng- lish ; and perhaps the term Old-English, or First English, is better. However, Anglo-Saxon is a convenient term to denote the earliest forjn of the language ; but the student should al- ways remember that it is not a foreign language from which ours is derived, but simply English in its earliest form. This Old-English, or First English, however, has so very different a look from the English of the present day, that one who saw it for the first time might easily suppose it alto- gether foreign. For this there are three reasons. First, a great many old words have been lost in the course of time and replaced by others ; for instance, uriga, a warrior ; leoth, a song. Secondly, a great many words that have remained were then spelled differently; thus, "father," "mother," "child," were feeder, modor, did. Thirdly, it was an inflected lan- guage ; that is, the cases of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, and the persons, moods, tenses, and participles of verbs were uniformly distinguished by changes of form. Thus " the good man " was se goda mann; but "to the good man," was tham gddan menu. This earliest form of English, though it adopted a few Kel- tic words from the conquered peoples, and a few Latin words left behind by the Komans, or brought in by the Church after the Angles and Saxons became Christians, was really a pure language ; that is, it contained practically no words but those of its own branch, and so continued until the Norman Conquest, in the year 1066. 16 HISTOEY OF LANGUAGE. In this earliest English many books were written, some of which are still preserved. The earliest poetry seems to have been written in the north ; but the invasions of the Danes in the ninth century, that laid all that country waste, nearly destroyed this northern literature. Afterwards, in the reign of King Alfred, when England was for a while at peace, that great king endeavored to revive literature, encouraging schools and learned men, and translating several important Latin books himself. Under the encouragement thus given to literature other books were written, and a considerable part of the old Anglian poetry was rewritten in the Southern or Saxon dialect, in which form we now have it. The impulse thus given did not die out, and books continued to be written in this First English for two hundred years or more. The Norman conquerors brought over their own Norman language, which, however, was not their original tongue of Norway, but a Romance speech which they had adopted after their settlement in Normandy. This Norman French was, of course, the speech of the court of William and his early suc- cessors. Moreover, he gave the best lands to his Norman followers, and put Norman ecclesiastics into nearly all the churches, so that the tongue of the Normans was planted everywhere throughout England. Thus for a while there was a division of tongues, " the high men," as an old chron- icler tells us, speaking French, and " the low men holding to their native English.'* And these low men held so tenaciously to their native speech that they did not lose it as the Nor- mans had lost theirs ; but as there was constant intercourse and frequent intermarriage between the two races, each learned something of the speech of the other. England thus became for a while a two-languaged land, in which all but the very rudest people had some knowledge of both French and English. So we find in the thirteenth century popular songs and other poems written in alternate lines of French and Eng- lish, or with half of each line French and half English, show- ing that the people they were written for could speak both HISTORY OF LANGUAGE. 17 languages ; and a poet in the next century describes " ditchers and diggers " as amusing themselves by singing French songs. There being no standard for English speech after it ceased to be the language of the court and of scholars, and very little writing of books in that tongue in the twelfth century, the English literature of the thirteenth century (of which a good deal has come down to us) was a literature of dialects, each author writing in the speech of his own part of the country. Of these dialects the principal were the Northern, or, more distinctly, Anglian speech (from which the Lowland Scotch, such as that of Burns, is descended) ; the Southern, or more distinctly Saxon, and the Midland, which later be- came the classic English. Notwithstanding the fact that both French and English were spoken all over the island for about a hundred years after the Conquest very few Norman words came into the English language. But in other ways the language was powerfully affected. It began to drop the inflections, and level down the declen- sions of nouns and conjugations of verbs to a few simple forms. It began to discard grammatical gender. In French, as in all the Latin tongues, the word for the sun is masculine, those for the moon and for a woman are both feminine. In Old English, as in all the Teutonic tongues, the word for the sun is feminine, that for the moon masculine, and that for a woman neuter. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries the process of discarding this grammatical gender went on, until in the four- teenth the language had very nearly reached the condition of modern English, in which grammatical gender does not exist. There was also a change in syntax. The French indicates the cases of nouns by the use of prepositions ; the Old Eng- lish indicated them chiefly by inflections. In this transition period the use of prepositions to indicate case was largely in- creased, and the use of inflections greatly diminished, though not entirely abandoned. To some extent these twofold forms we still used in English : thus we can say " the king's crown," 18 HISTORY OF LANGUAGE. or "the crown of the king;" "give the book to him," or " give him the book ; " the " him " of the last example being the regular Old-English dative. In an entry in the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle," under the date of 1154, we have the words, " in mani of the castles." Had this been written in King Alfred's time, it would have run, "in manegum burgum," or, "in fela thara burga." Here, beside the new Norman word. " castles," we note that the adjective " mani " and article " the " are no longer de- clined, the same form standing for all cases, singular or plural ; but instead of the inflected genitive, " thara burga," we have the prepositional genitive "of the castles." Beside these changes in form, great numbers of French worcls began to come into the language late in the thirteenth and in the fourteenth centuries, so that the language assumes a distinctly modern appearance. Any one who has never read any English older than Shake- speare, who should attempt to read a book by King Alfred, would have, like a beginner in Greek or Latin, to keep a dic- tionary at his elbow ; while if he takes up Chaucer (A.D. 1340-1400) he will require only a word to be explained here and there, and will feel all the time that he is reading English. This signifies that from Chaucer's time to ours, or for five hundred years, there has been no sudden or violent change in the language ; but it has gone on by regular process of development, dropping words from time to time, taking up new ones, modifying gradually some of its phrases, etc., just as it is doing at the present day. Now we can explain historically the phenomena from which our supposed investigator drew his conclusions. The familiar words of daily use, such as mother, father, man, woman, ride, fall, etc., are chiefly from the primitive Teutonic stock ; the words much changed from the Latin, like flower and beauty, are from the early French introduced by the conquerors, or read in French books when few English books were written ; and the evidently Latin words, such as exclude, admirable. HISTORY OF LANGUAGE. 19 were taken directly from the Latin by scholars and writers of books. Words of this class have been coming in, sometimes in greater numbers, and sometimes in less, from the four- teenth century to our own day. In the sixteenth century there was a great awakening of interest in the study of the Greek and Latin ; and writers, partly because they needed them, and partly to show their scholarship, introduced multitudes of Latin words into Eng- lish, of which many, though not all, were permanently adopted into the language. Another source of new words has been the coinage of terms (usually from the Latin or Greek) to represent the new discoveries and inventions of science and art, such as carbon, electricity, telephone. When these words belong to things that enter into our daily life they become part of our ordinary and familiar speech. The words derived from the Greek and Latin, taken all together, are more than twice as many as the pure English words, and in the present rapid development of science and art, they are multiplying with extraordinary rapidity. Fortunately but a small part of them enter into our ordinary speech. Another source of additions to our speech is found in the changing conditions of individual and social life, which demand new words, or new significations given to old words, such as a strike of workmen, a lock-out, to lynch, etc. We have also the power, though we use it sparingly, of coining new words of pure Teutonic elements, such as gripsack. Other languages have contributed, though in a far less de- gree, to our general stock of words, or vocabulary. Thus (to name a few only), the Hebrew has given us cherub, cinnamon ; the Arabic, alkali, sofa ; the Persian, awning, shawl ; the Chi- nese, tea; the Mexican, chocolate ; some West Indian tongue, hammock, tobacco ; the Keltic, basket, brag ; the German, plunder, swindle ; the Dutch, boom, yacht, and many other .sea-terms. Thus the language is in perpetual, but gradual, process of change, while still remaining the same language. The 20 HISTOKY OF LANGUAGE. sion of education and general reading of books help greatly to fix the language, both by keeping words and phrases be- fore men's eyes and in their memories, and by preserving models of good writing and a general standard to which all confoijji. Shakespeare wrote three hundred years ago, and we read his works with ease ; but he often says things in a way in which we should not say them, and uses some words which we do not use ; while we have at command HO any thou- sands of words which Shakespeare never heard. Dryden, writing two hundred years ago, has hardly any words or phrases which we do not use ; and Burke, writing a hundred years ago, none at all. The English language, then, is a composite language of two principal elements, the Teutonic and the Latin-Romance. And, very fortunately, while admitting so many words from the latter source, it has still preserved a large vocabulary of the ancient Teutonic words of the same meaning, so that we have a choice, as between jloiver and blossom, beautiful and fair, comprehend and understand, integrity and uprightness. Much of the effectiveness of good writing lies in the happy selection between these two families of words, according to the nature of the subject treated, and the effect the writer wishes to produce : so that the double vocabulary is an advantage which English possesses over most, if not all, other languages. Another great advantage lies in the fact that English, with its double vocabulary, may claim kin to both the Teutonic and Romance groups of the Indo-European family, and occu- pies, as it were, a middle position between them. This fact, combined with the other facts that the English -speaking peo- ple are the great colonizers, and that English is now spoken over a greater part of the earth's surface, and by a greater number of persons than any other of the Aryan tongues, and that it is spreading with remarkable rapidity, make not alto- gether extravagant the prediction of an eminent German- scholar, that English would in course of time become the great international language of the world. USE OF LANGUAGE. We can think of any object which we have seen a tree, for example so as to see it in the mind, like an image or picture. This mental image or picture is called an idea of the tree. The word tree enables us to express the idea, either in speaking or writing. Words serve to bring to the mind the ideas of things previously observed. Thus we may think of various things, and recall to our minds the ideas of them by such words as the following : A horse. A white horse. A soldier on horseback. A lady riding a black horse. A horse running away with a carriage. In a similar manner may be brought to the mind the ideas of things heard, smelt, tasted, or felt. Thus : Thunder. The thunder peals. A rose. The rose has a sweet smell. An orange. The orange has a sweet and acid taste. Velvet. Velvet is soft and smooth to the touch. When we try to think of these things, we find that, although we can seem to hear, smell, fkste, or feel them, we cannot do this so clearly as we can see in the mind a tree, a horse, or other object of sight. Hence we say, the ideas of things seen are clearer than those obtained through any of the other senses. In thinking we combine ideas in various ways. Thus : The bird builds its nest in the tree. Here we have several ideas combined in a single thought : of the bird, of building, of a nest, of a tree ; and these are related to each other in various ways: the bird builds ; the nSt is built; the nest is in the tree. There are, thus, four ideas of things, and several ideas of their relations one to another. 22 USE OF LANGUAGE. We cannot think without constantly using many ideas ; and we cannot think clearly or communicate our thoughts to other persons without using words to represent those ideas. These words joined together in the right way make language. Language is the expression of our thoughts in speak- ing or in writing. There are two kinds of language : spoken language and written language. OBS. 1. LANGUAGE, in the primitive sense of the term, embraced only vocal expression, or human speech uttered by the mouth ; but, after let- ters were invented to represent articulate sounds, language became two- fold, spoken and written; so that the term lunguage now signifies any series of sounds or letters formed into words and employed for the expres- sion of tlwught, OBS. 2. Letters claim to be a part of language, not merely because they represent articulate sounds, or spoken words, but because they form words of themselves, and have the power to become intelligible signs of ehought, even independently of sound. Literature being the counter- part of speech, and more plenteous in words, the person who cannot read and write is about as deficient in language as the well-instructed deaf mute : perhaps, more so ; for copiousness, even of speech, results from letters. By grammar we learn how to use language correctly both in speaking and in writing. English grammar is the art of speaking and writ- ing the English language, correctly. It is divided into four parts, namely, Orthography, Etymology, Syntax, and Prosod^. Orthography treats of letters, syllables, separate words, and spelling. Etymology treats of the different parts of speech, with their classes and modifications. Syntax treats of the relation, agreement, government, and arrangement, of words in sentences. Prosody treats of punctuation, utterance, figures, and versification. PART I. ORTHOGRAPHY. Orthography treats of letters, syllables, separate words, and spelling. i. LETTERS. A letter is an alphabetic mark, or character, commonly representing some elementary sound of a word. An elementary sound of a word, is a simple or pri- mary sound of the human voice, used in speaking. The sound of a letter is commonly called its power : when any letter of a word is not sounded, it is said to be silent or mute. The letters in the English alphabet are twenty-six ; the ele- mentary sounds in the language are about thirty-six. A knowledge of the letters consists in an acquaintance with their names, their classes, their powers, and their forms. The letters are printed, written, or otherwise represented in a variety of forms. The following are the four chief modes of representation : 1. Roman : A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L 1, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, K r, S s, T t, U u, Y v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z. 2. Italic : A a, E ~b, C c, D d, E e, Ff, G g, Hli, li, J j, JT&, L I, Mm, Nn, O o, *P p, Q q, E r, S s, Tt, Uu, Vv, <8 e. 4. Old English : Ql a, 13 b, (SI c, ED b, e, iF f, (^ g f ^ l) t I i, S j t H k, 1, ill tn, N n, 0, f) p, <& q, E r, Q s, Q: t t H n, t) t), tD ro, X ? Names of the Lette The names of the letters, as now commonly spoken and written in English, are A, Bee, Gee, Dee, E, Eff, Gee, Aitch, I, Jay, Kay, Ell, Em, En, 0, Pee, Kue, Ar, Ess, Tee, U, Vee, Double -u, Ex, Wy, Zee. OBS. 1. The names of the letters, as expressed in the modern lan- guages, are mostly framed with reference to their powers, or sounds. Yet is there in English no letter of which the name is always identical with its power; for A, E, /, 0, and U, are the only letters which can name themselves, and all these have other sounds than those which their names express. OBS. 2. Those letters which name themselves, take for their names those sounds which they usually represent at the end of an accented syllable ; thus the names, A, E, /, 0, U, are uttered with the sounds given to the same letters in the first syllables of the other names, Abel, Enoch, ISMIC, Obed, Urim ; or in the first syllables of the common words, paper, penal, pilot, potent, pupil. The other letters, most of which can never be perfectly sounded alone, have names in which their powers are combined with other sounds more vocal ; as, Bee, Gee, Dee, Ett, Ein, En, Jay, Kay, Kue. But, in this respect, the terms Aitch and Double-u are irregular ; because they have no obvious reference to the powers of the letters thus named. OBS. 3 Letters, like all other things, must be learned and spoken of by their names ; yet, as the simple characters are better known and more easily exhibited than their written names, the former are often substi- tuted for the latter, and are read as the words for which they are assumed. OBS. 4. The letters, once learned, may. be used unnamed; and so are they always used, except in oral spelling, or when some of their own number are to be particularized. LETTERS. 25 Classes of the Letters. The letters are divided into two general classes, vowels and consonants. A vowel is a letter which forms a perfect sound when uttered alone ; as, a, e, o. A consonant is a letter which cannot be perfectly uttered till joined to a vowel ; as, b, c, d. The vowels are a, e, i, o, w, and sometimes w and y. All the other letters are consonants. W or y is called a consonant when it precedes a vowel heard in the same syllable ; as in wine, twine, whine ye, yet, youth : in all other cases, these letters are vowels ; as in newly, dewy, eye-brow Yssel, Ystadt, yttria. Classes of Consonants. The consonants are divided into semivowels and mutes. A semivowel is a consonant which can be imperfectly sounded without a vowel, so that at the end of a syllable its sound may be protracted ; as, I, n, z, in al, an, az. A mute is a consonant which cannot be sounded at all without a vowel, and which at the end of a syllable sud- denly stops the breath ; as, k, p, t, in ak, op, at. The semivowels are f, h, j, Z, m, n, r, s, v, w, x, y, z, and c and g soft : but w or y at the end of a syllable, is a vowel ; and the sound of c, f, g, h, j, s, or x, can be protracted only as an aspirate, or strong breath. Four of the semivowels, I, m, n, and r, are termed liquids, on account of the fluency of their sounds ; and four others, v, w, y, and z, are likewise more vocal than the aspirates. The mutes are eight ; b, d, k, p, q, t, and c and g hard : three of these, k, q, and c hard sound exactly alike : 6, d, and g hard, stop the voice less suddenly than the rest. 26 ORTHOGRAPHY. OBS. 1. The foregoing division of the letters is of very great antiquity, and, in respect to its principal features, sanctioned by almost universal authority. Aristotle, three hundred and thirty years before Christ, di- vided the Greek letters into vowels, semivowels, and mutes, and declared that no syllable could be formed without a vowel. Some modern writers, however, not well satisfied with this ancient distribution of the elements of learning, have contradicted the Stagirite, and divided both sounds and letters into new classes, with various new names. Dr. Rush, author of "the Philosophy of the Human Voice," resolves the letters into "tonics, subtonics, and atonies;" and avers that "consonants alone may form syllables." Other authors have used the terms vocals, sub- vocals, and aspirates in classifying the elementary sounds. OBS. 2. Certain consonants or consonantal sounds are often dis- tinguished in pairs, by way of contrast with each other, the one being called fiat and the other sliarp : as, b and p ; d and t ; g hard and k ; j and cJi ; v and // tli flat and th sharp ; z and sharp s ; zli and sh. These, with reference to each other, are sometimes termed correlatives or cognates. Powers of the Letters. The powers of the letters are properly those elementary sounds which their figures are used to represent ; but letters formed into words are capable of communicating thought independently of sound. The vowel sounds which form the basis of the Eng- lish language, and which ought therefore to be perfectly familiar to every one who speaks it, are those which are heard at the beginning of the words, ate, at, ah, all, eel, ell, isle, ill, old, on, ooze, use, us, and that of u in butt. In the formation of words or syllables, some of these four- teen primary sounds may be joined together, as in ay, oil, out, owl ; and all of them may be preceded or followed by certain motions and positions of the lips and tongue, which will severally convert them into other terms in speech. Thus the same essential sounds may be changed into a new series of words by an/; as, fate, fat, far, fall, feel, fell, file, fill, fold, fond, fool, fuse, fuss, full. Again, into as many more with a p ; as, pate, pat, par, pall, peel, pell, pile, pill, pole, pond, pool } pule, pu LETTERS. 27 The simple consonant sounds in English are twenty-two : they are marked by b, d, f, g hard, h, k, I, m, n, ng, p, r, s, sh, t, th sharp, th flat, v, w, y } z, and zh. But zh is written only to show the sound of other letters ; as of s in pleasure, or z in azure. All these sounds are heard distinctly in the following words: buy, die, fie, guy, high, kie, lie, my, nigh, eying, pie, rye, sigh, shy, tie, thigh, thy, vie, we, ye, zebra, seizure. Again : most of them may be repeated in the same word if not in the same syllable ; as in bibber, diddle, fifty, giggle, high-hung, cackle, lily, mimic, ninny, singing, pippin, mirror, hissest, flesh-brush, tittle, thinketh, thither, vivid, witwal, union, vision. OBS. 1. Thje possible combinations and mutations of the twenty-six letters of our alphabet are many millions of millions. But those clusters which are unpronounceable, are useless. Of such as may be easily uttered, there are more than enough for all the purposes of useful writ- ing, or the recording of speech. Thus it is, that from principles so few and simple as about six or seven and thirty plain elementary sounds, represented by characters still fewer, we derive such a variety of oral and written signs, as may suffice to ex- plain or record all the sentiments and transactions of all men in all ages. OBS. 2. Different vowel sounds are produced by opening the mouth differently, and placing the tongue in a peculiar manner for each ; but the voice may vary in loudness, pitch, or time, and still utter the same vowel power. OBS. 3. Each of the vowel sounds may be variously expressed by letters. About half of them are sometimes words : the rest are seldom, if ever, used alone even to form syllables. But the reader may easily learn to utter them all, separately, according to the foregoing series. Let us note them as plainly as possible : eigh, &, ah, awe, eh, e", eye, 1, oh, o, oo, yew, ti, u. Thus the eight long sounds, eigh, ah, awe, eh, eye, <>' , ooh, yew, are, or may be words ; but the six less vocal, called the short vowel sounds, as in at, et, it, ot, ut, put, are commonly heard only in connection with consonants ; except the first, which is perhaps the most frequent sound of the vowel A or a a sound sometimes given to the word a, perhaps most generally ; as in the phrase, "twice a day." OBS. 4. With us, the consonants J and X represent, not simple, but complex sounds : hence they are never doubled. J is equivalent to dzh ; and X, either to ks or to gz. The former ends no English word, and the latter begins none. To the initial X of foreign words, we always give the simple sound of Z ; as in Xerxes, xebec, 28 ORTHOGRAPHY. OBS. 5. The consonants C and Q have no sounds peculiar to them- selves. Q has always the power of k, and is constantly followed by u and some vowel or two more in the same syllable ; as in quake, quest, quit, quoit. C is hard, like k, before a, o, and u ; and soft, like *, before e, i, and y : thus the syllables ca, ce t ci, co, cu, cy, are pronounced ka, se t si, ko, ku, #y. 8 before c preserves the former sound, but coalesces with the latter ; hence the syllables, sea, see, sci, sco, scu, scy, are sounded *'>!, se, si, sko, sku, sy. Ce and ci have sometimes the sound of sh ; as in ocean, social. Ch commonly represents the sound of tsh; as in church. OBS. 6. G, as well as C, has different sounds before different vowels. G is always hard, or guttural, before a, o, and u ; and generally soft, like j, before e, i, or y : thus the syllables, ga, ge, gi, go, gu, gy, are pro- nounced ga, je, ji, go, gu, jy. Forms of the Letters. In the English language, the Roman characters are gener- ally employed ; sometimes, the Italic ; and occasionally, thp. 15 (Emjlisl). In writing, -we use the The letters have severally two forms, by which they are distinguished as capitals and small letters. Small letters constitute the body of every work, and capi tals are used for the sake of eminence and distinction. Hulesfor the use of Capitals. RULE I. TITLES OP BOOKS. The titles of books, and the heads of their principal divisions, should be printed in capitals. When books are merely mentioned, the chief' words in their titles begin with capitals, and the other letters are small : as, " Pope's Essay on Man." RULE n. FIRST WORDS. The first word of every distinct sentence, or of any clause separately numbered or paragraphed, should begin with a capital. RULE ILT. NAMES OF DEITY. All names of the Deity should begin with capitals ; as, God, Jehovah, the Almighty, the Supreme Being. RULE IV. PROPER NAMES. Titles of office or honor, and proper names of every description, should begin with capitals; as, Chief Justice Hale, William, London, the Park, the Albion , the Spectator, the Thames. SYLLABLES. 29 RULE V. OBJECT PERSONIFIED. The name of an object personified, when it conveys an idea strictly individual, should begin with a capital ; as, " Come, gentle 8pring, ethereal mildness, come." RULE VI. WORDS DERIVED. Words derived from proper names of persons or places should begir. with capitals ; as, Newtonian, Grecian, Eoman. RULE VII. I AND O. The words /and should always be capitals ; as, " Out of the depths have /cried unto thee, Lord." RULE VIII. IN POETRY. Every line in poetry, except what is regarded as making but one verse with the line preceding, should begin with a capital ; as, " Our sons their fathers' failing language see, And such as Chaucer is, shall Dryden be." Pope. RULE IX. EXAMPLES, ETC. A full example, a distinct speech, or a direct quotation, should begin with a capital ; as, " Remember this maxim : ' Know thyself.' " " Vir- gil says, ' Labor conquers all things. ' " RULE X. CHIEF WORDS. Other words of particular importance, and such as denote the princi- pal subjects of discourse, may be distinguished by capitals. Proper names freouently have capitals throughout. II.-SYLLABLES. A syllable is one or more letters pronounced in one sound, and is either a word or a part of a word ; as, a, an, ant. In every word there are as many syllables as there are distinct sounds ; as, gram-ma-ri-an. A word of one syllable is called a monosyllable ; a word of two syllables, a dissyllable ; a word of three syllables, a trisyllable ; and a word of four or more tables, a polysyllable. 30 ORTHOGRAPHY. ' Diphthongs and Triphthongs. A diphthong is two vowels joined in one syllable; as, ea in beat, ou in sound. A proper diphthong is a diphthong in which both the vowels are sounded ; as, oi in voice. An improper diphthong is a diphthong in which only one of the vowels is sounded ; as, oa in loaf. A triphthong is three vowels joined in one syllable; as, eau in beau, iew in view. A proper triphthong is a triphthong in which all the vowels are sounded ; as, uoy in ~buoy. An improper triphthong is a triphthong in which only one or two of the vowels are sounded ; as, eau in beauty, iou in anxious. Syllabication. In dividing words into syllables, we are to be directed chiefly by the ear ; it may however be proper to observe, as far as practicable, the following rules : RULE I. CONSONANTS. Consonants should generally be joined to the vowels or diphthongs which they modify in utterance ; as, ap-os-tol-i-cal. RULE II. VOWELS. Two vowels, coming together, if they make not a diphthong, must be parted in dividing the syllables; as, a-e-ri-al. RULE III. TERMINATIONS. Derivative and grammatical terminations should generally be sepa- rated from the radical words to which they have been added ; as, Tiarm-less, great-ly, con-nect-ed. RULE IV. PREFIXES. Prefixes in general form separate syllables ; as, mis-place, out-ride, up- lift : but if their own primitive meaning be disregarded, the case may be otherwise ; thus re-create and rec-reate are words of different import, WORDS. 31 RULE V. COMPOUNDS. Compounds, when divided, should be divided into the simple words which compose them ; as, no-wfiere. RULE VI. FULL LINES. At the end of a line, a word may be divided, if necessary ; but a sjl lable must never be broken. III. WORDS. A word is one or more syllables spoken or written as the sign of some idea, or of some manner of thought. Species and Figure of Words. Words are distinguished as primitive or derivative, and as simple or compound. The former division is called their species ; the latter, their figure. A primitive word is one that is not formed from any simpler word in the language ; as, harm, great, connect. A derivative word is one that is formed from some simpler word in the language ; as, harmless, greatly, con- nected, disconnect, unconnected. A simple word is one that is not compounded, not composed of other words ; as, watch, man, never, the, less. A compound word is one that is composed of two or more simple words ; as, watchman, nevertheless. Permanent compounds are consolidated ; as, 'bookstore,, housekeeper: others, which may be called temporary com pounds, are formed by the hyphen ; as, glass-house, school master. Rules for the Figure of Words. I. Words regularly or analogically united, and commonly known as forming a compound, should never be needlessly broken apart IT. When the simple words would only form a regular phrase, of the same meaning, the compounding of any of them ojight to be avoided, 32 ORTHOGRAPHY. HI. Words otherwise liable to be misunderstood, must be joined to- gether or written separately, as the sense and construction may happen to require. IV. When two or more compounds are connected in one sentence, none of them should be split to make an ellipsis of half a word. V. When the parts of a compound do not fully coalesce ; as, to-day, to- night, to-morrow ; or when each retains its original accent, so that the compound has more than one, or one that is movable; as, first-born, hanger-on, laughter-lomng, the hyphen should be inserted between them. VI. When a compound has but one accented syllable in pronuncia- tion, as watchword, statesman, gentleman, and the parts are such as admit of a complete coalescence, no hyphen should be inserted between them. IV. SPELLING. Spelling is the art of expressing words by their proper letters. OBS. This important art is to be acquired rather by means of the spelling-book or dictionary, and by observation in reading, than by the study of written rules. The orthography of our language is attended with much uncertainty and perplexity : many words are variously spelled by the best scholars, and many others are not usually written ac- cording to the analogy of similar words. But to be ignorant of the orthography of such words as are uniformly spelled and frequently used, is justly considered disgraceful. The following rules may prevent some embarrassment, and thus be of service to those who wish to b accurate. Rules for Spelling. RULE I. FINAL F, L, OR S. Monosyllables ending in /, I, or s, preceded by a single vowel, doubl* the final consonant; as, staff, mill, pass: except three \nf-def, if, of; three in ibul, sal, sol; and eleven in s as, gas, has, was, yes, is, his, this, us, thus, pus. RULE n. OTHER FINALS. Words ending in any other consonant than f, I, or s, do not double the final letter : except abb. ebb, add. odd. egg, inn, en', burr, purr, butt, buzz, fuzz, and some proper names. SPELLING. RULE III. DOUBLING. Monosyllables, and words accented on the last sellable, when they end with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, or by a vowel after qu, double their final consonant before an additional syllable that begins with a vowel : as, rob, robber ; permit, permitting ; acquit, ac- yiittal, acquitting. Exc. X final, being equivalent to ks, is nearer doubled. RULE IV. No DOUBLING. A final consonant, when it is not preceded by a single vowel, or when the accent is not on the last syllable, should remain single before an additional syllable: as, toil, toiling ; visit, visited; general, generalize. Exc. But I and s final are sometimes doubled (though according to Webster, improperly), when the last syllable is not accented ; as, travel, traveller; bias, biassed. RULE V. RETAINING. Words ending with any double letter, preserve it double before any additional termination, not beginning with the same letter ; as in the following derivatives : seeing, blissful, oddly, hilly, stiffness, illness, small- ness, carelessness, agreement, agreeable. Exc. The irregular words, fled, sold, told, dwelt, spelt, spilt, shalt, wilt, blest, past, and the derivatives from the word pontiff, are excep- tions to this rule. is RULE VI. FINAL E. The final e mute of a primitive word, is generally omitted before an additional termination beginning with a vowel : as, rate, ratable ; force, forcible ; rave, raving ; eye, eying. Exc. Words ending in ce or ge, retain the e before able or ous, to pre- serve the soft sounds of c and g ; as, peace, peaceable ; changt, chanyt- able; outrage, outrageous. RULE VII. FINAL E. The final e of a primitive word, is generally retained before an addi- tional termination beginning with a consonant ; as, pale, paleness ; lodge^ lodgement. Exc. When the e is preceded by a vowel, it is sometimes omitted: as, true, truly ; awe, awful ; and sometimes retained ; as, rue, rueful *hoe y sJioeless. 3 34 ORTHOGRAPHY. RULE VIII. FINAL Y. The final y of a primitive word, when preceded by a consonant, is changed into i before an additional termination : as, merry, merrier, merriest, merrily, merriment ; pity, pitied, pities, pitiest, pitiless, pitiful, pitiable. Exc. Before ing, y is retained to prevent the doubling of i ; as, pity, pitying. Words ending in ie, dropping the e by Rule 6th, change i into y, for the same reason ; as, die, dying. OBS. When a vowel precedes, y should not be changed; as, day, days; valley, valleys ; money, moneys ; monkey, monkeys. RULE IX. COMPOUNDS. Compounds generally retain the orthography of the simple words which compose them ; as, hereof, wherein, horseman, recall, uphitt, shellfish. Exc. In permanent compounds, the words full and all drop one I; as, handful, careful, always, withal : in others, they retain both ; as, full-eyed, aU-wise, save-all. Questions for Review. L INTRODUCTORY. What is an Idea ? What is a Thought ? What is Language ? What is the use of Grammar ? What is English Grammar ? How is it divided ? Of what does Orthography treat ? Of what does Etymology treat ? Of what does Syntax treat ? Of what does Prosody treat ? II. LETTERS. Of what does Orthography treat ? What is a .Letter.* What is an elementary sound of a word ? What name is given to the sound of a letter ? What epithet, to a letter not sounded ? How many letters are there in English ? How many sounds do they rep- resent ? In what does a knowledge of the letters consist ? What variety is noticed iu letters that are always the same ? Whrit different sorts of types, or letters, axe used in English ? QUESTIONS FOB REVIEW. 35 What are the names of the letters in English ? Which of the letters name themselves, and which do not ? What are the names of all in both numbers, singular and plural ? III. CLASSES OF LETTERS. Into what general classes are the letters divided ? What is a vowel ? What is a consonant ? What letters are vowels ? What, consonants ? When are w and y consonants, and when vowels ? How are the consonants divided ? What is a semivowel ? What is a mute ? What letters are semivowels, and which of these are aspirates ? What letters are called liquids, and why ? How many and which are the letters reckoned mutes ? " ** IV. POWERS, OR SOUNDS. What is meant, when we speak of " the powers of the letters? " In what series of short words are heard our chief vowel sounds ? How may these sounds be modified to form words or syllables ? Can you form a word from each by means of a,nf? Will you form another such series with a p ? How many and what are the consonant sounds in English ? In what series of words may all these sounds be heard ? In what series of words is each of them heard more than once ? Do our letters admit of combinations enough ? What do we derive from these elements of language? V. FORMS OP THE LETTERS. What is said of the employment of the several styles of letters in English ? What distinction of form do we make in each of the letters ? What is said of small letters, and why are capitals used ? How many rules for capitals are given, and what are their heads ? What says Rule 1st of titles of books ? Rule 2d, of first words ? Rule 3d, of names of Deity ? Rule 4th, of proper names ? Rule 5th, of objects per- sonified? -Rule 6th, of words der ived ? Rule 7th, of I and O'4 Rule 8th, of poetry ?-Rule 9th, of examples, etc.? Rule 10th, of chief words? VI. SYLLABLES. What is a syllable ? Can the syllables of a word be perceived by the ear ? What is a word of one syllable called ? a word of two syllables ? of three ? of four or more ? What is a diphthong ? What is a proper diphthong ? an improper diphthong ? What is a triphthong ? 36 ORTHOGRAPHY. What is a proper triphthong ? An improper triphthong ? What chiefly directs us in dividing words into syllables ? How many rules of syllabication are given, and what are their heads ? What says Rule 1st, of consonants ? Rule 2d. of vowels ? Rule 3d, of ter- minations ? Rule 4th, of prefixes ? Rule 5th, of compounds ? Rule 6th, of lines full? VII. WORDS. What is a word ? How are words distinguished in regard to species and figure. What is a primitive word ? What is a derivative word ? What is a simple word ? What is a compound word ? How do permanent compounds differ from others ? How many are the rules for the figure of words, and what are their heads ? What says rule 1st, of compounds? Rule 3d, of simples? Rule 3d, of the sense? Rule 4th, of ellipses ? Rule 5th, of the hyphen ? Rule 6th, of using no hyphen ? VIII. SPELLING. What is spelling ? How is this art to be acquired ? How many rules for spelling are there, and what are their heads ? What says Rule 1st of final /, I, or s /Rule 2d, of other finals /Rule 3d, of the doubling of consonants ? Rule 4th, against the doubling of conso- nants ? Rule 5th, of retaining /Rule 6th, of final e /Rule 7th, of final e /Rule 8th, of final y /Rule 9th, of compounds / Exercises for Writing. I. CAPITALS. These exercises are classified according to rules on pages 24, 25. 1 . The pedant quoted Johnson's dictionary of the english language, Gregory's dictionary of arts and sciences, Crabb's english synonymes, V/ulker's key to the pronunciation of proper names, Sheridan's rhetori- cal grammar, and the diversions of purley. 2. gratitude is a delightful emotion, the grateful heart at once per- forms its duty and" endears itself to others. 3. What madness and folly, to deny the great first cause ! Shall mortal man presume against his maker ? shall he not fear the omnipo- tent ? shall he not reverence the everlasting one ? ' The fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom. ' 4. xerxes the great, emperor of persia, united the medes, persians, bactrians, lydians, assyrians, hyrcanians, and many other nations, in an expedition against greeoe. EXERCISES FOR WRITING. 37 5. I observed that, when the votaries of religion were led aside, she commonly recalled them by her emissary conscience, before habit had time to enchain them. 6. Hercules is said to have killed the nemean lion, the erymanthian boar, the lernean serpent, and the stymphalian birds. The Christian religion has brought all mythologic stories and milesian fables into di^> repute. 7. i live as i did, i think as i did, i love you as i did ; but all these are to no purpose ; the world will not live, think, or love as i do. o wretched prince ! o cruel reverse of fortune ! o father Micipsa 1 8. are these thy views ? proceed, illustrious youth, and virtue guard thee to the throne of truth ! 9. Those who pretend to love peace, should remember this maxim : " it is the second^blow that makes the battle." n. CAPITALS. MISCELLANEOUS. ' time and i will challenge any other two,' said philip. ' thus,' said diogenes, 'do I trample on the pride of plato.' 'true,' replied plato ; ' but is it not with the greater pride of diogenes ? ' the father in a transport of joy, burst into the following words : ' o excellent scipio ! heaven has given thee more than human virtue ! o glorious leader ! o wondrous youth ! ' epaminondas, the theban general, was remarkable for his love of truth, he never told a lie, even in jest. and pharaoh said to Joseph, ' ' say to thy brethren, ' do this lade your beasts, and go to the land of canaan. ' " who is she that, with graceful steps and a lively air, trips over yonder plain ? her name is health : she is the daughter of exercise and temper- ance. to the penitent sinner, a mediator and intercessor with the sovereign of the universe, appear comfortable names. the murder of abel, the curse and rejection of cain, and the birth and adoption of seth, are almost the only events related of the immedi- ate family of adam, after his fall. on what foundation stands the warrior's pride, how just his hopes, let Swedish charles decide. in every leaf that trembles to the breeze, i hear the voice of god among the trees. 38 ORTHOGRAPHY. III. SYLLABLES. Divide the following words into their proper syllables : Ado, adorn, adown, adrift, anoint, athwart, awry, bespeak, bestow, between, encroach, incrust, foreknow, forestall, forswear, underanged, preterit, retrace, unoiled, unrepaid, unresting, underbid, upholder, withal. Civil, color, copy, damask, dozen, ever, feather, gather, heaven, lemon, meadow, never, orange, punish, robin, shovel, timid, whither, benefit, canister, generous, academical, several, miserable, tolerable, epidemic, paralytic, liberal, characteristic, experimental. Folio, genial, genius, glossy, junior, mover, satiate, seizure, vitiate, ambrosia, convenient, ingenious, omniscience, peculiar, substantiate, sociable, partiality, pecuniary, annunciate, enunciate, appreciate, associate, expatiate, negotiate. Eastern, pallet, stormy, England, anthill, cowslip, farewell, foretop, hogshead, homeward, sandstone, forever, husbandman, painstaker, bookseller, acquittal, requisition, architecture, machinery, aqueduct, arable, horrible, inflammation, impossible, preferable, perilous, business, preferred. IV. FIGURE OF WORDS. Correct the errors in the following, according to the rules on pages 27, 2& 1. The shine of the plough share is the farmer's wealth. The cross row has ever had some thing of a magic spell in it. The old fashioned are apt to think the world grows worse. The stealing of water melons may lead to house breaking. A good clothes brush helps greatly to make a gentle man. 2. An ill-tongue is a fearful corrupter of good-manners. Envy not the good-luck of prosperous transgressors. St. Paul admonishes Timothy to refuse old-wives'-fables. Lawmakers have often been partial to male-descendants. New-year's-gifts brighten many a face on new-year's day. \. They that live in glass-houses should not throw stones. A glass house is a house in which glass is manufactured. A spirit stirring discourse is seldom a long winded one. Knowledge and virtue are the stepping stones to honor. The American whip poor Will is a night warbling bird. 4. Let school and meeting-houses be pleasantly located. The teapot and kettle are now deemed indispensable. Both the ten and the eight syllable verses are iambics. Most, at six or seventeen years of age, are men and women. A ketch is a vessel with two masts, a main and muzen-mast EXERCISES FOB WRITING. 39 5. The bloodyminded man seldom dwells long in safety. A tiresmith puts on wheelbands redhot, then cools them. Plato was so called because he was broadshouldered. Timehonored custom may be souldestroying folly. Is erenhanded honesty expected in slavemerchants ? 6. A good pay-master is always a man of some fore-thought. The glory of the common-wealth is the states-man's boast. Bain-bows are made of sun-shine dissolved in sky water. V. SPELLING. In the following exercises the pupil is required to correct the errors in spelling according to the rules on pages, 28, 29, 30. I. 1. Few knowthe value of a friend, til they lose him. Good men pas by offences, and take no revenge. Hear patiently, iff thou wouldst speak wel. 2. The business of warr is devastation and destruction. To er is human ; to forgive, divine. A bad speller should not pretend to scholarshipp. 3. It often requires deep diging, to obtain pure water. Praise is most shuned by the praiseworthy. He that hoists too much sail, runs a risk of overseting. 4. Quarrels are more easily begun than endded. Contempt leaves a deepper scar than anger. Of all tame animals the flatterrer is the most mischievous. 5. Smalness with talness makes the figure too slender. Heedlesness is always in danger of embarrasment. The recklesness of license is no attribute of fredom. 6. Good examples are very convinceing teachers. Doubts should not excite contention, but inquirey. Obligeing conduct procures deserved esteem. 7. Wise men measure time by their improvment of it. Learn to estimate all things by their real usfulness. Encouragment increases with success. 8. Nothing essential to happyness is unattainable. Vices, though near relations, are all at varyance. Before thou denyest a favor, consider the request 9. Good-wil is a more powerful motive than constraint. A wel-spent day prepares us for sweet repose. The path of fame is altogether an uphil road. 40 ORTHOGRAPHY. II. 1. He is tal enough who walks uprightly. Repetition makes smal transgressions great. Religion regulates the wil and affections. 2. To carry a ful cupp even, requires a steady hand. Idleness is the nest in which mischief lays its egs. The whole journey of life is besett with foes. 3. Peace of mind should be prefered to bodily safety. A bad begining is unfavorable to success. Very fruitful trees often need to be proped. 4. None ever gained esteem by tattling and gossipping. Religion purifies, fortifies, and tranquillizes the mind. They had all been closetted together a long time. 5. Blesed is he whose transgresion is forgiven. Indolence and listlesness are foes to happiness. Carelesness has occasioned many a wearisome step. 6. In all thy undertakeings, ponder the motive and the end. We cannot wrong others without injureing ourselves. A dureable good cannot spring from an external cause. 7. Duely appreciate and improve your privileges. To borrow of future time, is thriftless managment. He who is truely a freman is above mean compliances. 8. Pitiing friends cannot save us in a diing hour. Wisdom rescues the decaies of age from aversion. Vallies are generally more fertile than hills. 9. Cold numness had quite bereft her of sense. A cascade, or waterfal, is a charming object in scenery. Nettles grow in the vinyard of the slothfull. Tuition is lost on idlers and numbsculs. HI. 1. He that scofs at the crooked, should beware of stooping. Pictures that resemble flowers, smel only of paint. Misdemeanors are the pioneers of gros vices. 2. To remitt a wrong, leaves the offender in debt. Superlative commendation is near akinn to detraction. Piety admitts not of excessive sorrow. 3. You are safe in forgeting benefits you have confered. He has run well who has outstriped his own errors. See that you have ballast proportionate to your riging. 4. The biasses of prejudice often preclude convincement. Bather follow the wise than lead the foollish. EXERCISES FOE W&tTItf&. 41 To reason with the angry, is like whisperring to the deaf A bigotted judge needs no time for deliberation. The gods of this world have many worshippers. 5. Crosness has more subjects than admirers. Fearlesness conquers where blamelesness is armor-bearer. 6. Many things are chiefly valued for their rareity. Vicious old age is hopeless and deploreable. Irreconcileable animosity is always blameable. 7. Treachery lurks beneath a guilful tongue. Disobedience and mischief deserve chastisment. By self-examination, we discover the lodgements of sin. The passions often mislead the judgement. 8. To be happy without holyness is impossible. And, all within, were walks and allies wide. Call impesiection what thou f ancy'st such. Without fire, chimnies are useless. 9. The true philanthropist deserves a universal pasport. Ridicule is generally but the froth of il-nature. All mispent time will one day be regretted. IV. MISCELLANEOUS. Fiction may soften, without improveing the heart. Affectation is a sprout that should be niped in the bud. A covettous person is always in want. Fashion is compareable to an ignis-fatuus. Fair appearances somtimes cover foul purposes. Garnish not your commendations with flatterry. Never utter a falshood even for truth's sake. Medicines should be administerred with caution. We have here no continueing city, no abideing rest. Many a trapp is laid to ensnare the feet of youth. We are caught as sillyly as the bird in the net. By defering repentance, we accumulate sorrows. To preach to the droneish, is to waste your words. We are often benefitted by what we have dreaded. We may be succesful, and yet disappointed. In rebusses, pictures are used to represent words. He is in great danger who parlies with conscience. Your men of f orhead .are magnificent in promises. A true friend is a most valueable acquisition. It is not a bad memory that forgets injuryes. Weigh your subject wel, before you speak positivly. Difficulties are often increased by mismanagment OKTHOGRAPHY. Diseases are more easyly prevented than cured. Contrivers of mischief often entrapp themselves. Corrupt speech indicates a distemperred mind. Asseveration does not allways remove doubt. Hypocrites are like wolves in sheeps' clotheing. Ostentatious liberallity is its own paymaster. V. MISCELLANEOUS. A downhil road may be travelled with ease. Distempered fancy can swel a molehil to a mountain. Let your own unbiassed judgment determine. A knave can often undersel his honest neighbors. Xenophanes prefered reputation to wealth. True politeness is the ofspring of benevolence. Levellers are generally the dupes of designning men. Rewards are for those who have fullfiled their duty. Who trusts a hungry boy in a cubburd of dainties ? Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellers. The liberal man ties his purse with a beau-not. Double-deelers are seldom long in favor. The characters of the crosrow have wrought wonders. The plagiary is a jacdaw decked with stolen plumes. All virtues are in agrement ; all vices, at varyance. Personnal liberty is every man's natural birthrite. There, wrapt in clouds, the blueish hills ascend. The birds frame to thy song their chearfull cherupping. There figgs, skydyed, a purple hue disclose. Lysander goes twice a day to the choccolat-house. Years following years steal sumthing every day. The soul of the slothfull does but drowse in his body. What think you of a clergiman in a soldier's dres ? Justice is here holding the stilliards for a balance. The huming-bird is somtimes no biger than a bumble-be. The muskittoes will make you as spoted as a samon-trout Cruelty to animals is a malicious and lo-lived vice. Absolute Necessity must sign their deth-warrant. He who catches flies, emulates the nat-snaper. The froggs had long lived unmolested in a horspond. "These are villanous creatures," says a blokheded boy. The robbin-read-breast til of late had rest, And children sacred held a martin's nest PART II. ETYMOLOGY. Etymology treats of the different parts of speech, with their classes and modifications. I. THE SENTENCE. In the utterance of any definite thought, such as, Birds fly TJie ftun shines Fishes swim, there is obviously some person or thing spoken of, and something said of that person or thing. The former is called the subject, and the latter the predicate. When united so as to make complete sense, these form what is called a proposition ; and a proposition, or a combination of two or more propositions, forms a sen- tence. Thus Man is mortal is a sentence containing one proposition ; and Art is long, and time is fleeting is a sentence containing two propositions. The distinction between the subject and the predicate of a sentence should be clearly understood. This distinction is marked in the follow- ing sentences: Subjects. Birds The flowers Perseverance The love of truth An honest man Predicates. sing. are fading. overcomes all obstacles. will prevail over error. is the noblest work of God. The following definitions will now be understood. A sentence is an assemblage of words, making complete sense ; as, "Reward sweetens labor." " The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." 44 ETYMOLOGY. Every sentence must contain two principal parts ; namely, the subject and the predicate. Whatever is directly spoken of in the sentence is the sub- ject ; as, "The sun has set." "Can you write?" That which is said of the subject is the predicate ; as, "Beauty fa des." Any combination of the subject and predicate is called a proposition. Words added to other words in a sentence to modify or limit their meaning are called adjuncts ; as, "A good scholai rapidly improves." Sentences are divided, with respect to the nature of tht propositions which they contain, into four classes ; dedara* tive, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory. A sentence is declarative, when it expresses an affirmation or negation ; interrogative, when it expresses a question ; i??i- perative, when it expresses a command ; and exclamatory, when it expresses an exclamation. ^Exercises. 1. Point out the subject and the predicate in the following sentences, and state to which of the four classes each sentence belongs. OBS. In interrogative and exclamatory sentences, the words are usu- ally transposed ; in imperative sentences, the subject is often under- stood ; as, " Bring me a slate ; " in which the subject is thou or you, understood. The tree bears fruit. The ox bears a yoke. The carpenter uses >? saw. Avarice causes crime. The miser loves gold. The boy has told an untruth. The merchant has made a fortune. The river overflowed its banks. Lend Charles a book. Has Mary received the letter ? Will Richard return soon ? How hard a task he has ! The scholar's diligence deserves a reward. Do not injure your neighbor. How kindly he treated his schoolmate ! Has Robert found his pencil ? 2. Write predicates for the following subjects. Flowers. Oranges. Industry. Honesty. An industrious boy. A dis- honest clerk. An amiable disposition. A good character. George Washington. Napoleon Bonaparte. Queen Victoria. THE PARTS OF SPEECH. 45 8. Write subjects for the following predicates. is writing. was too late. did not improve. w ill be rewarded. should be treated with kindness. brings misery. is a source of happiness. 4. Insert as many adjuncts as possible to the subject and predicate of each of the following sentences. Example. The horses ran. The wUd horses ran away very swiftly. The ship sailed. Flowers bloom. Flowers fade. Birds fly. The sun shines. The scholar improves. The oxen are grazing. The man is ploughing. The dog is barking. The woman is washing. The storm rages. The wind blows. The lightning flashes. The thunder peals. II.-THE PARTS OF SPEECH. The words that compose a sentence are used for various purposes in connection with the subject or predicate. Some are names of persons or things ; some express action ; some, quality; others, relation; and some are used to connect words or propositions. For this reason the words or parts of a sentence have been arranged in classes, called the Parts Of Speech. The Parts of Speech, or sorts of words, in English, are ten; namely, the article, the noun, the adjective, the pronoun, the verb, the participle, the adverb, the conjunction, the preposition, and the inter- jection. An article is the word the, an, or a, which we put be- fore nouns to limit their signification ; as, The air, the stars ; an island, a ship. A noun is the name of any person, place, or thing, that can be known or mentioned ; as, George, York, man, apple, truth. An adjective is a word added to a noun or pronoun, and generally expresses quality ; as, A wise man ; a new book. You two are diligent. 46 ETYMOLOGY. Apronounisa word used instead of a nonn : as, " The boy loves his book ; he has long lessons, and he learns them well." A verb is a word that signifies to be, to act, or to be acted icpon : as, I am, I rule, I am ruled ; I love, thou lovest, he loves. A participle is a word derived from a verb, participat- ing the properties of a verb, and of an adjective or a noun. It is generally formed by adding ing, d, or ed, to the verb : thus, from the verb rule, are formed three parti- ciples : two simple and one compound ; as, 1, ruling 2, ruled 3, having ruled. An adverb is a word added to a verb, a participle, an adjective, or another adverb ; and generally expresses time, place, degree, or manner ; as, " They are now here, study- ing very diligently" A conjunction is a word used to connect words or sentences in construction, and to show the dependence of the terms so connected; as, "Thou and he are happy, because you are good." A preposition is a word used to express some rela- tion of different things or thoughts to each other, and is generally placed before a noun or a pronoun ; as, " The paper lies before me on the desk." An interjection is a word that is uttered merely to indicate some strong or sudden emotion of the mind ; as, Uh ! alas ! ah ! poh ! pshaw ! avaunt ! Definitions of Terms. A definition of anything or class of things is such a de- scription of it, as distinguishes that entire thing or class from every thing else, by briefly telling what it is. A rule Of grammar is some law, more or less general, by which custom regulates and prescribes the right use of language. EXERCISES IN PARSING. 47 A praxis is a method of exercise, showing the learner how to proceed. (The word literally signifies action, doing, prac- tice, or formal use.) An example is a particular instance or model, serving to prove or illustrate some given proposition or truth. An exercise is some technical performance required of the learner, in order to test his knowledge or skill by use. Parsing is the resolving or explaining of a sentence, or of some related word or words, according to the definitions and rules of grammar. JZxercises in Parsing. *" Praxis I. Etymological. In the First Praxis, it is required of the pupil, after analyzing the sen- tence, by pointing out the subject and predicate, with the adjuncts in each, to distinguish the different parts of speech, and to assign a reason for such distinction, by citing the proper definition, and adapting it to each particular case. Thus : EXAMPLE PARSED. " The patient ox submits to the yoke, and meekly performs the labor required of him." 1. Submits is a verb, because it signifies action ; Performs is also a verb, for the same reason. 2. Ox is a noun, because it is the name of n thing ; Yoke and labor are nouns, for the same reason. 3. The is an article, because it limits the signification of ox, yoke, or labor th noun before which it is placed. 4. Patient is an adjective, because it expresses the quality of the ox. 5. Him is a pronoun, because it is used instead of the noun ox. 6. fiequired is a participle, because it expresses action like a verb, and qualifies the noun labor like an adjective. 7. Meekly is an adverb, because it is added to the verb performs, and express^ manner. 8. And is a conjunction, because it connects the predicates containing the verbs submits and performs. 9. To is a preposition, because it expresses the relation of the verb submits to th noun yoke. Note. The numbers are here used to indicate the order in which the pupil should, at first, be required to distinguish the parts of speech in the sentences given in this exer- cise. The verb is made the first in this series because it is the word to which all others have an immediate or remote relation, and because it is easily recognized, and, when discovered, leads the mind necessarily to a knowledge of the other parts of speech com- 48 ETYMOLOGY. Tirehended in the sentence, by showing the particular office of every word. This cannot be done, at this stage of the pupil's progress, with a proper degree of intelligence and precision, by mechanically examining each word in succession ; for the reason that to do PO requires him to compare the distinctive office of each part of speech, with the word ex- amined ; while in these preliminary exercises, he is only required to keep in mind the character of a single part of speech, and compare it with each word of the sentence Ln *;K -cession. Besides, an eclectic process like that indicated, is better calculated to keep rie interest and attention of the pupil awake, the constant desire of discovery continu- ..ily stimulating mental activity. Evil communications corrupt good manners. Good books always deserve a careful perusal. Passionate men are very easily irritated. Perseverance finally overcomes all obstacles. Human happiness is exceedingly transient. The industrious boys have recited their lessons well. A landscape presents a pleasing variety of objects. The eagle has a strong and piercing eye. The rose, the lily, and the pink are fragrant flowers. Sloth enfeebles equally the bodily and the mental powers. Virtuous youth gradually brings forward accomplished and flourishing- manhood. In the spring the trees resume their verdure. Industry is needful in every condition of life ; the price of all im- provement is labor. III. -ARTICLES. An article is the word the, an, or a, which we put be- fore nouns to limit their signification. An and a are one and the same article. An is used whenever the following word begins with a vowd sound ; as, An art, an end, an heir, fin inch, an ounce, an hour, an urn. A is used whenever the follow- ing word begins with a consonant sound; as, A man, a house, a won- der, a one, a yew, a use, a ewer. Thus the consonant sounds of w and ?/, even when expressed by other letters, require a and not an before them. Classes. The articles are distinguished as the definite and the indefinite. The definite article is the, which denotes some par- ticular thing or things ; as, The boy, the oranges. NOUNS. 49 The indefinite article is an or a, which denotes one thing of a kind, but not any particular one ; as, A boy, cm orange. Exercises for Writing. 1. Prefix the definite article to the following nouns : Path, paths ; loss, losses ; name, names ; page, pages ; want, wants ; doubt, doubts ; votary, votaries. 2. Prefix the indefinite article to the following nouns : Age, error, idea, omen, urn, arch, bird, cage, dream, empire, farm, grain, horse, idol, jay, king, lady, man, novice, opinion, pony, quail, raven, sample, trade, uncle, vessel, window, youth, zone, whirlwind, union, onion, unitfeagle, house, honor, hour, herald, habitation, hos- pital, harper, harpoon, ewer, eye, humor. 3. Insert the definite article rightly in the following phrases : George second part first reasons most obvious good man wide circle man of honor man of world old books common people same person, smaller piece rich and poor first and last all time great excess nine muses how rich reward all ancient writers in nature of things much better course. 4. Insert the indefinite article rightly in each of the following phrases ." new name very quick motion other sheep such power what in- stance great weight such worthy cause too great difference high honor humble station universal law what strange event so deep interest as firm hope so great wit humorous story such person few dollars little reflection. IV. NOUNS. A noun is the name of any person, place, or thing, that can be known or mentioned. OBS. 1. All words and signs taken technically (that is, independently of their meaning, and merely as things spoken of), are nouns ; or, rather, are things read and construed as nouns : as, " Us is a personal pronoun." ^-Murray. ' Th has two sounds, "j. ,v. 4 50 ETYMOLOGY. OBS. 2. The learner must observe the sense and use of each word, and class it accordingly: many words commonly belonging to other parts of speech, are occasionally used as nouns ; as, 1. "The Ancient of days." Bible. " Of the ancients." Swift. " For such impertinents." Steele. "He is an ignorant in it." Id. " To the nw. " Burns. 2. "Or any he, the proudest of thy sort." Shak. " I am the happiest the in Kent." Steele. "The shes of Italy. "Shak. "The hes in birds." Bacon. 3. "Avaunt all attitude, and stare, and start, the- atric ! "Cowper. "A may -be of mercy is insufficient." Bridge. 4. "For the producing of real happiness. " Crabb. "Reading, writing, and ciphering, are indispensable to civilized man." 5. "A hereafter." Addison. "The dread of a hereafter.'" Putter. "The deep amen." Scott. " The while." Milton. 6. " With Aarfc, and whoop, and wild haUoo." Scott. ' ' Will cuts him short with a * TFAaJ ^n f ' ' ' Addison. Classes. Nouns are divided into two general classes: proper and common. A proper noun is the name of some particular in- dividual, or people, or group ; as, Adam, Boston, the Hudson, the Romans, the Azores, the Alps. A common noun is the name of a sort, kind, or class, of beings or things ; as, Beast, bird, fish, insect, creatures, persons, children. The particular classes, collective, abstract, and verbal or participial, are usually included among common nouns. The name of a thing sui generis is also called common. A collective noun, or noun of multitude, is the name of many individuals together ; as. Council, meeting, committee, flock, v An abstract noun is the name of some particular quality considered apart from its substance ; as, Goodness, hardness, pride, frailty . A verbal or participial noun is the name of some action or state of being, and is formed from a verb, like a participle, but employed as a noun ; as, " The triumphing of the wicked is short." Job xx., 5. NOUNS. 51 A thing sui generis (i.e., of its own peculiar kind), is something which is distinguished, not as an individual of a species, but as a sort by itself, without plurality in either the noun or the sort of thing ; as, Galvanism, music, geometry. OBS. 1. The proper name of a person or place with an article pro- fixed, is generally used as a common noun ; as, "He is the Cicero of his age," that is, the orator. "Many a fiery Alp," that is, mountain: except when a common noun is understood; as, The [river] Hudson, The [ship] Amity, The treacherous [man] Judas. OBS. 2. A common noun with the definite article prefixed to it, sometimes becomes proper ; as, The Park, The Strand. OBS. 3. The coffimon name of a thing or quality personified often becomes proper; as, " 'My power,' said Reason, 'is to advise, not to compel. '"Johnson. Modifications. Nouns have modifications of four kinds; namely. persons, numbers, genders, and cases. y- Persons. Persons, in grammar, are modifications that distin- guish the speaker, the hearer, and the person or thing merely spoken of. There are three persons : the first, the second, and the third. The first person is that which denotes the speaker or writer ; as, " I Paul have written it." The second person is that which denotes the hearer or the person addressed ; as, " Robert, who did this ? " The third person is that which denotes the person or thing merely spoken of ; as, " James loves his book" OBS. 1. In written language, the first person denotes the writer or author ; and the second, the reader or person addressed : except when the writer describes not himself, but some one else, as uttering to a- ther the words which he records, 62 ETYMOLOGY. OBS. 2. The speaker seldom refers to himself by name as the speaker . consequently, nmins are rarely used in the first person . and when they are, a pronoun is usually prefixed to them. Hence some grammarians deny the first person to nouns altogether. 3. When a speaker or writer does not choose to declare himselt in the first person, or to address his hearer or reader in the second ', he speaks of both or either in the third. Thus Moses relates what Moses did, and Caesar records the achievements of C&sar. So Judah humbly beseeches Joseph : " Let thy seroant abide in stead of the lad a bond- man to my lord. " Gen. xliv. , 33. And Abraham reverently intercedes with God : " Oh ! let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak." Gen. xviii., 30 OB& 4. When inanimate things are spoken to, they are personified ; and their names are put in the second person, because by the figure the objects are supposed to be capable of hearing. Numbers. Numbers, in grammar, are modifications that dis- tinguish unity and plurality. ThertTare two numbers ; the singular and the plural. The singular number is that which denotes but one; as, "The boy learns." The plural number is that which denotes more than one ; as, " The boys learn." The plural number of nouns is regularly formed by add- ing s or es to the singular : as, book, books y box, boxes. Rules for forming the Ylural. GENERAL. I. When the singular ends in a sound which will unite with that of * the plural is generally formed by adding s only, and the number of syllables is not increased : as, pen, pens ; grape^ grapes. ' 13. But when the sound of s cannot be united with that of the primi- tive word, the plural adds * to final e, and es to other terminations, and. form^a separate sellable -. as, page y pages ; \ NOUNS. 63 SPECIAL. I. Nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant add (&, but do not increase the number of syllables : as, hero, heroes ; potato, potatoes ; mosquito, mosquitoes. The exceptions to this rule appear to be in such nouns as are not fully Anglicised ; as, cantos, juntos, solos, etc. Othef nouns in o add s only : as, folio, folios ; bamboo, bamboos. II. Common nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant, change | into i, and add es, without increase of syllables : as, fly, flies ; duty, duties Other nchins in y add s only : as, day, days ; valley, valleys. So like- wise proper names in y are sometimes varied ; as, Henry, the Henrys. III. The following nouns in /, change / into v, and add es, for the plural: sheaf, leaf, loaf, beef, thief, calf, half, elf, slielf, self, wolf, wharf; as, sheaves, leaves, etc. Life, lives ; knife, knives ; wife, wives ; are similar. Staff makes staves, though the compounds of staff are regular ; as, flctgstqfl, flagstaffs. The greater number of nouns in / and /?, are regular ; as, fifes, strifes, chiefs, griefs, gulfs, etc. IV. The following are still more irregular : man, men; woman, women; child, children ; brother, brethren [or brothers] ; foot, feet ; ox, oxen ; tooth, teeth ; goose, geese ; louse, lice ; mouse, mice ; die, dice ; penny, pence. Dies- stamps, and pennies- coins, are regular. V. Many foreign nouns retain their original plural: as, arcanum, arcana ; datum, data ; erratum, errata ; effluvium, effluvia ; medium, media [or mediums'] ; minutia, minutim ; stratum, strata ; stamen, st'tmina ; genus, genera; genius, genii [geniuses, for men of wit]/ magus, magi ; radius, radii ; appendix, appendices [or appendixes] ; calx, calces ; index, indices [or indexes] ; vortex, vortices ; axis, axes ; basis, bases; crisis, crises; thesis, theses; antithesis, antitheses; diure- sis, dicereses ; ellipsis, ellipses; emphasis, emphases; hypothesis, hypoth- eses; metamorphosis, metamorpJioses ; automaton, automata; criterion, cnteria [or criterion*} ; phenomenon, phenomena ; cherub, cherubim ; seraph, seraphim ; beau, beaux [or beans'], VI. When a title is prefixed to a proper name so as to form a sort of compound, the name, and not the title, is varied to form the plural ; as, The Miss Howards, The two Mr. Clarks. But a title not regarded as a part of one compound name, must be made plural, if it refer to more than one ; as, Messrs. Lambert and Son, The Lords Calthorpe and Erskine, The Lords Bishops of Durham and St. David's, The Lords Commissioners of Justiciary. VII. Compounds in which the principal word is put first, vary the principal word to form the plural, and the adjunct to form the posses- sive case: as, Sing, father-in-law, Flur. fathers-in-law, Poss. faiher-in- laitfs; Sing, court-martial, Plur. courts-martial, Poss. c&urt~martia?8. The possessive plural of such nouns is never used. 54 ETYMOLOGY. VIII. Compounds ending \nful, and all those in which the principal word is put last, form the plural in the same manner as other nouns ; as, Jiandfuls, spoonfuls, mouthful*, feUow-servants, man-servants, out- pourings, ingatherings, downsitUngs. IX. Proper names of individuals, strictly used as such, have no plural ; but when several persons of the same name are spoken of, the noun becomes in some degree common, and admits the plural form and an article ; as, The Stuarts, The Caesars. So likewise when such nouns are used to denote character ; as, " The Aristotles, the TuUys, and the Livys." OBS. 1. Some nouns (from the nature of the things meant) have no plural ; as, gold, pride, meekness. OBS. 2. Some nouns have no singular ; as, ides, measles, tidings, victuals, scissors, tongs, vesper*, literati. OBS. 3. The proper names of nations and societies are generally plural ; and, except in a direct address, they are usually construed with the definite article ; as, The Greeks, T7ie Jesuits. OBS. 4. Some nouns are alike in both numbers; as, sheep, deer, vermin, swine, hose, means, odds, news, species, series, apparatus. The following are sometimes construed as singular, but more frequently and more properly, as plural : alms, amends, pains, riches, ethics, mathe- matics, metaphysics, optics, politics, pneumatics, and other similar names of sciences. Bettmos and gattows are properly alike in both numbers (as, "Let a gattows be made." Esther v., 14. "The bettows are burned." Jer. vi., 29); but they have a regular plural in vulgar use. Bolus, fungus, isthmus, prospectus, and rebus, admit the regular plural. OBS. 5. Nouns of multitude, when taken collectively, generally ad- mit the plural form ; as, meeting, meetings : but when taken distribu- tively, they may have a plural signification without the form ; as, " The jury were convinced." OES. 6. When other parts of speech become nouns, they either want the plural, or form it regularly, like common nouns of the same end- ings ; as, "His affairs went on at sixes and sevens." Arbuthnot. "Some mathematicians have proposed to compute by twos ; others, by fairs ; others, by twelves." ChurchiU. "Three fourths, nine tenths." Id. 4 ' Time's takings and leavings. "Barton . ' ' The yeas and nays. " News- paper. "The ays and noes." Ibid. "The ins and the outs." Ibid. "His ands and his ors."Mott. "One of the buts."~Pov>le. "In raising the mirth of &tupid*."Stede+ NOUNS. 55 Genders. Genders, in grammar, are modifications that distin- guish objects in regard to sex. There are three genders: the masculine, the femi- nine, and the neuter. The masculine gender is that which denotes persons or animals of the male kind ; as, man, father^ king. The feminine gender is that which denotes per- sons or animals of the female kind ; as, woman, mother, queen. The neuter gender is that which denotes things that are neither male nor female ; as, pen, ink, paper. Some nouns may be applied to either sex ; as, cousin, friend, neighbor, parent, person, servant. Such nouns are usually said to be of the common gender. Sometimes the sex can be de- termined by the context. OBS. Gender is to be distinguished from sex, the latter being a dis- tinction of animals ; the former of words, in regard to the sex which they denote. There are obviously four classes of nouns in this regard : 1. The names of males ; 2. The names of females ; 3. Names common to both ; and 4. Names of things without sex. EDITOR. The sexes are distinguished in three ways : I. By the use of different names : as, bachelor, maid ; boy, girl ; brother, sister ; buck, doe ; buU, cow ; cock, hen; drake, duck; ecrl, countess; fattier, mother; friar, nun; gander, goose; hart, roe; horxe, mare; husband, wife; king, queen; lad, lass; lord, lady; man, woman; master, mistress ; milter, spawner ; nephew, niece; ram, ewe ; sloven, slut; son, daughter; stag, hind; steer, heifer; unc.le, aunt , wizard, witch. II. By the use of different terminations : as, abbot, abbess ; adminis- trator, administratrix; adulterer, adulteress; bridegroom, bride; caterer, cateress ; duke, duchess ; emperor, emperess or empress ; execu- tor, executrix; governor, governess ; hero, heroine; landgrave, landgra- vine; margrave, margravine; marquis, marchioness; sorcerer, sorcer- ess; sultan, sultaness or sultana ; testator, testatrix; tutor, tutor en or tutress; widower \ widow. *56 ETYMOLOGY. The following noung become feminine by merely adding ess : baron, deacon, heir, host, jew, lion, mayor, patron, peer, poet, priest, prior, prophet, shepherd, viscount. The following nouns become feminine by rejecting the last vowel and adding ess : actor, ambassador, arbiter, benefactor, chanter, conductor, doctor, elector, enchanter, founder, hunter, iddator, inventor^ prmoe, protector, songster, spectator, suitor, tiger, traitor, votary. &/-)(/ HE. By prefixing an attribute of distinction : as, cock-sparrow, hen- tparrow; man-servant, maid-servant; he- goat, she-goat ; male relations, female relations. OBS. 1. The names of things without life, used literally, are always of the neuter gender. But inanimate objects are often represented figuratively as having sex. Things remarkable for power, greatness, or sublimity, are spoken of as masculine ; as, the sun, time, death, sleep, fear, anger, winter, war. Things beautiful, amiable, or prolific, are spoken of as feminine ; as, the moon, earth, nature, fortune, knowledge, hope, spring, peace. OBS. 2. Nouns of multitude, when they convey the idea of unity, or take the plural form, are of the neuter gender ; but when they con- vey the idea of plurality without the form, they follow the gender of the individuals that compose the assemblage. OBS. 3. Creatures whose sex is unknown, or unnecessary to be re- garded, are generally spoken of as neuter; as, "He fired at the deer, and wounded it." " If a man shall steal an ox or a sheep, and kill it or sell it," etc. Exodus xxii., 1. Cases. Cases , in grammar, are modifications that distinguish the relations of nouns and pronouns to other words. There are three cases: the nominative, the pos- sessive, and the objective. The nominative case is that form or state of a noun or pronoun, which usually denotes the subject of a finite verb : as, " The loy runs ; /run." OBS. A. finite verb is a verb that may be used as the predicate verb in any simple proposition : as, " Fire burns ; " " Water flows." In the sentence, u He seemed to listeii," there are two verbs : seemed, a finite verb, and to listen, which is not a finite verb, because it could not form the predicate of any proposition. The possessive case is that form or state of a noun or pronoun, which usually denotes the relation of property : as, " The boy's hat ; my hat." OBS. 1.- The possessive case of nouns is formed, in the singular num- ber, by adding to the nominative s preceded by an apostrophe ; and, i:i the plural, when the nominative ends in s, by adding an apostrophe only : as, singular, boy's ; plural, boys' ; sounded alike, but written differently. OBS. 2. Plural nouns that do not end in 8, usually form the posses- sive case in the same manner as the singular ; as, man's, men's. OBS. 3. The apostrophe and s are sometimes added to mere charac- ters, to denote plurality, and not the possessive case ; as, Two a'* three b's four 9's. Inline following example, they are used to give the sound of a verbal termination to words that are not properly verbs : "When a man in a soliloquy reasons with himself, and pro's and con's, and weighs all his designs," etc. Congreve. The objective case is that form or state of a noun or pronoun, which usually denotes the object of a verb, participle, or preposition : as, " I know the ~boy he knows OBS. There are sometimes used in connection with a sentence, words that form no part of its structure. Such words are said to be indepen- dent. A noun or a pronoun may be independent in various ways : 1. The name of a person or thing addressed ; as " John, when will you go ? " " O ye of little faith ! " 2. The name of a person or thing which is the subject of an exclama- tion ; as, "Alas, poor Yorick ! '" 3. An expletive word, used merely to make the subject or object emphatic ; as, " The Spring she is a blessed thing ! " " Gad, a troop shall overcome him." Such nouns and pronouns, although independent in state, require the form of the nominative case, and therefore, in parsing, should be said to be in that case. Interjections are always independent. The Declension of Nouns. The declension of a noun is a regular arrangement of its numbers and cases. Thus : 58 Sing. Nom. Poss. Ob}. Sing Poss. Obj. Sing. Nom. Poss. Obj. Sing. Nom. Poss. Obj. ETYMOiOGYo EXAMPLE I. FRIEND. friend, Plur. Nom. friends, friend's, Poss. friends', friend ; Obj. friends. EXAMPLE IL MAN. man, Plur. Nom. men, man's, Poss. men's, man ; Obj. men. EXAMPLE HL Fox. fox, Plur. Nom. foxes, fox's, . Poss. foxes', fox ; Obj. foxes. EXAMPLE IV. FLY. fly, Plur. Nom. flies, fly's, Po.ss. flies', fly ; Obj. flies. V. ANALYSIS, PARSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. Analysis is the separation of a sentence into the parts which compose it. OBS. The difference between analysis and parsing is this : in the former, only those distinctions are considered which are common to all languages, since every sentence must consist of a subject and a predi- cate and the vords subordinate to these ; but in parsing those distinc- tions and peculiarities are noted which characterize different languages, and give rise to particular rules. A simple sentence is one that contains only one proposition ; as, " Fire burns." " The truth will prevail." A phrase is a combination of two or more words express- ing some relation of ideas, but no entire proposition ; as, "Of A good disposition." " By the means appointed." PARSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. 59 The subject of a sentence generally consists of a noun or a pronoun, with or without adjuncts ; the predicate of a sen- tence consists of a verb, with or without adjuncts. Words added directly to either of the principal parts are sometimes called primary adjuncts ; as, " Good books always deserve a careful perusal." Words added to other adjuncts are called secondary adjuncts; as, "Suddenly acquired wealth very rarely brings happi- Adjuncts are divided, with respect to their office, into three classes; namely, adjective, adverbial, and ex- planatory. An adjective adjunct is one used to modify or limit a noun or a pfbnoun ; as, "Both those bad boys deserve severe punishment." An adverbial adjunct is one used like an adverb ; as, " Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth" An explanatory adjunct is one used to explain a pre- ceding noun or pronoun ; as, " The emperor Napoleon was banished." "We, the people, ordain this constitution." Nouns may be modified by adjuncts of various forms : 1. An article or an adjective ; as, " The diligent scholar improves." 2. A noun or & pronoun in the possessive case; as, " William's sister has lost her book." 3. A verb used as an adjective ; as, " The desire to excel is laudable." 4. A preposition and its object, used together as an adjective; as, "A man of integrity obeys the dictates of conscience." 5. A noun or pronoun used as an explanatory adjunct; as, "His brother Charles is idle." Verbs may be modified by adverbial adjuncts of various forms : 1. An adverb ; as, " The sun shines brightly.' 1 '' 2. A preposition and its object, used together as an adverb; as, "He c&mefrom Boston." An adjective, participle, noun, or pronoun, used in the predicate of a sentence, but relating to the subject, is called an attribute ; as, "Gold is yellow."" The sun is shining" " Honesty is the best policy." 66 ETYMOLOGY. OBS. The attribute, when it is a noun or a pronoun, is in the same case as the subject to which it refers; as, "It is/, be not afraid." " Who is she ? " " They believed it to be me." In analyzing a simple sentence, point out : 1. The subject. 2. The predicate. 3. The subject noun and its adjuncts. 4. The predicate verb and its adverbial adjuncts. g ( The object and its adjuncts, or 1 The attribute and its adjuncts. Exercises in Analysis and Parsing. Praxis II. Etymological. In tJie Second Praxis, it i-s required of the pupil : to classify and ana- lyze the sentence as in the preceding praxis ; to point out, in addition, the adjuncts in each of the principal parts, and distinguish their classes / and to parse the sentence by distinguishing the different parts of speech, and the classes and modifications of the nouns, distinguishing also the article as definite or indefinite. Thus : 1. ANALYZED AND PARSED. "The Athenians carefully observed Solon's wise laws." ANALYSIS. This is a simple declarative sentence. The subject is the Athenians ; the predicate is carefully observed Solon's wise laws. The subject noun is Athenians, limited by the adjunct the ; the predicate verb is observed, and its adjuncts are the ad- verb carefully and the object laws ; the adjuncts of the object are Solon's and wite. PARSING. The is the definite article, because it limits the noun Athenians. Athenians is a proper noun, because it is the name of a particular people ; of the third person, because they are spoken of ; of the plural number, because the noun denotee more than one ; of the common gender, because it includes both sexes ; and in the nomi- native case, because it is the subject of the verb observed. Carefully is an adverb, because it is added to the verb observed, and expresses Observed is a verb, because it expresses action. Solon's is a proper noun, because it is the name of a particular individual ; it is of the third person, singular number, masculine gender, and in the possessive case, because it indicates the possession of Imc*. Wie is an adjective, because it is added to the noun laws. Laws is a common noun, because it is the name of a class of things ; of the third per- Ron, plural number, neuter gender, and in the objective case, because it fc the object of tiu terb 0H*rwd. ANALYSIS, PARSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. 61 Integrity inspires confidence. Perseverance overcomes all obstacles. Generosity always makes friends. Pleasure's call always wins an eager attention. Avarice rapidly extinguishes every generous sentiment. The study of astronomy greatly elevates the mind. The enterprising merchant has just returned from Europe. Every person highly praised William's noble conduct. Riotous indulgence very soon destroys the bodily vigor. Where did your kind father purchase that interesting book ? Charles's resignation filled all Europe with astonishment. In- dulgence in sloth can never lead to prosperity. The beautiful scenes of nature ever excite the admiration of mankind. EXAMPLE 2. ANALYZED. Filial ingratitude is a shameful crime. A simple declarative sentence. Subject, filial ingratitude ; predicate, is a shameful crime. Subject noun, ingratitude ; adjunct, filial. Predicate verb, is ; adjunct, the attribute crime ; adjuncts of the attribute, a and shameful. Honesty is the best policy. Liberty is a great blessing. Rose leaves are very fragrant. William soon became a very good scholar. The contract was pronounced fraudulent. Cool blows the summer breeze. The sky suddenly grew black. The soul of the diligent shall be made fat. The memory of mischief is no desirable fame. He was born a lord. Washington was twice elected President. Hovr wonderful is sleep ! When was Victoria crowned queen of England ? Columbus was undoubtedly an extraordinary man. The distant hills look blue. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Construction and Composition. Construction is the combination of words into sen- tences. Composition is the combination of sentences to ex- press connected thought. OBS. In a composition the sentences are related to each other by the thoughts which they express. Without this connection, or logical rela- tion, sentences do not form a composition. Thus the sentences in the preceding exercise for analysis do not form a composition, because the thoughts which they express are not logically related to one another, 62 ETYMOLOGY. Exercises. Construct the following: A sentence with a noun, a verb, and adjuncts of each. A sentence with a subject noun, a predicate verb, and an object with its adjuncts. A sentence with a subject pronoun, a predicate verb, and an attribute noun, with or without adjuncts. A sentence with an adjective attribute, with or without adjuncts. Write three sentences of any of these kinds describing a tree. Write four sentence* describing a fish. Write five sentences about a clock. Write several sentences forming a short composition upon a horse. Cautions. 1. Do not use the same word too often, nor express the same thought more than once. 2. Avoid all slang expressions. 3. Do not use too many short sentences in succession. Join some of them together so as to make the style more pleasing. 4. Be careful to spell all the words correctly, to use capitals according to the rules, and to place a period at the end of each sentence. When sentences are united, they should be separated by a comma (,). Phrases should also, usually, be set off by a comma. Criticise the following : The Owl. / The owl is a curious kind of bird. It has curious large eyes.'i It cannot see in the Light, it hides away in the day- time in dark places, the sun dazzles his eyes. He comes out at night and goes flying around looking after his prey. It catches birds and moles and mice and other animals it also catches insects. There are a good many kinds of owls, such as the Eagle owl, the Cat owl the Screech owl and others. Did you ever hear an Owl hoot in the night ? It makes a Kind of mournful sound, i was awfully scared one night hearing a screech owl in the woods. I couldn't think what it was, Owlg are very funny creatures, r ES. ADJECTIVES: / 63 Faults. The ideas are not well arranged. Certain words, curious, it, etc. , are repeated in close succession. There are too many short sen- tences coming together, making the style unpleasant. There are repeti- tions of the same thought, in the first and last sentences ; and there are mistakes in capitals and punctuation. Some of the words are ill-chosen, and there are slang expressions. In the following these faults are corrected. The Owl. The owl is a curious bird. It has large eyes like those of a cat ; and during the day, it hides away in dark places, be- cause it is not able to bear the dazzling light of the sun. At night it flies about, seeking its prey, which consists of birds, mice, moles, insects, etc. There are several kinds of owls, as the eagle owl, the screech owl, and the cat owl. Some of these birds are quite large. The hooting of an owl at night is a very dismal sound ; and once, when I heard a screech owl in the woods, I was really frightened, for I did not know what it was. Did you ever hear an owl hoot ? - - Write a similar composition on each of the following subject*. The Horse) The Cow) The Eagle. The Camel. The Elephant. The Lion. The Ostrich. Ths Canary Bird. The Mocking Bird. The Crow. VI.-ADJECTIVES. An adjective is a word added to a noun or pronoun, and generally expresses quality. Classes. Adjectives may be divided into six classes; namely, common, proper, numeral, pronominal, pan tfcipial, and compound. A common adjective is any ordinary epithet, or adjective denoting quality or situation; as, Good, bad, peaceful, warlike eastern, western, outer, inner. 64 ETYMOLOGY. A proper adjective is one that is formed from a proper name ; as, American, English, Platonic. A numeral adjective is one that expresses a defi- nite number ; as, One, two, three, four, Jive, six, etc. OBS. Numeral adjectives are of three kinds: 1. Cardinal; as, One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, etc. 2. Ordinal; as, First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, etc. 3. Multiplicative; as, Single or alone, double or twofold, triple of threefold, quadruple or fourfold, quintuple or fivefold, sextuple or six- fold, septuple or sevenfold, octuple or eightfold, etc. A pronominal adjective is a definitive word which may either accompany its noun, or represent it understood ; as, "All [men] join to guard what each [man] desires to gain." OBS. 1. The following are the principal pronominal adjectives: AU, any, both, certain, divers, each, either, else, enough, every, few, former, first, latter, last, little, less, least, much, many, more, mo*t^ neither, no or none, one, only, other, own, same, several, some, such, this, that, these, those, which, what. OBS. 2. A pronominal adjective, as the name implies, partakes of the nature of a pronoun, and may be considered as representing the noun, when not expressed, and therefore as having the modifications of a noun. Sometimes, however, the noun may be supplied. A participial adjective is one that has the form of a participle, but differs from it by rejecting the idea of time ; as, An amusimg story. OBS. A participial adjective is a participle used as an adjective. As a participle it conveys the idea of time ; as, "The sun rising, darkness is dispelled." That is, When the sun rises. But as an adjective it ex- presses quality or condition ; as, "The rising sun dispels the darkness." A compound adjective is one that consists of two or more words joined together 5 as, Hut-brown, laughter^ loving, four-footed. ADJECTIVES. 65 Exercise. Classify the adjectives in the following, and state to what sub-dass each of the numeral adjectives belongs : Brave soldiers. Innocent children. Beautiful pictures. The French army. The Copernican system. A charming prospect. A loving son. A detested crime. The lowing herd. The triple alliance. Fifty^cents. Wholesome food. Luscious fruit. An inner apartment. Outer 1 dark- ness. A coal-black horse. The sixteenth century. An old-fashioned clock. Many persons. Much difficulty. A Grecian fable. The Pla- tonic system. A fresh-looking maid. Double length. A beloved child. Torturing anxiety. A sharp-witted boy. ^ Modifications. Adjectives have, commonly, no modifications but the forms of comparison. OBS. This and that are modified so as to agree with their nouns in number, thus: this, these; that, those. Comparison is a variation of the adjective, to express quality in different degrees ; as, hardy harder, hardest. There are three degrees of comparison : the positive, the comparative, and the superlative. The positive degree is that which is expressed by the adjective in its simple form ; as, hard, soft, good. The comparative degree is that which exceeds the positive ; as, harder, softer, better. The superlative degree is that which is not ex- ceeded ; as, hardest, softest, best. Those adjectives whose signification does not admit of different degrees, cannot be compared ; as, two, second, all, total, immortal, infinite. Those adjectives which may be varied in sense, but not in form, are compared by means of adverbs ; as, skillful, more skillful, most skillful skillful, less skillful, least skillful 5 66 ETYMOLOGY. OBB. Adjectives of more than one syllable, except dissyllables ending in y or mute e, rarely admit a change of termination, but are rather compared by means of the adverbs. Thus we say, virtuous, more virtu* ous, most virtuous ; but not virtuous, virtuouser, virtuousest. Regular Comparison, Adjectives are regularly compared, when the comparative degree is expressed by adding er, and the superlative, by add- ing est to them ; as, Positive. Comparative. Superlative. great, greater, greatest. wide, wider, widest. hot, hotter, hottest. The regular method of comparison is chiefly applicable to monosyllables, and to dissyllables ending in y or mute e. Comparison by Adverbs. The different degrees of a quality may also be expressed, with precisely the same import, by prefixing to the adjective the adverbs more and most : as, wise, more wise, most wise ; famous, more famous, most famous ; amiable, more amiable, most amiable. The degrees of diminution are expressed, in like manner, by the adverbs less and least : as, wise, less wise, least wise ; famous, less famous, least famous ; amiable, less amiable, least amiable. OBS. The prefixing of an adverb can hardly be called a variation ol the adjective : the words may with more propriety be taken separately, the degree being ascribed to the adverb, or to both words ; for both are varied in sense by the inflection of the former. Irregular Comparison. The following adjectives are compared irregularly: good, better, best; bad or ill, worse, worst; little t less, least; much, more, most; many, more, most. ADJECTIVES. 67 Most adjectives that denote place or situation, not only form the super- lative irregularly, but are also either redundant or defective in compari- son. Thus: I. The following nine have more than one superlative : far, farther, farthest, farmost or farthermost ; near, nearer, nearest or next ; fore, former, foremost or first; hind, Jiinder, hindmost or hinder most ; in, inner, inmost or innermost ; out, outer or utter, outmost or utmost, out- ermost or uttermost ; up, upper, upmost or uppermost ; low, lower, low- est or lowermost ; late, later or latter, latest or last. II. The following five want the positive : [aft, adv.] after, aftmost or aftermost; [forth, adv.] further, furthest or furthermost;. Jiither, hithermost; nether, nethermost; under, undermost. III. The following want the comparative: front, frontmost ; rear, rearmost ; head, headmost ; end, endnwst ; top, topmost ; bottom, bottom- most ; mid or middle, midst, midmost or middlemost ; north, northmost ; south, southmost; northern, northernmost; southern, southernmost; eastern, easternmost ; western, westernmost. OBS. 1. It may be remarked of the comparatives, former and latter or hinder, upper and under or nether, inner and outer or utter, after and hither ; as well as of the Latin superior and infenor, anterior and pos- terior, interior and exterior, prior and ulterior, senior and junior, major and minor ; that they cannot, like other comparatives, be construed with the conjunction than, introducing the latter term of comparison ; for we never say, one thing is former, superior, etc., than another. OBS. 2. Pronominal adjectives, when their nouns are expressed, simply relate to them, and have no modifications : except this and that, which form the plural these and those ; much, many ; and a few others, which are compared. Exercise. Compare such of the following adjectives as can be compared, regularly, irregularly, or by means of adverbs, as each may require : Clear, obscure, certain, full, probable, possible, clever, sagacious, weary, hard, awkward, amiable, new, old, general, perfect, able, grace- ful, little, much, many, virtuous, bad, rear, middle, low, late, after, universal, distinct, thoughtless, willful, cautious, negligent, discreet, inconsiderate, unquestionable, vague, correct, immortal 68 ETYMOLOGY. VII. PRONOUNS. A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun. Classes. Pronouns are divided into three classes ; personal, relative, and interrogative. A personal pronoun is a pronoun that shows by its form, of what person it is. OBS. That is, the word itself shows whether it is of the first, second, or third person. The simple personal pronouns are five : namely, /, of the first person ; tJwu, of the second person ; he, she, and it, of the third person. The compound personal pronouns are also five : namely, myself, of the first person ; thyself, of the second person ; himself, herself, and itself, of the third person. OBS. The compound personal pronouns are used when an action reverts upon the agent, or for special emphasis; as, "He has injured himself."" She herself was to blame." A relative pronoun is a pronoun that represents an antecedent word or phrase, and connects different clauses of a sentence. The relative pronouns are ivho, which, what, and that ; and the compounds, ivhoever or whosoever, whichever or whichsoever, whatever or whatsoever. What is a kind of double relative, equivalent to that which or those which and is therefore to be considered as including both the antecedent and the relative. An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun with which a question is asked. The interrogative pronouns are who, which, and what; being the same in form as relatives. PRONOUNS. 69 OBS. 1. Who is usually applied to persons only ; which, though for- merly applied to persons, is now confined to animals and inanimate things; what (as a mere pronoun) is applied to things only; that is applied indifferently to persons, animals, or things. OBS. 2. The pronoun what, having a twofold relation, represents two cases at the same time ; as, "He is ashamed of what he has done ; " that is, of that [thing] which he has done. It is usually of the singular number, though sometimes plural; as, "I must turn to the faults, or what appear such to me." Byron. OBS. 3. What is sometimes used both as an adjective and a relative at the same time, and is placed before the noun which it represents ; as, " What money we had was taken away ; " that is, All the money Unit we had, etc. " What man but enters, dies;" that is, Any man who, etc. The compound whatever or whatsoever has the same peculiarities of construction ; a% "We will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth." Jer. xliv. , 17. OBS. 4. Who, which, and what, when the affix ever or soever is added, have an unlimited signification ; and, as some general term, such as any person, or any thing, is usually employed as the antecedent, they are all commonly followed by two verbs ; as, " Whoever attends, will improve ; " that is, Any person who attends, will improve. In analysis and parsing, supply the antecedent. OBS. 5. The word as, though usually a conjunction or an adverb, has sometimes the construction of a relative pronoun; as, "The Lord added to the church daily such [persons] as should be saved." Acts ii., 47. OBS. 6. Whether was formerly used as an interrogative pronoun, referring to one of two things ; as, " Whether is greater, the gold or the temple ? "Matt, xxiii., 17. OBS. 7. Interrogative pronouns represent their nouns understood, like pronominal adjectives; as, "What [deed] hast thou done V" " Which of these books will you have ? " That is, Which book, etc. Modifications. Pronouns have the same modifications as nouns; namely, Persons, Numbers, Genders, and Cases. OBS. 1. In the personal pronouns, most of these properties are indi- cated by the words themselves ; in the relative pronoun, it is necessary to refer to the antecedent which it represents ; and in the interrogative, 70 ETYMOLOGY. to the word, usually in the answer, which it represents; as, "Who comes here ? A friend. " OBS. 2. The gend- f r of the personal pronouns of the first and second person is to be determined by referring to the words for which they are used, or to be considered as of the common gender. Declension of Pronouns. The declension of a pronoun is a regular arrangement of its numbers and cases. The simple personal pronouns are thus declined : I, of the^rs^ person. Sing. Norn. I, Plur. Norn, we, Poss. my, or mine, Poss. our, or ours, Obj. me ; Obj. us. Thou, of the second person. Sing. Norn, thou, Plur. Norn, ye, or you, Poss. thy, or thine, Poss. your, or yours, Obj. thee; Obj. you. He, of the third person. Sing. Nom. he, Plur. Nom. they, Poss. his, Poss. their, or theirs, Obj. him; Obj. them. She, of the third person. Sing. Nom. she, Plur. Nom. they, Poss. her, or hers, Poss. their, or theirs, Obj. her ; Obj. them. It, of the third person. Sing. Nom. it, Plur. Nom. they, Poss. its, Poss. their, or their^ Obj. it; Obj. them. PRONOUNS. 71 OBS. 1. Most of the personal pronouns have two forms of the pos- sessive case, in each number : as, my or mine, our or ours ; thy or thine, your or yours ; her or hers, their or theirs. The former is used before a noun expressed ; the latter, when the governing noun is under- stood, or when the possessive pronoun is used as an attribute ; as, "My powers are thine." OBS. 2. Mine and thine were formerly used before all words begin- ning with a vowel sound ; my and thy, before others ; as, " It was thou, a man, mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance." Psalm. But this usage is now obsolete, or peculiar to the poets ; as, "Time writes no wrinkle on thine azure brow." Byron. OBS. 3. In ancient times, he, his, and him, were applied to things neuter. In our translation of the Bible, the pronoun it is employed in the nominative and the objective, but his is retained in the possessive, neuter; as, "Look not thou upon the wine, when it is red, when it giveth his color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright." Prov. xxiii., 31. Its is not found in the Bible, except by misprint. Compound Personals. The word self, added to the simple personal pronouns, forms the class of compound personal pronouns ; which are used when an action reverts upon the agent, and also when some persons are to be distinguished from others : as, sing. myself, plur. ourselves; sing, thyself, plur. yourselves ; sing. himself, plur. themselves ; sing, herself, plur. themselves ; sing. itself, plur. themselves. They all want the possessive case, and are alike in the nominative and objective. Relatives and Interrogatives. The relative and the interrogative pronouns are thus declined : Who, applied only to persons. Sing. Norn, who, Plur. Norn, who, Poss. whose, Poss. whose, Obj. whom ; Obj. whom. 72 ETYMOLOGY. Which, applied to animals and things. Sing. Norn, which, Plur. Norn, which, Poss. * Pass. Obj. which ; Obj. which. What, generally applied to things. Sing. Norn, what, Plur. Nom. what, Poss. Poss. Obj. what; Obj. what That, applied to persons, animals, and things. Sing. Nom. that, Plur. Nom. that, Poss. Poss. . Obj. that; Obj. that Compound Relatives. The compound relative pronouns, whoever or whosoever, whichever or whichsoever, and whatever or whatsoever, are de- clined in the same manner as the simples, who, which, what. Exercises. I. Write the nominative plural of the following pronouns : 1. them, he, she, it, who, which, that, what. 2. Write the objective singular and plural of aU the simple pronouns. 3. Write the declension of the following : Myself, thyself, himself, herself, itself, whoever, whosoever. 4. Correct the form of each of thefoUowing : Her's, it's, our's, your's, their's, who's, hisself, theirselves. 5. Write sentences, each containing one of the following pronouns : Me, them, thou, your, their, me, ye, himself, myself, themselves, who, which, whom, what, that, whoever, whichever, whomsoever. * Whose is sometimes used as the possessive case of which; aa, "A religion whose origin is divine." Blair. ANALYSIS, PAUSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. 73 VIII. ANALYSIS, PARSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. When simple sentences are connected, they form CO ITT pound or complex sentences, and are then called clauses. A clause, therefore, is a division of a compound or Q complex sentence. Compound or complex clauses are sometimes called mem- bers. A clause used as one of the principal parts of a sentence, or as an adjunct to any word in it, is called a dependent clause. The clause off which it depends, or of which it forms a part, is called the principal clause. A complex sentence is one composed of a principal clause and one or more dependent clauses. A compound sentence is one composed of two or more independent clauses. Clauses may be connected by conjunctions, relative pro- nouns, or adverbs (then called conjunctive adverbs). A clause introduced by a relative pronoun, is often called a relative clause. When two or more subjects, connected by a conjunction, belong to the same predicate, or two or more connected predi- cates have the same subject, the sentence should be considered simple with a compound subject or a compound predicate. OBS. The relative clause is a dependent clause, and the sentence in which it occurs is therefore complex. It is not, however, always a modifying clause, being sometimes used to express an additional fact. Thus, in the sentence, "This is the man that committed the deed," the relative clause modifies the noun man; but in the sentence, "I gave the book to John, who has lost it," it is equivalent to "and he has lost it." In each case it is used like an adjective ; since the same distinction applies to adjectives as to relative clauses, some being used to modify, others to describe ; as, A wild beast (modifying) ; The huge elephant (descriptive). 74 ETYMOLOGY, Exercises in Analysis and Parsing. Praxis III. Etymological. In the Third Praxis, it is required of the pupil to classify the sert* fences ; to point out the component clauses ; to analyze and parse each as in the preceding praxis ; and to state the classes and modifications of the pronouns. Thus : FIRST EXAMPLE, ANALYZED AND PARSED. "Children who disobey their parents, deserve punishment." ANALYEIS. This is a complex declarative sentence ; the principal clause is, Children deserve punishment, and the dependent clause is, Who disobey their parents, an adjec- tive adjunct of children ; the connective word is who. The subject noun of the principal clause is children ; the predicate verb is deserve ; and the object IB punishment. The adjunct of the subject noun is the dependent clause; the other parts have no adjuncts. The subject of the dependent clause is who ; the predicate verb is disobey ; the object is parents ; the adjunct of parents is their. PASSING. Who is a relative pronoun, because it represents the antecedent word children, and connects the two clauses of the sentence ; it is of the third person, because it represents the persons spoken of ; of the plural number, because it denotes more than one ; of the common gender, because it is a term equally applicable to both sexes ; and im the nominative case, because it is the subject of the verb disobey; its declension in both numbers is, Nom. who ; Poss. whose ; Obj. whom. Their is a personal pronoun, because it shows by its form that it is of the third person ; It is of the plural number, common gender, and in the possessive case, because it denotes the possession of parents. Its declension is, Nom. they ; Poss, their, or theirs ; Obj. them. Parse the other words as in the preceding praxes. SECOND EXAMPLE, ANALYZED. " Can we see God, or must we believe in him ?" A compound interrogative sentence, consisting of two independent clauses connected by or. The subject of the first clause is we ; the predicate verb, can see ; and the object^ God. The subject of the second clause is we ; the predicate verb, must believe, modified by the adverbial phrase adjunct in him. Prosperity gains many friends, but adversity tries them. A wise son heareth his father's instruction, but a scorner heareth not rebuke. He who conquers his passions, overcomes his greatest enemies. You should listen patiently if you would speak effectively. Virtue refines the affections, but vice debases them. The poems of Homer celebrate the exploits of Achilles, who killed the Trojan prince Hector. ANALYSIS, PARSING, AttD COKSTfctJCTlOff. 75 He who runs may read so plain a truth. Who that has common sense can entertain so absurd a action ? When will you complete the task which you have undertaken ? The eye, that sees all things, cannot see itself. They who would govern others must first govern themselves. Flattery often succeeds, when reason entirely fails. We are often benefited by what we have dreaded. Frankness, suavity, and benevolence were prominent traits in the character of Dr. Franklin. The study of natural history expands and elevates the mind. Get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and live contentedly. Industry, good sense, and virtue are essential to happiness. Exercises in Construction. 1. Write jive compound sentences, eacfi consisting of two simple clauses connected by and or but. 2. Write five complex sentences, each containing a simple relative clause. Punctuation. The simple clauses composing a compound sentence should be separated by a comma ; but when a comma is used to separate the parts of either, a semicolon should be employed. A relative clause should be separated by a comma, unless it is used as a modifying adjunct. When a relative clause is a modifying adjunct, it can often be changed to an adjective or participle ; and the sentence will then become simple. Thus, The pupil who is diligent will excel, can be changed to The diligent pupil will excel. Sometimes a phrase consisting of a noun and an adjective can be substituted for the relative clause and the antecedent. Thus, He who labors faithfully will succeed, is equivalent to A faithful laborer will succeed. Change the following complex into simple sentences by either of the two methods above indicated. A man who is honest will be trusted. Lines that are parallel never meet. A king that oppresses his people is hated. The key that is used is always bright. They pitied and relieved the man who was blind. They who slander others break the divine commandment. 76 ETYMOLOGY. He who studies diligently will improve. He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread. The spoils belong to him who gains the victory. Persons who are irritable are unpleasant associates. When the relative clause is not a modifying adjunct, the sentence can be made compound, by substituting for the rela- tive pronoun a conjunction and a personal pronoun. Thus, John, who committed the fault, has been forgiven, may be changed to, John committed the fault, but he has been forgiven. Change in this manner the following complex to compound sentences. Use snch conjunctions as and, /", but, because, 9ince. My friend, who went to Europe, has returned. The eye, that sees all things, cannot see itself. Captain John Smith, who was taken by the Indians, was saved by Pocahontas. Mr. Williams, who failed in business last year, has commenced again. He gave the book to his brother, who has lost it. The letter was sent by a messenger, who failed to deliver it. The traveler narrated a very curious incident, which was not believed. Socrates, who was pronounced by the oracle the wisest of men, was put to death by the Athenians. Leonidas, who defended the pass of Thermopylae against the Persian army, was a great patriot and hero. Composition. Write a composition consisting of simple, compound, and complex sen- tences, describing each of the following objects stating its use, the parts of which it is composed, the material of which each of these parts is made, and what different trades or occupations are concerned in its manufac- ture. A book. A pen. A slate. A stove. A map. A globe. A bell. A clock. A carriage. A shoe. A knife. A skate. A carpet. A plough. A silver dollar. A bank bill. An umbrella. A house. An earthen jug. A bottle. A piano. A ship. A chair. A bureau. A broom. [The teacher should supply all information that may be needed by the pupils, in order to make the description sufficiently full and accurate, but should be careful that the pupils use their own language, and apply the rules and principles already learned. When others are violated, the corrections may be made arbitrarily. In this way the huvbit of correctly using language will be cultivated.] VERBS. 77 IX. VERBS. A verb is a word that signifies to be, to act, or to be acted upon. Classes. Verbs are divided, with respect to their form, into four classes: regular, irregular, redundant, and de- fective. A regular verb is a verb that forms the preterit and the perfect participle by assuming d or ed; as, love, loved, loving, loved . OBS. 1. Whether a verb is regular or irregular depends upon the changes which it undergoes in order to express differences in the mode, time, or other circumstances of the action or being indicated by the verb. Thus, the verb walk becomes walked in order to express a past action ; while the participle is derived by adding ing or ed; as, walking, icalked. These additional syllables, which change the primitive form of the verb, are called inflections. In some languages they are very numerous ; but in English they are quite few, the language in this re- spect being very simple. OBS. 2. The preterit is the form for the past. There are four parts in every verb from which all others are derived : the present, the past or preterit, the imperfect participle (always ending in ing], and the per- fect participle. When these are given all the other parts of the verb become known. Hence, they are called the principal parts. An irregular verb is a verb that does not form the preterit and the perfect participle by assuming d or ed , as, see, saw, seeing, seen. A redundant verb is a verb that forms the preterit or the perfect participle in two or more ways, and so as to be both regular and irregular; as, thrive, thrived or throve, thriving, thrived or thriven. A defective verb is a verb that forms no participles, and is used in but few of the moods and tenses ; as, beware, ought, quoth. 78 ETYMOLOGY. OBS. Regular verbs form their preterit and perfect participle, by adding d to final e, and ed to all other terminations. The verb hear, heard, hearing, heard, adds d to r, and is therefore irregular. Verbs are divided again, with respect to their signifi- cation, into four classes : active-transitive, active- intransitive, passive, and neuter. An active-transitive verb is a verb that expresses an action which has some person or thing for its object ; as, " Cain slew Abel" An active-intransitive verb is a verb that expresses an action which has no person or thing for its object ; as, " John walks" A passive verb is a verb that represents its subject, or nominative, as being acted upon ; as, " I am com- pelled." OBS. 1. It must be understood that a passive verb expresses action, but action received not performed by the subject. Thus the object of the action becomes the subject of the verb. Hence, every transitive verb may be changed into a passive verb, by making the object of the former the subject of the latter. OBS. 2. Active-transitive verbs generally take the agent before them and the object after them; as, "Caesar conquered Pompey." Passive verbs (which are derived from active-transitive verbs) reverse this order, and denote that the subject, or nominative, is affected by the action ; and the agent follows, being introduced by the preposition by; as, " Porapey was conquered by Caesar." OBS. 3. An active-intransitive verb, followed by a preposition and its object, will sometimes admit of being put into the passive form, the object of the preposition being assumed for the nominative, and the preposition being retained with the verb, as an adverb : as, (Active,) "They laughed at him." (Passive,) "He was laughed at." A neuter verb is a verb that expresses neither action nor passion, but simply being, or a state of being ; as, "Thou art." " He sleeps." VEEBS. 79 Exercises. 1. Classify aK the verbs in the following sentences, both as to form and tignification. [See list of Irregular Verbs, page 98.] I mailed the letter. The letter was mailed by me. The horse was shod. The pitcher was broken. He has failed in business. The boy told an untruth. The ship has sailed. He was chosen president. I have written a letter. The boiler burst. The man is honest. He walks rapidly. The plant grows. ' .The boy is swimming. The child is sleeping. They sat still. Give me a book. Beware of slanderers. A child ought to obey his parents. 2. Construct another sentence from each of the verbs in the above exer- cise, using a different form. 3. Write three sentences, each containing a regular verb ; also three, each containing an irregular verb ; three, each containing a redundant verb ; and one containing a defective verb. Modifications. The modifications or inflections of verbs are for two pur- poses : 1. To express some particular manner or time of the being, action, or passion. 2. To indicate the person and number of the subject or nominative. Hence it is said : Yerbs have modifications of four kinds; namely, moods, tenses, persons, and numbers. Moods. Moods are different forms of the verb, each of which expresses the being, action, or passion, in some particular manner. There are five moods: the infinitive, the indica- tive, the potential, the subjunctive, and the Imperative. The infinitive mood is that form of the verb which expresses the being, action, or passion, in an unlimited manner, and without person or number ; as, To read, to speak. 80 ETYMOLOGY. OBB. 1. Tk infinitive mood has no person or number, that is, no inflections to indicate person or number, because it has no subject nomi- native. It may have a subject, that is a word indicating the person or thing of whom the being or action is indirectly asserted ; but this word must be in the objective case, depending upon some other verb. Thus, in the sentence, 1 tohl John to (rrite, John is the subject of the infini- tive write, and the object of the verb told; hence, it is in the objective case. OBS. 2. A verb in any other mood than the infinitive, is called, by way of distinction, a finite vej'b. The indicative mood is that form of the verb which simply indicates or declares a thing, or asks a question : as, I write / you know Do you know ? The potential mood is that form of the verb which expresses the power, liberty, possibility, or necessity of the being, action, or passion : as, I can read ; we must go. The subjunctive mood is that form of the verb which represents the being, action, or passion, as con- ditional, doubtful, and contingent; as, "If thou go, see that thou offend not." OBS. The subjunctive mood is always connected with another verb. Its dependence is usually denoted by a conjunction ; as, if, that, though, le-st, unless. The imperative mood is that form of the verb which is used in commanding, exhorting, entreating, or permitting ; as, " Depart thou." " Be comforted" Tenses. Tenses are those modifications of the verb which dis- tinguish time. There are six tenses: the present, the imperfect, the perfect, the pluperfect, the first-future, and the second-future. The present tense is that which expresses what now exists, or is taking place: as, U I hear a noise; some- body is coining" VERBS. . 81 The Imperfect tense is that which expresses what took place, or was occurring, in time fully-past : as, " I saw him yesterday ; he was walking out." The perfect tense is that which expresses what has taken place, within some period of time not yet fully past ; as, " I have seen him to-day." The pluperfect tense is that which expresses what had taken place, at some past time mentioned ; as, " I had seen him, when I met you." The first-future tense is that which expresses what will take place hereafter ; as, "I shall see him again." The second -future tense is that which expresses what will have taken place, at some future time mentioned ; as, " I shall have seen him by to-morrow noon." OBS. 1. There are two circumstances on which the distinction of tense is based : 1. Whether the time is present, past, or future. 2. Whether the action is perfect or imperfect complete or incom- plete in regard to each distinction of time. Hence, there must be six tenses to express this twofold distinction : 1. Present ) ( Present tense. 2. Past Imperfect tense. 3. Future ) ( First-future tense 4. Present ] ( Perfect tense. 5. Past Perfect < Pluperfect tense. 6. Future ) ' Second-future tense. OBS. 2. The tenses do not all express time with equal precision. Those of the indicative mood, are the most definite. The time expressed by the same tenses (or what are called by the same names) in the other moods, is frequently relative, and sometimes indefinite. OBS. 3. The present tense, in the indicative mood, expresses general truths, and customary actions; as, "Vice produces misery." "She often visits us." We also use it in speaking of persons who are dead, but whose works remain ; as, " Seneca reasons well." OBS. 4. The present tense in the subjunctive mood, and in the other moods, when preceded by as soon as^ after ', before, till, or when, is gen* 6 82 ETYMOLOGY. erallj used with reference to future time ; as, " If he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent ?" Matt, vi., 10. "When he arrives, I will send for you." OBS. 5. In animated narrative, the present tense is sometimes sub- stituted (by the figure enaUage) for the imperfect; as, "Ulysses wakes, not knowing where he was." Pope. OBS. 6. The present infinitive can scarcely be said to express any particular time. It is usually dependent on another verb, and, there- fore, relative in time. It may be connected with any tense of any mood ; as, "I intend to do it, I intended to do it, I have intended to do it," etc. It is often used to express futurity ; as, "The time to come." " The world to come." " Rapture yet to be." Inflections. Persons and Numbers. As there are tivo numbers and three persons, there must be six distinctions, to express which a verb may be inflected, or changed, to agree with its subject ; but, as already stated, the inflections used in English are very few. Thus, the verb love, in the indicative mood, present tense, has only the following forms: Singular. Plural. 1st per. love, love, 2d per. loves, love, 3d per. loves / love. Singular. Plural. 1st per. go, go, 2d per. goest, go, 3d per. goes; go. It will be seen that there are only two inflections, both being in the singular : the addition of st (or est) for the second person, and s (or es) for the third ; the first person, singular, and all the persons in the plural being alike. OBS. 1. The third person singular was anciently formed in th or eth, but this inflection is now'only used in the formal or solemn style. Doth, hath, and saith are contractions of verbs thus formed. OBS. 2. The customary mode of familiar as well as complimentary address is altogether plural, both the verb and the pronoun being used in that form. The singular is, however, invariably employed in refer- ence to the Supreme Being, in poetry, and in the solemn style, generally. Although the pronoun you is used with a singular meaning, the must be plural, because the forms must agree. VERBS. 83 OBS. 3. In the solemn style (except in poetry, which usually con- tracts these forms), the second person singular of the present indicative, and that of the irregular preterits, commonly end in est, pronounced as a separate syllable. But as the termination ed, in solemn discourse, constitutes a syllable, the regular preterits form the second person sin- gular, by adding st, without further increase of syllables; as, loved, lovedstnot lovedest. Dost and hast, and the irregular preterits wast, didst, and hadst, are permanently contracted. The auxiliaries shall and witt, change the final I to t. To the auxiliaries may, can, might, could, would, and should, the termination est was formerly added ; but they are now generally written with st only, and pronounced as monosyllables, even in solemn discourse. OBS. 4. When the second person singular is employed in familiar discourse, it is usually formed in a manner strictly analogous to that which is now adopted in the third person singular. When the verb ends in a sound which will unite with that of st or s, the second person singular is formed by adding st only, and the third by adding s only ; and the number of syllables is not increased : as, I read, thou readst, he reads ; I know, thou knowst, he knows ; I take, thou takest, he takes. For when the verb ends in mute e, no termination renders this e vocal in the familiar style, if a synseresis can take place. OBS. 5. But when the verb ends in a sound which will not unite with that of st or s, st and s are added to final e, and est and es to other terminations ; and the verb acquires an additional syllable : as, I trace, thou tracest, he traces ; I pass, thou passest, he passes ; I fix, thou fixest, he fixes. But verbs ending in o or y preceded by a consonant, do not exactly follow this rule: .in these, y is changed into i; and to both o and i, est and es are added without increase of syllables : as, I go, thou goest, he goes; I undo, thou undoest, he wndoes; I fly, thou fliest, he flies; I pity, ihou pitiest, he pities. OBS. 6. The auxiliaries do, dost, does [pronounced doo, dust, duz] am, art, is liave, hast, has, being also in frequent use as principal verbs of the present tense, retain their peculiar form when joined to other verbs. The other auxiliaries are not varied, except in the solemn style. OBS. 7. The only regular terminations that are added to verbs, are ing, d or ed, st or est , s or es, th or eth. Ing, and th or eth, always add a syllable to the verb ; except in doth, hath, saith. The rest, whenever their sound will unite with that of the final syllable of the verb, are added without increasing the number of syllables ; otherwise, they are separately pronounced. In solemn discourse, however, ed and est are, by most speakers, uttered distinctly in all cases, except sometimes, when a vowel precedes, 84 ETYMOLOGY. Conjugation of Verbs. The conjugation of a verb is a regular arrangement of its moods, tenses, persons, numbers, and participles. OBS. The moods and tenses are formed partly by inflections, or changes made in the verb itself, and partly by the combination of the verb or its participle, with a few short verbs called auxiliaries, or help- ing verbs. There are four principal parts in the conjugation of every simple and complete verb ; namely, the present, the preterit, the imperfect participle, and the perfect participle. A verb which wants any of these parts is called defective : such are most of the auxiliaries. OBS. The present is radically the same in all the moods, and is the part from which all the rest are formed. The present infinitive is the root, or simplest form, of the verb. The preterit and the perfect parti- ciple are regularly formed by adding d or eel, and the imperfect parti- ciple by adding ing, to the present. An auxiliary is a short verb prefixed to one of the principal parts of another verb, to express some particular mode and time of the being, action, or passion. The aux- iliaries are do, ~be, have, shaft, wiU, may, can, and must, with their variations. OBS. 1. Do, be, and have, being also principal verbs, are complete: but the pa ticiples of do and have are not used as auxiliaries ; unless having, which forms the compound participle, may be considered as such. The other auxiliaries have no participles. OBS. 2. English verbs are principally conjugated by means of auxiliaries, the only tenses which can be formed by the simple verb, being the present and the imperfect ; as, I lore, I loved. And even here an auxiliary is usually preferred in questions and negations ; as, Do you love ? You do not love. All the other tenses, even in their simplest form, are compounds. OBS. 3. The form of conjugating the active verb is often called the Active Voice ; and that of the passive verb, the Passive Voice. These terms are borrowed from the Latin and Greek grammars, and are of Uttle or no use , YERBS. 85 OBS. 4. English verbs having few inflections, it is convenient to insert in the conjugations the preposition to, to mark the infinitive ; pronouns, to distinguish the persons and numbers ; the conjunction if, to demote the subjunctive ; and the adverb not, to show the form of negation. With these additions, a verb may be conjugated in four ways : 1. Affirmatively ; as, I write, I do write, or I am writing. 2. Negatively ; as, I write not, I do not write, or, I am not writing. 3. Interrogatively ; as, Write I ? Do I write ? or, Am I writing ? 4. Interrogatively and negatively; as, Write I not ? Do I not write? or, 4m I not writing? Simple Form, Active or Neuter. The simplest form of an English conjugation, is that which makes the present and imperfect tenses without auxiliaries ; but, even in these, auxiliaries are required for the potential mood, and are often preferred for the indicative. CONJUGATION OF THE VEEB LOVE. Principal Parts. Present. Preterit. Imper. Participle. Perfect Participle. Love. Loved. Loving. Loved. INFINITIVE MOOD. Present Tense. To love. Perfect Tense. To have loved. . . INDICATIVE MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. Plural 1st per. I love, 1st per. We love, %d per. Thou lovest, 2d per. You love, 3d per. He loves ; 3d per. They love. This tense may also be formed by prefixing the auxiliary do to the rerb : Singular. Plural. 1. I do love, 1. We do love, 2. Thou dost love, 2. You do love, 3. He does love ; 3. They do love. 86 ETYMOLOGY. Imperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I loved, 1. We loved, 2. Thou lovedst, 2. You loved, 3. He loved ; 3. They loved. This tense may also be formed by prefixing the auxiliary did to th present : Singular. Plural. 1. I . did love, 1. We did love, 2. Thou didst love, 2. You did love, 3. He did love ; 3. They did love. OBS. In a familiar question or negation, the auxiliary form is prefer- able to the simple. But in the solemn or the poetic style, the simple form is more dignified and graceful; as, " Understandest thou what thou readest ?" "Of whom speaketh the prophet this ? "Acts." Say, heard ye naught of lowland war ? " Scott. Perfect Tense. This tense prefixes the auxiliary have to the perfect participle : Singular. Plural. 1. I have loved, 1. We have loved, 2. Thou hast loved, 2. You have loved, 3. He has loved ; 3. They have loved*. Pluperfect Tense. This tense prefixes the auxiliary had to the perfect participle : Singular. Plural. 1. I had loved, 1. We had loved, 2. Thou hadst loved, 2. You had loved, 3. He had loved ; 3. They had loved. First-future Tense. This tense prefixes the auxiliary shatt or witt to the present : 1. Simply to express a future action or event : Singular. Plural. 1. I shall love, 1. We shall love, 2. Thou wilt love, 2. You will love, 3. He will love ; 3. They will love. VERBS. 87 2. To express a promise, volition, command, or threat : Singular. Plural. 1. I will love, 1. We will love, 2. Thou shalt love, 2. You shall love, 3. He shall love ; 3. They shall love. OBS. In interrogative sentences, the meaning of these auxiliaries is reversed. When preceded by a conjunction implying condition or un- certainty, their import is somewhat varied. Second -future Tense. This tense prefixes the auxiliaries shall have or wiU have to the perfect participle : Singular. Plural. 1. I shall have loved, 1. We shall have loved, 2. Thou wilt have loved, 2. You will have loved, 3. He will have loved ; 3. They will have loved. OBS. The auxiliary shall may also be used in the second and third persons of this tense, when preceded by a conjunction expressing con- dition or contingency ; as, "If he shall have finished his work when I return." And perhaps witt may here be used in the first person to ex- press a promise or a determination, though such usage, I think, very seldom occurs. POTENTIAL MOOD. Present Tense. This tense prefixes the auxiliary may, can, or must, to the radical verb : Singular. Plural 1. I may love, 1. We may love, 2. Thou mayst love, 2. You may love, 3. He may love ; 3. They may love. Imperfect Tense. This tense prefixes the auxiliary might, could, would, or should, to the radical verb: Singular. Plural. 1. I might love, L We might love, 2. Thou mightst love, 2. You might love, 3. He might love ; 3. They might love. 88 ETYMOLOGY. Perfect Tense. This tense prefixes the auxiliaries, may have, can have, or must have t to the perfect participle : Singular. Plural. 1. I may have loved, 1. We may have loved, 2. Thou mayst have loved, 2. You may have loved, 3. He may have loved ; 3. They may have loved. Pluperfect Tense. This tense prefixes the auxiliaries, might have, could have, would have, or should Jiave, to the perfect participle : Singular. Plural. 1. I might have loved, 1. We might have loved, 2. Thou mightst have loved, 2. You might have loved, 3. He might have loved ; 3. They might have loved. SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. Present Tense. This tense is generally used to express some condition on which a future action or event is affirmed. It is therefore considered by some grammarians, as an elliptical form of the future. Singular. Plural. 1. If I love, 1. If we love, 2. If thou love, 2. If you love, 3. If he love; 3. If they love. Imperfect Tense. OBS. This tense is indefinite, as it may refer to time past, present, or future. Singular. Plural. 1. If I loved, 1. If we loved, 2. If thou loved, 2. If you loved, 3. If he loved; 3. If they loved. IMPERATIVE MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. 2. Love [thou,] or Do thou love. Plural. 2. Love [ye or you,] or Do you love. VERBS. 89 OBS. This tense is commonly used only in t-he second person, but there seem to be occasional exceptions to this ; as, ' ' Blessed be he that blesseth thee." " Thy kingdom come."" My soul, turn from them turn we to survey." Goldsmith. PARTICIPLES. 1. The Imperfect. 2. The Perfect. 3. The Preperfect. Loving. Loved. Having loved. SYNOPSIS OF THE FIRST EXAMPLE. First Person Singular. INDICATIVE. I love, I loved, I have loved, I had loved, I shall love, I shall have loved. POTENTIAL. I may love, I might love, I may have loved, I might have loved. SUBJUNCTIVE. If I love, If I loved. f Second Person Singular. INDICATIVE. Thou lovest, Thou lovedst, Thou hast loved, Thou hadst loved, Thou wilt love, Thou wilt have loved. POTENTIAL. Thou mayst love, Thou mightst love, Thou mayst have loved. Thou mights* have loved. SUBJUNCTIVE. If thou love, If thou loved. IMPERATIVE. Love [thou,] or Do thou love. Third Person Singular. INDICATIVE. He loves, He loved, He has loved, He had loved, He will love, He will have loved. POTENTIAL. He may love, He might love, He may have loved, He might have loved. SUBJUNCTIVE. If he love, If he loved. First Person Plural. INDICATIVE. We love, We loved, We have loved, We had loved, We shall love, We shall have loved. POTENTIAL. We may love, We might love, We may have loved, We might have loved. SUBJUNCTIVE. If we love, If we loved. Second Person Plural. INDICATIVE. You love, You loved, You have loved, You had loved, You will love, You will have loved. POTENTIAL. You may love, You might love, You may have loved, You might have loved. SUBJUNCTIVE. If you love, If you loved. IMPERATIVE. Love [ye or you,] or Do you love, Third Person Plural. INDICATIVE. They love, They loved, They have loved, They had loved, Tfhey will love, They will have loved. POTENTIAL. They may love, They might love, They may have loved, They might have loved. SUBJUNCTIVE. If they love, If they loved. 90 ETYMOLOGY. CONJUGATION OF THE VERB SEE. Principal Parts. Present. Preterit. Imp. Participle. Perfect Participle. See. Saw. Seeing. Seen. IKETNTTTVE MOOD. Present Tense. To see. Perfect Tense. To have seen. INDICATIVE MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I see, 1. We see, 2. Thou seest, 2. You see, 3. He sees ; 3. They sea M>^v imperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I saw, 1. We saw, 2. Thou sawest, 2. You saw, 3. He saw; 3. They saw. Perfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I have seen, 1. We have seen, 2. Thou hast seen, 2. You have seen, 3. He has seen ; 3. They have seen. Pluperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I had seen, 1. We had seen, 2. Thou hadst seen, 2. You had seen, 3. He had seen ; 3. They had seen, VERBS. 91 r First-future Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I shall see, 1. We shall see, 2. Thou wilt see, 2. You will see, 3. He will see ; 3. They will see. ~i( UAAAA,fr^4t/( Second-future Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I shall have seen, 1. We shall have seen, 2. Thou wilt have seen, 2. You will have seen, 3. He will have seen ; 3. They will have seen. ^ POTENTIAL MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I may see, 1. We may see, 2. Thou mayst see, 2. You may see, 3. He may see ; , 3. They may see. ; Imperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I might see, 1. We might see> 2. Thou mightst see, 2. You might see, 3. He might see ; 3. They might see. Perfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I may have seen, 1. We may have seen, 2. Thou mayst have seen, 2. You may have seen, 3. He may have seen ; 3. They may have seen. Singular. Plural. 1. I might have seen, 1. We might have seen, 2. Thou mightst have seen, 2. You might have seen, 3. He might have seen ; 3. They might have seen. 92 ETYMOLOGY. SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. If I see, 1. If we 2. If thou see, 2. If you see, 3. If he see ; 3. If they see. Imperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. If I saw, 1. If we saw, 2. If thou saw, 2. If you saw, 3. If he saw ; 3. If they saw. IMPERATIVE MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. 2. See [thou,] or Do thou see. Plural. 2. See [ye or you,] or Do you see. PARTICIPLES. 1. The Imperfect. 2. The Perfect. 3. The Preperfect. Seeing. Seen. Having seen. CONJUGATION OF THE VERB BE. Principal Parts. Present. Preterit. Imperfect Participle. Perfect Participle. Be. Was. Being. Been. INFINITIVE MOOD. Present Tense. To be. Perfect Tense. To have been. INDICATIVE MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I am, 1. We are, 2. Thou art, 2. You are, 3. He is ; 3. They are. VEBB8. Imperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I was, 1. .We were, 2. Thou wast,* 2. You were, 3. He was ; 3. They were. Perfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I have been, 1. We have been, 2. Thou hast been, 2. You have been, 3. He has been ; 3. They have been. Pluperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I had been, 1. We had been, 2. Thou hadst been, 2. You had been, 3. He had been ; 3. They had been. First-future Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I shall be, 1. We shall be, %. Thou wilt be, 2. You will be, 3. He will be; 3. They will be. Second -future Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I shall have been, 1. We shall have been, 2. Thou wilt have been, 2. You will have been, 3. He will have been ; 3. They will have been. POTENTIAL MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. Plural 1. I may be, 1. We may be, 2. Thou mayst be, 2. You may be, 3. He may be ; 3. They may be. * OBS. In poetry, wert is sometimes used indicatively for wast ; as, " Yainly wert thou wed." Byron. ** WUftte'er tbou art or wert, n / 2. Thou mayst have been, 2. You may have been, 3. He may have been ; 3. They may have been. Pluperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I might have been, 1. We might have been, 2. Thou mightst have been, 2. You might have been, 3. He might have been ; 3. They might have been- SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. If I be, 1. If we be, 2. Ifthoube, 2. If you be, 3. If he be ; 3. If they be. Imperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. If I were, 1. If we were, 2. If thou wert, or were, 2. If you were, 3. If he were ; 3. If they were. IMPERATIVE MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. 2. Be [thou,] or Do thou be. Plural. 2. Be [ye or you,] or Do you be. PARTICIPLES. 1. The Imperfect. 2. The Perfect. 3. The Preperfect. Being. Been, Having been. VEEBS. 95 Compound Form, Active or Neuter. Active and neuter verbs may also be conjugated, by adding the Imperfect Participle to the auxiliary verb BE, through all its changes ; as, I am writing He is sitting. This form of the verb is used to denote a continuance of the action or the state of being. OBS. In this form of the verb, the active participle is sometimes used with a passive meaning: as, "The books are now selling ;" instead of being sold. "The designs of Providence are carrying on." Bp. Butler. This idiom is approved bj good critics and writers. COMPOUND FORM OF THE VEEB READ. Principal Parts of the Simple Verb. Present. Preterit. Imperf. Participle. Perf. Participle. Bead. Bead. Reading. Read. INFINITIVE MOOD. Present Tense. To be reading. Perfect Tense. To have been reading. INDICATIVE MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I am reading, 1. We are reading, 2. Thou art reading, 2. You are reading, 3. He is reading ; 3. They are reading. Imperfect Tense. Singular. Plural 1. I was reading, 1. We were reading, 2. Thou wast reading, 2. You were reading, 3. He was reading; 3. They were reading. 96 ETYMOLOGY. Perfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I have been reading, 1. We have been reading, 2. Thou hast been reading, 2. You have been reading, 3. He has been reading ; 3. They have been reading. Pluperfect Tense. Singular. Plural 1. I had been reading, 1. We had been reading. 2. Thou hadst been reading, 2. You had been reading, 3. He had been reading ; 3. They had been reading. First-future Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I shall be reading, 1. We shall be reading, 2. Thou wilt be reading, 2. You will be reading, 3. "He will be reading ; 3. They will be reading. Second-future Tense. Singular. 1. I shall have been reading, 2. Thou wilt have been reading, 3. He will have been reading ; Plural. 1. We shall have been reading, 2. You will have been reading, 3. They will have been reading. POTENTIAL MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I may be reading, 1. We may be reading, 2. Thou mayst be reading, 2. You may be reading, 3. He may be reading ; 3. They may be reading. Imperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I might be reading, 1. We might be reading, 2. Thou mightst be reading, 2. You might be reading, 3. He might be reading ; 3. They might be reading. VERBS. 97 Perfect Tense. Singular. 1. I may have been reading, 2. Thou mayst have been reading, 3. He may have been reading ; Plural. 1. We may have been reading, 2. You may have been reading, 3. They may have been reading. Pluperfect Tense. Singular. 1. I might have been reading, 2. Thou mightst have been reading, 3. He might have been reading ; Plural. 1. *We might have been reading, 2. You might have been reading, 3. They might have been reading. SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. If I be reading, 1. If we be reading, 2. If thou be reading, 2. If you be reading, 3. If he be reading ; 3. If they be reading. Imperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. If I were reading, 1. If we were reading, 2. If thou wert reading, 2. If you were reading, 3. If he were reading ; 3. If they were reading. IMPERATIVE MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. 2. Be [thou] reading, or Do thou be reading. Plural. 2. Be [ye or you] reading, or Do you be reading. 1. The Imperfect. Being reading. PARTICIPLES. 2. The Perfect. 3. The Preperfect. Having been reading. 98 ETYMOLOGY. Form of Passive Verbs. Passive verbs, in English, are always of a compound form, being made from active-transitive verbs, by adding the per- fect participle to the auxiliary verb BE through all its changes : thus from the active-transitive verb love is formed the pas- sive verb be loved. OBS. The passive form seems to be assumed by some intransitive verbs : as, I am come ; He is risen ; They are fallen. In this case the participle relates to the subject, and does not form a part of the predi- cate verb. The usual active form is preferable : as, / have come ; He has risen; They have arrived. CONJUGATION OF THE PASSIVE VERB BE LOVED. Principal Parts of the Active Verb. Present. Preterit. Imperf. Participle. Perfect Participle. Love. Loved. Loving. Loved. INFINITIVE MOOD. Present Tense. To be loved. Perfect Tense. To have been loved. v INDICATIVE MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. Plural 1. I am loved, 1. We are loved, 2. Thou art loved, 2. You are loved, 3. He is loved ; 3. They are loved. Imperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1 I was loved, 1. We were loved, 2. Thou wast loved, 2. You were loved, 3. He was loved ; 3. They were loved VERBS. 99 Perfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I have been loved, 1. We have been loved, 2. Thou hast been loved, 2. You have been loved, 3. He has been loved ; 3. They have been loved. Pluperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I had been loved, 1. We had been loved, 2. Thou hadst been loved, 2. You had been loved, 3. He had been loved ; 3. They had been loved. First-future Tense. Singular. Plural 1. I shall be loved, 1. We shall be loved, 2. Thou wilt be loved, 2. You will be loved, 3. He will be loved ; 3. They will be loved. Second-future Tense. Singular. 1. I shall have been loved^ 2. Thou wilt have been loved, 3. He will have been loved ; Plural. 1. We shall have been loved, 2. You will have been loved, 3. They will have been loved. POTENTIAL MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I may be loved, 1. We may be loved, 2. Thou mayst be loved, 2. You may be loved, 3. He may be. loved; 3 X They may be loved. Imperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I might be loved, 1. We might be loved, 2. Thou mightst be loved, 2. You might be loved, 3. He might be loved ; 3. They might be loved. 100 ETYMOLOGY. Perfect Tense. Singular. 1. I may have been loved, 2. Thou mayst have been loved, 3. He may have been loved ; Plural. 1. We may have been loved, 2. You may have been loved, 3. They may have been loved. Pluperfect Tense. Singular. 1. I might have been loved, 2. Thou mightst have been loved, 3. He might have been loved ; Plural. 1. We might have been loved, 2. You might have been loved, 3. They might have been loved. SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. Plural 1. If I be loved, 1. If we be loved, 2. If thou be loved, 2. If you be loved, 3. If he be loved ; 3. If they be loved. Imperfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. If I were loved, 1. If we were loved, 2. If thou wert loved, 2. If you were loved, 3. If he were loved ; 3. If they were loved. IMPERATIVE MOOD. Present Tense. Singular. 2. Be [thou] loved, or Do thou be loved. Plural. 2. Be [ye or you] loved, or Do you be loved. I. The Imperfect. Being loved. PARTICIPLES. 2. The Perfect. Loved. 3. The Preperfect Having been loved. VERBS. 101 Form of Negation. A verb is conjugated negatively by placing the adverb not after it, or after the first auxiliary ; but the infinitive and par- ticiples take the negative first : INFINITIVE. Not to love, Not to have loved. INDICATIVE. I love not, or I do not love, I loved not, or I did not love, I have not loved, I had not loved, I shall not love, I shall not have loved. POTENTIAL. I may, can, or must not love ; I might, could, would, or should not love. I may, can, or must not have loved ; I might, could, would, or should not have loved. SUBJUNCTIVE. If I love not, If I loved not. PARTICIPLES. Not loving, Not loved, Not having loved. Form of Question. A verb is conjugated interrogatively, in the indicative and potential moods, by placing the nominative after it, or after the first auxiliary ; as, INDICATIVE. Do I love ? Did I love ? Have I loved ? Had I loved ? Shall I love ? Shall I have loved ? POTENTIAL. May, can, or must I love ? Might, could, would, or should I love ? May, can, or must I have loved ? Might, could, would, or should I have loved ? Form of Question with Negation. A verb is conjugated interrogatively and negatively, in the indicative and potential moods, by placing the nominative and the adverb not after the verb, or after the first auxiliary ; as, INDICATIVE. Do I not love ? Did I not love ? Have I not loved ? Had I not loved ? Shall I not love ? Shall I not have loved ? POTENTIAL. May, can, or must I not love ? Might, could, would, or should I not love ? May, can, or must I not have loved ? Might, could, would, or should I not have loved ? Irregular Verbs. An irregular verb is a verb that does not form the preterit and perfect participle by assuming d or ed ; as, see, saw, seeing, seen. OBS. 1. When the verb ends in a sharp consonant, t is sometimes im- properly substituted for ed, making the preterit and the perfect parti- ciple irregular in spelling, when they are not so in sound ; as, distrest for distressed, tost for tossed, mixt for mixed, crackt for cracked. 102 ETYMOLOGY. OBS. 2. When the rerb ends with a smooth consonant, the substitu- tion of t for ed produces an irregularity in sound, as well as in writing. In some such irregularities, the poets are indulged for the sake of rhyme ; but the best speakers and writers of prose prefer the regular form wher- ever good use has sanctioned it : thus, learned is better than learnt ; burned, than burnt; penned, than pent; absorbed, than abwrpt; speUed, than spelt; smelted, than snult. OBS. 3. The following alphabetical list exhibits the simple irregular verbs, as they are now generally used. In this list, and also in that of the redundant verbs, those preterits and participles which are supposed to be preferable, and best supported by authorities, are placed first List of the Irregular Verbs. AVM* Preterit. Imp. Participle. Perfect Participle. Attda, abode, abiding, abode. ArisB, MB, arising, arisen. Be, was, being, been. Bear. bore or bare, bearing, borne or born.* Brut. be* beating, beat or beaten. Bajfe, began, beginning, begun. Behold, beheld, beholding, beheld. Beseech, besought, beseeching, besought Beset, beset, besetting, beset Bid, bid or bade, bidding, bid or bidden. Bide, bode, biding, bode. Bind, bound, binding, bound. Bite, bit, biting, bitten or bit. Bted, bM, bleeding, bled. Blow. Mew. blowing, blown. Break. broke, breaking, broken. feted, bred, breeding, bred. Bring, brought, bringing, brought. Burst, burst, bursting, burst. Buy. bought, buying, bought Cast, cast, easting, cast Chide, chid, chiding, chidden or chid Ckooae, chose, choosing, chosen. Oe*ve,t cleft or clove, cleaving, cleft or cloven. Cling, clung, clinging, clung. * Ttr.f^t c^rm{AC- ffim'ft^it >^.*-,i cIcmi-Rac! hfva/nht fnrljl TERBS. 103 Irregular Verbs Continued. Present. Preterit. Imp. Participle. Perfect Participle. Come, came, coming, come. Cost, cost, costing, cost. Creep, crept, creeping, crept Cut, cut, cutting, cut. Deal, dealt, dealing, dealt. Do, did, doing, done. Draw, drew, drawing, drawn. Drink, drank, drinking, drunk or drank. Drive, drove, driving, driven. Eat, 6at or ate, eating, eaten. Fall, fell, falling, fallen. Feed, fed, feeding, fed. Feel, felt, feeling, felt Fight, fought, fighting, fought Find, found, finding, found. Flee, fled, fleeing, fled. Fling, flung, flinging, flung. Fly, flew, flying, flown. Forbear, forbore, forbearing, forborne. Forsake, forsook, forsaking, forsaken. Freeze, froze, freezing, frozen. Get, got, getting, got or gotten. Give, gave, giving, given. Go, went, going, gone. Grind, ground, grinding, ground. Grow, grew, growing, grown. Have, had, having, had. Hear, heard, hearing, heard. Hide, hid, hiding, hidden or hid. Hit, hit, hitting, hit. Hold, held, holding, held or holden. Hurt, hurt, hurting, hurt Keep, kept, keeping, kept Know, knew, knowing, known. Lay, laid, laying, laid. Lead, led, leading, led. Leave, left, leaving, left Lend, lent, lending, lent Let, let, letting, let. Lie (to rest), lay, lying, lain. Lose, lost, losing, lost 104 ETYMOLOGY. Irregular Verbs. Continued Present. Preterit. Imp. Participle. Perfect Participle. Make, made, making, made. Mean, meant, meaning, meant. Meet, met, meeting, met. Outdo, outdid, outdoing, outdone. Fay, paid, paying, paid. Put, put, putting, put. Read, read, reading, r6ad. Rend, rent, rending, rent. Rid, rid, ridding, rid. Ride, rode, riding, ridden. Ring, rang or rung, ringing, rung. Rise, rose, rising, risen. Run, ran or run, running, run. Say, said, saying, said. See, saw, seeing, seen. Seek, sought, seeking, sought Sell, sold, selling, sold. Send, sent, sending, sent. Set, set, setting, set. Shake, shook, shaking, shaken. Shed, shed, shedding, shed. Shoe, shod, shoeing, shod. Shoot, shot, shooting, shot Shut, shut, shutting, shut Shred, shred, shredding, shred. Shrink, shrunk or shrank, shrinking, shrunk or shrun) t?n. Sing, sung or sang, singing, sung. Sink, sunk or sank, sinkiner, sunk. Sit, sat, sitting, sat. Slay, slew, slaying, slain. Sleep, slept, sleeping, slept. Slide, slid, sliding, slid or slidden. Sling, slung, slinging, slung. Slink, slunk, slinking, slunk. Smite, smote, smiting, smitten or smh Speak, spoke, speaking, spoken. Spend, spent, spending, spent Spin, spun, spinning, spun. Spit, spit, spitting, spit or spitten Spread, spread, spreading, spread. Spring, sprung or sprang, springing, sprung. VEEBS. 105 Irregular Verbs. Continued. Present. Preterit. Imp. Participle. Perfect Participle. Stand, stood, standing, stood. Steal, stole, stealing, stolen. Stick, stuck, sticking, stuck. Sting, stung, stinging, stung. Stride, strode, striding, stridden or strid. Strike, struck, striking, struck or stricken. Strive, strove, striving, striven. Sweep, swept, sweeping, swept. Swear, swore, swearing, sworn. Swim, swam, swimming, swum. Swing, swung, swinging, swung. Take, took, taking, taken. Teach, tttaght, teaching, taught. Tear, tore, tearing, torn. Tell, told, telling, told. Think, thought, thinking, thought. Throw, threw, throwing, thrown. Thrust, thrust, thrusting, thrust. Tread, trod, treading, trodden or trod. Wear, wore, wearing, worn. Weave, wove, weaving, woven. Weep, wept, weeping, wept. Win, won, winning, won. Wind, wound, winding, wound. Wring, irrung, wringing, wrung. Write, wrote, writing, written. List of the Redundant Verbs. Present. Preterit. Imperf. Participle. Perfect Participle. Awake, awoke or awaked, awaking, awoke or awaked." Belay, belaid or belayed, belaying, belaid or belayed. Bend, bent or bended, bending, bent or bended. Bereave, bereft or bereaved, bereaving, bereft or bereaved. Bet, betted or bet, betting, betted or bet Blend, blended or blent, blending, blended or blent. Bless, blessed or blest, blessing, blessed or blest. Build, built or builded, building, built or builded. Burn, burned or burnt, burning, burned or burnt. Catch,, caught or catched catching, caught or catched. 106 ETYMOLOGY. Redundant Verbs. Continued. Present. Preterit. Imperf. Participle. Clothe, clothed or clad, clothing, Crow, crew or crowed, crowing, Curse, cursed or curst, cursing, Dare, dared or durst, daring, Dig, dug or digged, digging, Dream, dreamed or dreamt, dreamjng, Dress, dressed or drest, dressing, Dwell, dwelt or dwelled, dwelling, Geld, gelded or gelt, gelding, Gild, gilded or gilt, gilding, Gird, girded or girt, girding, Grave, graved, graving, Hang, - hanged or hung, hanging, Heave, heaved or hove, heaving, Hew, hewed, hewing, Kneel, knelt or kneeled, kneeling, Knit, knit or knitted, knitting, Lade, laded, lading, Lean, leaned or leant, leaning, Leap, leaped or leapt, leaping, Learn, learned or learnt, learning, Light, lighted or lit, lighting, Mow, mowed, mowing, Pen (to coop), penned or pent, penning, Quit, quitted or quit, quitting, Rap, rapped, rapping, Reave, reft or reaved, reaving, Rive, rived, riving, Saw, sawed, sawing, Seethe, seethed or sod, seething, Shape, shaped, shaping, Snave, shaved, shaving, Shear, sheared or shore, shearing, Shine, shone or shined, shining, Show, showed, showing, Slit, slit or slitted, slitting, Smell, smelled or smelt, smelling, Sow, sowed, sowing, Speed, sped or speeded, speeding, Spell, spelled or spelt, spelling, Spill, spilled or spilt, spilling, Perfect Participle. clothed or clad, crowed. cursed or curst, dared. dug or digged, dreamed or dreamt dressed or drest. dwelt or dwelled, gelded or gelt, gilded or gilt, girded or girt, graven or graved, hanged or hung, heaved or hoven. hewed or hewn, knelt or kneeled, knit or knitted, laded or laden, leaned or leant, leaped or leapt, learned or learnt, lighted or lit. mowed or mown, penned or pent, quitted or quit, rapped or rapt, reft or reaved. riven or rived, sawed or sawn, seethed or sodden, shaped or shapen. shaved or shaven, sheared or shorn, shone or shined. shown or showed, slit or slitted. smelled or smelt, sown or sowed, sped or speeded, spelled or spelt, spilled or spilt. VERBS. 107 Redundant Verbs. Continued. Preterit. Imperf. Participle. Perfect Participle. Present. Split, split or splitted, splitting, Spoil, spoiled or spoilt, spoiling, Stave, staved or stove, staving, Stay, staid or stayed, staying, String, strung, stringing, Strow, strowed, strewing, Sweat, sweat or sweated, sweating, Swell, swelled, swelling, Thrive, throve or thrived, thriving, Wax, waxed, waxing, Wet, wet or wetted, wetting, Wont, wont, wonting, Work, wdrked or wrought, working, split or splitted. spoiled or spoilt, staved or stove, staid or stayed, strung or stringed, strowed or strown. sweat or sweated, swelled or swollen, thriven or thrived, waxed o?' waxen, wet or wetted, wont or wonted, worked or wrought. Defective Verbs. When any of the principal parts of a verb are wanting, the tenses usually derived from those parts are, of course, also wanting. All the auxiliaries, except do, be, and have, are defective ; but, as auxiliaries, they become parts of other verbs, and do not need the parts which are technically said to be "wanting." OBS. 1. The following list contains all our defective verbs, except methinks, with its preterit methought, which is not only defective, but impersonal and irregular. It is equivalent to it thinks me. Present. Beware, Can, May, Must, Ought, List of the D Preterit. ifective Verbs Present. Shall, Will, Quoth, Wis, Wit, could, might, must, ought. Preterit. should, would, quoth. wot. OBS. 2. Beware is not used in the indicative present. Must is never varied in termination. Ought is invariable, except in the solemn style, where we find o tightest. Wfll is sometimes used as a principal verb, and 108 ETYMOLOGY. as such is regular and complete. Quoth is used only in ludicrous Ian, guage, and is not varied. It seems to be properly the third person sin^ gular of the present, for it ends in th ; and quod was formerly used aa the preterit. OBS. 3. WiSj preterit wist, to know, to think, to suppose, to imagine, appears to be now nearly or quite obsolete ; but it seems proper to ex- plain it, because it is found in the Bible ; as, "I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest." Acts. Wit, to know, and.' wot, knew, are also obsolete except in the phrase to wit ; which, being taken abstractly, is equivalent to the adverb namely, or to the phrase, that is to say. OBS. 4. Some verbs, from the nature of the subject to which they refer, can be used only in the third person singular : as, It rains ; it snows ; it freezes ; it hails ; it lightens ; it thunders. These have been called impersonal verbs. The neuter pronoun it, which is always used before them, does not seem to represent any noun, but, in connection with the verb, merely to express a state of things, Exercises. 1. State the dosses and modifications of the verbs in the following sen- tences : The house might have been built in time. The ship was wrecked. He should have finished his task. The young lady has been well edu* cated. What has been done cannot be repaired. I will go out this afternoon, unless it rain. The horse must be shod, or he will become lame. They could not have known what they were doing. The mer- chant is said to have failed. The boy fell into the water, and he would have been drowned, if he had been unable to swim. He must have been mad to have committed the rash act. O, how happy we might have been. I will call upon him, if he desire it. I will go, and you shall not prevent me. I shall fail, for no one will aid me. I should like to accept the invitation. He would be willing to pay for the privilege. I would not do it, if I could. You shall do it, for I will compel you. You will not commit so base an act ! If it snow to-mor^ row, I cannot go. You ought to have tried to oblige your friend. Be- ware, lest your anger overcome you. 2. Write sentences, each containing an active verb, transitive or intran* Mtive, as directed in thefoUowing : In the indicative mood, perfect tense ; indicative pluperfect ; sub- junctive present ; subjunctive imperfect ; potential present ; potential VERBS. 109 perfect ; infinitive present ; infinitive perfect ; indicative first future ; potential pluperfect ; imperative ; indicative second future ; potential imperfect ; indicative imperfect. 3. Write sentences, each containing a passive verb with the same modifi- cations as in the above. X. PARTICIPLES. A participle is a word derived from a verb, partici- pating the properties of a verb, and of an adjective or a noun ; and is generally formed by adding wg, d, or ed to the verb. ^ OBS. Participles retain tlie essential meaning of their verbs ; and, like verbs, are either active-transitive, active-intransitive, passive, or neuter, in their signification. For this reason many have classed them with the verbs ; but their formal meaning is obviously different. They convey no affirmation, but usually relate to nouns or pronouns, like ad- jectives, except when they are joined with auxiliaries to form the com- pound tenses ; or when they have in. part the nature of substantives, like the Latin gerunds. Classes. English verbs have severally three participles : the im- perfect, the perfect, and the preperfect. OBS. Various names have been given to the participles ; as their order is undisputed, they may be conveniently called the First, the Second, and the Third. The imperfect participle is that which ends com inonly in ing, and implies a continuance of the being, action, or passion ; as, loving (active), being loved (passive). The perfect participle is that which ends com- monly in ed or en, and implies a completion of the being, action, or passion ; as, loved (passive). OBS. The participle in ing represents the action or state as continuing and ever incomplete ; it is therefore rightly termed the imperfect par- 110 ETYMOLOGY. ticiple : whereas the participle in ed always has reference to the action as done and complete; and is by proper contradistinction called the perfect participle. OBS. The perfect participle is essentially passive. Hence, in the case of intransitive and neuter verbs, this part of the verb cannot be used by itself. The preperfect participle is that which takes the sign having ) and implies a previous completion of the being, action, or passion ; as, having loved (active), having been loved (passive). OBS. If this participle is to be named with reference to its meaning, there is perhaps no better term for it than the epithet preperfect, a word which explains itself, like prepaid or prerequisite. Of the many other names, the most correct one is pluperfect, which is a term of very nearly the same meaning. Xot because this compound is really of the pluperfect tense, but because it always denotes being, action, or pas- sion, that is, or was, or will be, completed before the doing or being of something else ; and, of course, when the latter thing is represented as past, the participle must correspond to the pluperfect tense of its verb ; as, " Having explained her views, it was necessary she should expatiate on the vanity and futility of the enjoyments promised by Pleasure. " Here having explained is equivalent to when she had explained. The imperfect participle of an active verb is always formed by adding ing to the radical verb ; as, look, looking. The imperfect participle of a passive verb is formed by pre- fixing being to the perfect participle ; as, being loved. The perfect participle is regularly formed by adding d or ed to the radical verb. A r ot4^FoT the perfect participles of irregular verbs, see lists, pp. 98-101. The preperfect participle of an active verb is formed by prefixing having to the perfect participle ; that of a passive verb, by prefixing having been ; as, having written, having been written. Thus, the English verb, in the active form, has, in fact, only two participles the imperfect and the preperfect ; and in the passive, three the imperfect, the perfect, and the preperfect PABTICIPLES. Ill Participles may be separated into two other classes : those which participate the properties of a verb and an adjective, and those which participate the properties of a verb and a noun. The latter are sometimes called gerundives. The following are examples of each : First Class Verb and Adjective. He came running very swiftly. She, dying, gave it me. The enemy having been defeated fled. She stood wringing her hands. Error wounded writhes in pain. The Justice read amused, amazed. Second Class. Verb and Noun. (GERUNDIVES.) She is fond of reading history. After having paid the money he retired. He was released on giving bail. In keeping His commandments there is great reward. Before leaving the city he paid his debts. OBS. 1 Participles often become adjectives, and are construed before nouns to denote quality. The terms so converted form the class of par- ticipial adjectives. Words of a participial form may be regarded as adjec- tives : 1. When they reject the idea of time, and denote something customary or habitual, rather than a transient act or state ; as, A lying rogue, i. e. , one addicted to lying. 2. When they admit adverbs of com- parison ; as, A more learned man. 3. When they are compounded with something that does not belong to the verb ; as, unfeeling, nnfelt. Thery is no verb to unfeel ; therefore, no participle unfeeling or unfelL Ad- jectives are generally placed before their nouns ; participles, after them. OBS. 2. To distinguish the participle from the participial noun, the learner should observe the following four things: 1. Nouns take articles and adjectives before them ; participles, as such, do not. 2. Nouns may govern the possessive case, but not the objective ; participles may govern the objective case, but not the possessive. 3. Nouns may be the subjects or objects of verbs ; participles cannot. 4. Participial nouns express actions as things ; participles refer actions to their agents or recipients. 112 ETYMOLOGY. Exercises. 1. Write the participles of the verbs given below in the following form : Write Active. Imperfect. Writing. Perfect. Preperfect. Having written. Passive. Being written. Written. Having been written- Make, give, seek, speak, hurt, feed, wear, smite, swim, know, think, tell, work, clothe, catch, teach, tread, dream, kneel, shoe, ride, put, lie, lay, say, sit, set, spend, steal. 2. Write sentences eacJi containing a participle derived from one or more of these verbs. 3. Write five sentences each containing a participle of the second class. XI. ADVERBS. An adverb is a word added to a verb, a participle, an adjective, or another adverb ; and generally expresses time, place, degree, or manner. OBS. 1. Adverbs briefly express what would otherwise require seV eral words ; as, Now, for at this time Here, for in this place Very, for in a high degree Diligently, for in an industrious manner. OBS. 2. There are several combinations of short words which are used adverbially, and which, as idiomatic phrases, it is scarcely neces- sary or possible to separate in analysis or parsing ; as, Not at aU, at length, in vain. Classes. Adverbs may be reduced to four general classes ; namely, adverbs of time, of place, of degree, and of manner. Adverbs of time are those which answer to the question, When ? How long ? How soon ? or How often f including these which ask. ADVERBS. 113 OBS. Adverbs of time may be subdivided as follows: 1. Of time present ; as, Now, yet, to-day, presently, instantly, imme* diately. 2. Of time past; as, Already, yesterday, lately, recently, anciently, heretofore, hitherto, since, ago, erewhile. 3. Of time to come ; as, To-morrow, hereafter, henceforth, by-and-by, soon, erelong. 4. Of time relative; as, When, then, before, after, while or whilst, till, until, seasonably, betimes, early, late. 5. Of time absolute ; as, Always, ever, never, aye, eternally, per- petually, continually. 6. Of time repeated ; as, Often, oft, again, occasionally, frequently, sometimes, seldom, rarely, now-and-then, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, once, twice, thrice, or three times, etc. 7. Of the ordeirof time ; as, First, secondly, thirdly, fourthly, etc. Adverbs of place are those which answer to the question, Where? Whither ? Whence? or Whereabout? including these which ask. OBS. Adverbs of place may be subdivided as follows: 1. Of place in which ; as, "Where, here, there, yonder, above, below, about, around, somewhere, anywhere, elsewhere, everywhere, nowhere, wherever, within, without, whereabout, hereabout, thereabout. 2. Of place to which ; as, Whither, hither, thither, in, up, down, back, forth, inwards, upwards, downwards, backwards, forwards. 3. Of place from which ; as, Whence, hence, thence, away, out. 4. Of the order of place ; as, First, secondly, thirdly, fourthly, etc. Adverbs of degree are those which answer to the question, How much ? How little ? or, to the idea of more or less. OBS. Adverbs of degree may be subdivided as follows : 1. Of excess in abundance : as, Much, too, very, greatly, far, besides ; chiefly, principally, mainly, generally ; entirely, full, fully, completely, perfectly, wholly, totally, altogether, all, quite, clear, stark; exceedingly, excessively, extravagantly, intolerably ; immeasurably, inconceivably, in- finitely. 2. Of equality or sufficiency ; as, Enough, sufficiently, equally, so, at t wen. 8 114 ETYMOLOGY. 3. Of deficiency or abatement ; as, Little, scarcely, hardly, merely, barely, only, but, partly, partiaUy, nearly, almost. 4. Of quantity in the abstract ; as, How, (meaning, in what degree, } however, howsoever, everso, something, nothing, anything, and other nouns of quantity used adverbially. Adverbs of manner are those which answer to the question, How f or, by affirming, denying, or doubting, show how a subject is regarded. OBS. Adverbs of manner may be subdivided as follows : 1. Of manner from quality; as, Well, ill, wisely, foolishly, justly, quickly, and many others formed by adding ly to adjectives of quality. 2. Of affirmation or assent ; as, Verily, truly, indeed, surely, certainly, doubtless, undoubtedly, certes, forsooth. 3. Of negation ; as, No, nay, not, nowise. 4. Of doubt ; as, Perhaps, haply, possibly, perchance, peradventure, may-be. 5. Of mode or way ; as, Thus, so, how, somehow, however, howsoever, like, eUe, otherwise, across, together, apart, asunder, namely, particularly, necessarily. 6. Of cause ; as, Why, wherefore, therefore. Conjunctive Adverbs. Adverbs sometimes perform the office of conjunctions, and serve to connect the clauses of a sentence, as well as to express some circumstance of time, place, degree, or man- ner : adverbs that are so used, are called conjunctive adverbs. OBS. 1. A conjunctive adverb introducing a dependent clause re- lates to the predicate verb in that clause, while the clause itself relates to the predicate verb of the principal clause. The words most frequently used in this way are the following : after, as, before, since, till, until, when, where, while or whilst. Because, answering to the question why, wherefore, for what reason (each of which is adverbial), may be also re- garded as a conjunctive adverb. There are other words, as also, besides, hence, however, therefore, etc. , that imply a logical connection of sentences or propositions j but they are not, grammatically, connective words. ADVERBS. 115 OBS. 2. The word even, generally considered an adverb, as very fre- quently used, seems to perform the office of no part of speech, but to be employed merely to give emphasis to the particular word or phrase which it precedes ; as, " Even the great are not free from vice." " I, even I only, am left." OBS. 3. The words yes and yea, expressing a single affirmation, and no and nay, expressing a simple negation, are always independent. They generally answer a question, and are equivalent to a whole sen- tence. They cannot, therefore, be properly considered as adverbs, but rather as affirmative or negative particles. The word amen, meaning so let it be, is of a similar character and usage. Modifications. Adverbs have no modifications, except that a few are compared after the manner of adjectives : as, Soon, sooner, soonest ; often, oftener, oftenest long, longer, longest. The following are irregularly compared : well, better, best ; badly or ill, worse, worst ; little, less, least ; much, more, most ; far, farther, farthest ; forth, further, furthest. OBS. Most adverbs of quality will admit the comparative adverbs more and most, less and least, before them : as, wisely, more wisely, most wisely ; culpably, less culpably, least culpably. Exercises in Construction. 1. Write five sentences, each containing an adverb of manner. 2. Write five sentences, each containing an adverb of place. 3. Write Jive sentences, each containing an adverb of time. 4. Write five sentences, each containing an adverb of degree. o. Write sentences each containing one of the following adverbs : Always, whether, seldom, often, truly, chiefly, seldom, patiently, earnestly, very, move, how, indeed, first, secondly, perhaps, doubtless, however, whence, hither, yesterday, by-and-by, hitherto, heretofore, somewhere, anywhere. 6. Write complex sentences, each consisting of a principal and depend- ent clause connected by one of the following conjunctive adverbs : When, while, where, till, since, before, after, as, 116 ETYMOLOGY. XII.-CONJUNCTIONS. A conjunction is a word used to connect words or sentences in construction, and to show the dependence of the terms so connected. Classes. Conjunctions are divided into two general classes, copulative and disjunctive; and some of each of these sorts are corresponsive. A copulative conjunction is a conjunction that denotes an addition, a cause, or a supposition : as, " He a/ad I shall not dispute; for, if he has any choice, 1 shall readily grant it." A disjunctive conjunction is a conjunction that denotes opposition of meaning ; as, " Be not overcome [by] evil, but overcome evil with good." Rom. xii., 21. The corresponsive conjunctions are those which are used in pairs, so that one refers or answers to another ; as, "John came neither eating nor drinking." Matthew xi., 18. The following are the principal conjunctions : Copulative ; And, as, both, because, for, if, that, then, since, seeing, so. Disjunctive ; Or, nor, either, neither, than, though, al- though, yet, but, except, whether, lest, unless, save, notwithstanding. Corresponsive; Both and ; asas; as so; if then ; either or ; neither nor ; whether or ; though, or although yet. XML-PREPOSITIONS. A preposition is a word used to express some rela- tion of different things or thoughts to each other, and is generally placed before a noun or a pronoun. DEPOSITIONS. 117 OBS. 1. Prepositions are neither principal parts of a sentence, nor are they adjuncts. They are simply words used to express relation. OBS. 2. Prepositions introduce phrases that are generally used as adjuncts; as, "A man of reputation j " equivalent to, A reputable man. " In this place they settled ; " equivalent to, Here they settled. " F't for use," in which the phrase for use limits the adjective jit. Suci phrases are usually called prepositional phrases. OBS. 3. The noun or pronoun before which a preposition is placed is called its object, and the preposition always expresses the relation between its object and the word to which the prepositional phrase is an adjunct. Thus in the examples given above, of expresses the relation between man and reputation ; in, between settled and place; and/0r, between fit and use. he ; te-hee, te-hee. 14. Of salutation ; welcome! hail ! all hail ! 15. Of calling to attention ; ho ! lo ! la ! law ! look ! see ! behold ! hark ! 16. Of calling to silence ; hush ! hist ! ivhist ! } st ! aw! mum ! 17. Of dread or horror ; oh ! ha ! hah ! what ! 18. Of languor or weariness ; heigh-ho ! heigh-ho-hum ! 19. Of stopping ; hold ! soft ! avast ! whoa ! 20. Of parting ; farewell ! adieu ! good-by ! good-day! 21. Of knowing or detecting ; oho ! aha ! ay-ay ! 22. Of interro- gating ; ehf ha? hey? OBS. Besides these, there are several others, too often heard, which are unworthy to be considered as parts of a cultivated language. The frequent use of interjections savors more of thoughtlessness than Of sen- sibility. XV.-ANALYSIS, PARSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. Phrases. A phrase is a combination of two or more word* expressing some relation of ideas, but no entire prop- osition ; as, " Of a good disposition." " To be plain with you." " Having loved his own." A phrase may be used in three ways : 1, as one of the principal parts of a sentence ; 2, as an adjunct ; 3, it may be independent. 120 ETYMOLOGY. An adjunct phrase is adjective, adverbial, or ex- planatory. A substantive phrase is one used in the place of a noun ; as, " To do good is the duty of all." An independent phrase is one that is not related to, or connected with, any word in the rest of the sentence; as, " He failing, who shall meet success ? " " To be plain with you, I think you in fault." The principal part of a phrase is that upon which all the other parts depend ; as, " Under every misfortune" " Having exhausted every expedient." Phrases are either simple, complex, or com- pound. A simple phrase is one unconnected with any other ; as, " Of an obliging disposition." A complex phrase is one that contains a phrase or a clause, as an adjunct of its principal part ; as, " By the bounty of heaven." " To be plain with you." A compound phrase is one composed of two or more co-ordinate phrases ; as, " Stooping down and looking in." Phrases are also classified as to their form, depending upon the introducing word, or the principal part ; thus, 1. A phrase, introduced by a preposition, is called a prepositional phrase / as, " By doing good." " Of an en- gaging disposition." 2. A phrase the principal part of which is a verb in the infinitive mood, is called an infinitive phrase ; as, " To be good is to be happy" 3. A phrase the principal word of which is a participle, is called a participial phrase ; as, " A measure founded on justice" OBS. 1. A preposition that introduces a phrase, serves only to express the relation between the principal part, and the word of the sentence on which the phrase depends. ANALYSIS, PAUSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. 121 A phrase, used as the subject or the object of a verb, must be substantive in office, and, with a strict adherence to gram- matical rules, can only be infinitive in form ; as, " To disobey parents is sinful." " William loves to study grammar." Par- ticipial phrases are, however, sometimes used by good, writers in this way ; as, " Hunting the buffalo, is one of the sports of the West." "John's father opposed his going to sea." A phrase, used as an attribute, may be substantive or adjec- tive in office, and may have the following forms : 1. Infinitive; as, "The object of punishment is to reform the guilty." "His conduct is greatly to be admired." [In the latter example,*the phrase is adjective, to be admired being equivalent to admirable.'] 2. Prepositional / as, " He is in good health." " The train was behind time." [In each of these examples, the phrase is adjective. ~\ An adjective phrase may have the following forms : 1. Prepositional ; as, " Carelessness in the use of money is a vice." 2. Infinitive ; as, " The desire to do good is praiseworthy." 3. Participial ; as, " Seeing the danger, he avoided it. " An adverbial phrase may have the following forms : 1. Prepositional ; as, "He was attentive to his business." 2. Infinitive ; as, "They were anxious to ascertain the truth." 3. Idiomatic; as, "In vain." "Day by day." "By and by." "As a general thing." An explanatory phrase is always substantive in office, and infinitive in form ; as, " It is pleasant to see the sun" The independent phrase is various in form and character. It may be distinguished as 1. Infinitive ; as, " To be candid, I was in fault." 2. Participial ; as, " Considering the circumstances, much credit is due." 3. Vocative ; as, "Boast not, my dear friend, of to-morrow." 4. Pleonastic; as, " The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich/' ETYMOLOGY. 5. Absolute ; as, " The sun having risen, the mists were dift persed." OBS. 1. The last form of this phrase is often adverbial in signifies tion ; as in the example given, in which it is equivalent to the clause, v-hen tu" sun had risen. It is, therefore, independent only in construe OBS. 2. An adverbial phrase may be modified by an adverb ; as, "It lasts but for a moment ;" i.e., bat equivalent to only, and modify- ing the adverbial phrase, for a moment. OBS. 3. A phrase or a clause is sometimes used as the object of * preposition, and thus forms a prepositional phrase of a complex 01 anomalous character; as, "Blows mildew from between-fiis-shriveled tips." "That depends on who-can-run-tfie fastest." Exercises in Analysis and Parsing. Praxis IV. Etymological. In the Fourth Praxis, it is required of the pupil : to classify and ana* tyze the sentence as in the preceding praxis ; to classify and analyze each phrase ; and to parse the sentence, distinguishing the parts oj speech, and ail tteir classes and modifications. Thus : EXAMPLE ANALYZED AXD PAUSED. " Ah ! who can tell the triumphs of the mind, By truth illumined, and by taste refined ? " ANALYSIS. A simple interrogative sentence. The subject is who ; the predicate verb, can tell ; the object of which is triumph*, modified by the complex adjective phrase, of the mind illumined by truth, and refined by taste. The principal part of the phrase is mind ; its adjuncts are the and the compound adjective phrase, illumined by truth, and refined by taste, which consists of the two co- ordinate participial phrases connected by and The principal part of the former is illumined, and its adjunct, the simple adverbial phrase, by truth ; the principal part of the latter is refined, and its adjunct, the simple adverbial phrase by taste. Ah is an independent word. . Ah 1 is an interjection^ because it is a simple exclamation of wonder or admiration. Who is an interrogative pronoun, of the third person, singular number, common in gender; and in the nominative case, because it is the subject of the verb can tett. By is a preposition, because it shows the relation between truth and illumined, the pbnue ty truth being an adjunct of Mummed. ANA1YSIS, PARSING, ATTD CONSTRTTCtlGtf. 123 Truth is a common noun, and abstract, because it is the name of a quality. It is oi the third person, singular number, neuter gender ; and in the objective case, because it is the object of the preposition by. Illumined is a perfect participle from the regular passive verb be illumined. It per- forms the office of a verb, by expressing passion ; and of an adjective, by modifying the noun mind. And is a conjunction, because it connects the two phrases, by truth illumined, by taste refined ; it is copulative, because it expresses an addition. [Parse the other words as in the preceding praxes.] Having sold his patrimony he engaged in merchandise. The bounty displayed on the earth equals the grandeur manifested in the heavens. In the varieties of life, we are inured to habits both of the active and the suffering virtues. By disappointments and trials, the violence of our passions is tamed. He, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying ; yet went he not in. (Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. Sitting is the best posture for deliberation ; standing for persuasion ; a judge, therefore, should speak sitting ; a pleader, standing. The pleasures of sense resemble a foaming torrent ; which, after a disorderly course, speedily runs out, and leaves an empty and offensive channel. Most of the troubles which we meet with in the world, arise from an irritable temper, or from improper conduct. The meeting was so respectable, that the propriety of its decision can hardly be questioned. They who are moderate in their expectations, meet with few disap- pointments. The soul becomes great by the habitual contemplation of great objects. Exercises in Construction. 1. Write sentences, each containing a phrase of one of the fottmoing forms. A simple adjective phrase. A simple adverbial phrase. A complex adjective phrase. A complex adverbial phrase. A compound phrase. An explanatory phrase. A participial phrase. A complex prepositional phrase. An infinitive phrase. A vocative phrase. An absolute phrase. An idiomatic phrase. A phrase used as the subject. A phrase used as an object. A phrase used as an adjective attribute. A phrase used as a substantive attribute. ETYMOLOGY. 2. In the following sentences, substitute a phrase for one of the dames. Examples. 1. When the ship arrives, I shall see my friend. 2. After the pupils had recited their lessons, the teacher dismissed them: 3. They erected a crucifix, and prostrated themselves before it. 4. A quadruped is an animal that has four legs. 1. On the arrival of the ship, I shall see my friend. 2. The pupils having recited their lessons, the teacher dismissed them. 3. Having erected a crucifix, they prostrated themselves before it. 4. A quadruped is an animal hav- ing four legs. "When spring comes, the fields resume their verdure. After the enemy had been defeated, they fled. I will meet you, when the train arrives. As he was stooping down, he saw the man's hiding-place. Because he was inexperienced, they deceived him. I fixed my eyes on the object, and soon perceived that it was a bird. The farm was carefully cultivated, and it yielded abundant crops. The rain fell in torrents, and we took refuge in an inn. As I did not receive your letter, I did not know of your misfortune. He who had been so idle and dissolute came to beggary. He sacrificed his health and happiness that he might indulge in sen- sual pleasure. [Use the infinitive phrase.] She neglected the improvement of her mind, that she might study her appearance in the glass. 3. Construct a sentence from each of the following phrases. At all times. In the hour of temptation. In the morning of life. To be useful to others. To be diligent in study. The moon having risen. The battle having been lost. By doing good. Preserving a good repu- tation. Trembling with excitement. Discouraged by misfortune. From day to day. By and by. As a general thing. He being young and without experience. Overcome with emotion. Suppressing her tears. Questions for Review. I. THE SENTENCE. What is the subject of a sentence ? The predicate ? What is a proposition ? What do propositions form ? What is a sentence ? What must every sentence contain ? What are adjuncts ? What is a simple sentence ? ANALYSIS, PARSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. 125 How are sentences divided ? What is a declarative sentence ? An interrogative sentence ? An impera- tive sentence ? An exclamatory sentence ? II. PARTS OF SPEECH. Of what does Etymology treat ? How many and what are the parts of speech ? What is an article ? What are the examples ? What is a noun ? What examples are given ? What is an adjective ? How is this exemplified ? What is a pronoun ? How is this exemplified ? What is a verb ? How is this exemplified ? What is a participle ? How is this exemplified ? What is an adverb ? How is this exemplified ? What is a conjunction ? How is this exemplified ? What is a preposition ? How is this exemplified ? What is an interjection ? What examples are given ? What is a definition ? A rule of grammar ? A praxis ? An example ? An exercise ? What is parsing ? III. ARTICLES. What is an ARTICLE ? Are an and a different articles, or the same ? When is an used, and what are the examples ? When is a used, and what are the examples ? What form of the article do the sounds of w and y require ? Repeat the alphabet, with an or a before the name of each letter. Name the parts of speech, with an or a before each name. How are the two articles distinguished in grammar ? Which is the definite article, and what does it denote ? Which is the indefinite article, and what does it denote ? What modifications have the articles ? IV. NOUNS. What is a NOUN ? Can you give some examples ? Into what general classes are nouns divided ? What is a, proper noun ? a common noun ? What particular classes are included among common nouns ? What is a collective noun ? an abstract noun ? a verbal or participial noun? What is a thing sui generis ? What modifications have nouns ? What are Persons in grammar ? How many persons are there, and what are they called ? What is the first person ? the second person ? the third person ? What are Numbers in grammar ? 126 ETYMOLOGY. How many numbers are there, and what are they called ? What is the singular number ? the plural number ? How is the plural number of nouns regularly formed ? What are the rules for adding s and es to form the plural ? V. NOUNS. What are Genders in grammar ? How many genders are there, and what are they called ? What is the masculine gender ? the feminine gender ? the neuter gender ? What nouns may be said to be in the common gender ? What are Cases in grammar ? How many cases are there, and what are they called ? What is the nominative case ? What is the subject of a verb ? What is the possessive case ? How is the possessive case of nouns formed ? What is the objective case ? What is the object of a verb, participle, or preposition ? What is the declension of a noun ? How do you decline the nouns friend, man, fox, &ndjty? VL ANALYSIS, CONSTRUCTION, AND COMPOSITION. What is ANALYSIS ? What is a simple sentence ? a phrase ? Of what does the subject of a sentence consist ? How are adjuncts divided ? What is an adjective adjunct ? an adverbial adjunct ? an explanatory adjunct ? By what adjuncts may nouns be modified ? Verbs ? What is an attribute ? In analyzing a sentence, what should be pointed out ? What is construction ? Composition ? When do sentences form a composition ? VIL ADJECTIVES. What is an ADJECTIVE ? How is this exemplified ? Into what classes may adjectives be divided ? What is a common adjective ? a proper adjective ? a numeral adjective ? a. pronominal adjective ? a. participial adjective ? a compound adjective ? What modifications have adjectives ? What is Comparison in grammar ? How many, and what are the degrees of comparison ? What is the positive degree ? the comparative degree ? the superlative degree ? What adjectives cannot be compared ? What adjectives are compared by means of adverbs ? How are adjectives regularly compared ? Compare great, wide^ ajad /K>k ANALYSIS, PARSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. 127 To what adjectives are er and est applicable ? Is there any other mode of expressing the degrees ? How are the degrees of diminution expressed ? How do you compare good, bad or ill, little, much, and many ? How do you compare far, near, fore, hind, in, out, up, low, and late? VIII. PRONOUNS. What is a PRONOUN ? Give the example. How are pronouns divided ? What is a personal pronoun ? Tell the personal pronouns. What is a relative pronoun ? Tell the relative pronouns. What peculiarity has the relative what ? What is an interrogative pronoun ? Tell the interrogativea. What modifications have pronouns ? What is the declension of a pronoun ? How do you decline the pronouns I, thou, he, she, and it f What is said of the compound personal pronouns ? How do you decline who, which, what, and that ? How do you decline the compound relative pronouns ? IX. ANALYSIS. What ia a clause ? What are members ? What is a dependent clause ? a principal clause ? What is a complex sentence ? a compound sentence ? How may clauses be connected ? What is a relative clause ? Is the relative clause dependent or independent ? Is it always a modifying clause ? Illustrate. What is a compound subject or predicate ? X. VERBS. What is a VERB ? What are the examples ? How are verbs divided with respect to their form ? What is a regular verb ? an irregular verb ? a redundant verb ? a defective verb ? How are verbs divided with respect to their signification ? What is an active-transitive verb ? an active-intransitive verb ? a passive verb ? a neuter verb ? What modifications have verbs ? What are Moods in grammar ? How many moods are there, and what are they called ? What is the infinitive mood ? the indicative mood ? the potential mood ? the subjunctive mood ? the imperative mood ? XI. VERBS. What are Tenses in grammar ? How many tenses are there, and what are they called ? 128 ETYMOLOGY. What is the present tense ? the imperfect tense ? the perfect tense ? *he pluperfect tense ? the first-future tense ? the second-future tense ? What are the Person and Number of a verb ? How many persons and numbers belong to verbs ? How are the second and third persons singular formed ? What is the conjugation of a verb ? What are the principal parts in the conjugation of a verb ? What is a verb called which wants some of these parts ? What is an auxiliary verb '? What verbs are used as auxiliaries ? XII. CONJUGATION. What is the simplest form of an English conjugation ? What is the first example of conjugation ? What are the principal parts of the verb LOVE ? How many and what tenses has the infinitive mood ? the indicative /'the potential? the subjunctive/ the imperative? What is the compound form of active and neuter verbs ? What peculiar meaning does this form convey ? How are passive verbs formed ? How is a verb conjugated negatively ? How is the form of negation exemplified ? How is a verb conjugated interrogatively ? How is the form of question exemplified ? How is a verb conjugated interrogatively and negatively ? What verbs in English are defective ? What tenses are wanting in these verbs ? What verbs are called impersonal ? XTTT. PARTICIPLES. What is a PARTICIPLE ? and how is it generally formed ? How many participles are there, and what are they called ? How is the imperfect participle defined, and what are* the examples ? How is the perfect participle defined, and what are the examples ? How is the prep erf ect participle defined, and what a** the examples ? How is the imperfect participle formed ? How is the perfect participle formed ? How is the preperfect participle formed ? How many participles has the active verb ? the p**sive verb ? Into what other classes may participles be separated 1 Which class are called gerundives ? XIV. ADVERBS AND CONJUNCTOKS. What is an ADVERB ? What is the example ? To what classes may adverbs be reduced ? Which are adverbs of time ? of place ? of degree?^ >f manner? What are conjunctive adverbs ? ANALYSIS, PAUSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. 129 Have adverbs any modifications ? Compare well, badly or ill, little, much, far and forth. What is a CONJUNCTION ? How are conjunctions divided ? What is a copulative conjunction? a disjunctive conjunction? a corre- sponsive conjunction ? What are the copulative conjunctions ? the disjunctive ? the correspon- sive? XV. PREPOSITIONS AND INTERJECTIONS. What is a PREPOSITION ? How are the prepositions arranged ? What are the prepositions beginning with a? with b ? with c? with d? with e? with //with i / with m ? with n ? with o ? with p ? with r ? with s ? with t /with u /with w ? What is an INTERJECTION ? How are interjections arranged ? What are the interjections of joy ? of sorrow ? of wonder ? of wishing or earnestness ? of^praise ? of surprise ? of pain or fear ? of contempt ? of aversion ? of expulsion ? of calling aloud ? of exultation ? of laughter ? of salutation ? of calling to attention ? of calling to silence ? of surprise ? of languor? of stopping? of parting? of knowing or detecting ? of interrogating? XVI. ANALYSIS AND PARSING. What is a phrase ? How may a phrase be used ? What is a substantive phrase ? What is an independent phrase ? the principal part of a phrase? What is a simple phrase ? What is a complex phrase ? What is a compound phrase ? How are phrases classified as to their form ? Of what form are attribute phrases ? Explanatory phrases ? 9 PART III. SYNTAX. Syntax treats of the relation, agreement, government, and arrangement of words in sentences. OBS. 1. The word syntax is derived from two Greek words syn, meaning together, and taxis, arrangement. It is equivalent, in mean- ing, to synthesis or construction, which is the reverse of analysis. Syn- tax has reference only to those principles and rules which serve to guide us in the construction of sentences. The principles of ajialysis lie much deeper in the subject of grammar are much more fundamental, than the technical considerations which form the groundwork of syntactical rules. Sentential analysis is founded upon the general laws of language ; and, therefore, its principles are as applicable to one language as another ; syntactical rules, on the other hand, can, as a general thing, have refer- ence only to the particular language, the use of which they are designed to direct. In order to be skilled in syntax, or the construction of sentences, we must know how the words are related to each other in the expression of thought. For example, if the words John and book are to be joined, and we know that they are to denote that the book belongs to John, we say JoJirfs book, expressing in this way the relation of property. Again, if we are to join the words the teacher, he, and love together, to form a sentence, we must know the relations. Thus suppose the ttachfj" is the subject of the action expressed by the verb love, and he is the object of the action ; then the sentence must be, The teacher loves him, giving to the verb and pronoun their proper forms according to the relations. But suppose he is to be the subject, and the teacher the object ; then the sentence would be, He loves the teacher. This, as will be seen, requires a different arrangement of the words, as well as a dif- ferent inflection of the pronoun. Usually the subject is placed before the verb, and the object after it RULES OF SYNTAX. 131 When a word standing in a certain relation to another word is required, on that account, to undergo some inflection or modification, it is said to be governed by the other word. Thus, in the above, John, standing as the possessor of book, was changed to John's ; and he, when used as the object of the verb, was required to assume the objective form, him. In the former case, John's is said to be governed by book, and him by love*. Again, it would not do to say Birds flies, because the form of the verb is singular, while the subject is plural ; and the two must agree. Hence, the expression should be Birds fly. This will illustrate what is meant by agreement. Hence the following definitions. The relation of words, is tlieii dependence, or con- nection, according to the sense. The agreement of words, is their similarity in per- son, number, gender, case, mood, tense, or form. The government of words, is that power which one word has over another, to cause it to assume some particu- lar modification. The arrangement of words, is their collocation, or relative position, in a sentence. Rules of Syntax. The Rules Of Syntax are designed to guide in the ap- plication of the principles of grammar to the construction of sentences. As given below these rules are classified and arranged ac- cording to the syntactical topics to which they respectively relate. Rules of Relation. -Articles relate to the nouns which they limit, n. Adjectives relate to nouns or pronouns. HI. Adverbs relate to verbs, participles, adjectives, or other adverbs. IV. Participles relate to nouns or pronouns, or else are governed by prepositions. V. Prepositions show the relation of things. 132 SYNTAX, Rules of Agreement. VL A noun or a pronoun which is the subject of a finite verb, must be in the nominative case. VTL A noun or a personal pronoun used to explain a pre- ceding noun or pronoun, is put, by apposition, in the same case. "VIM. A finite verb must agree with its subject, or norni~ native, in person and number. IX. When the nominative is a collective noun conveying the idea of plurality, the verb must agree with it in the plural number ; but when it conveys the idea of unity, the verb must be singular. X. When a verb has two or more nominatives connected by and, it must agree with them in the plural number. "XT When a verb has two or more singular nominatives connected by or or nor, it must agree with them in the singu- lar number. XII, When verbs are connected by a conjunction, they must either agree in mood, tense, and form, or have separate nominatives expressed. Xm. Active-intransitive, passive, and neuter verbs, and their participles, take the same case after as before them, when both words refer to the same thing. XIV. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent, or the noun or pronoun which it represents, in person, number, and gender. XV. When the antecedent is a collective noun conveying the idea of plurality, the pronoun must agree with it in the plural number ; but when it conveys the idea of unity, the pronoun must be singular. XVI. When a pronoun has two or more antecedents con- nected by and, it must agree with them in the plural number. XVH. When a pronoun has two or more singular antece- dents connected by or or nor, it must agree with them in the singular number. KULES OF SYNTAX. 133 Rules of Government. TTV ii i. A noun or a pronoun in the possessive case, is governed by the name of the thing possessed. XIX. Active-transitive verbs, and their imperfect and pre- perfect participles, govern the objective case. XX. Prepositions govern the objective case. XXI. The preposition TO commonly governs the infinitive mood, and connects it to a finite verb, or some other part of speech. Miscellaneous Rules. if* XXH. The active verbs, bid, dare, feel, hear, let, make, needy see, and their participles, usually take the infinitive after them, without the preposition TO. XXTTT. A future contingency is best expressed by a verb in the subjunctive, present ; and a mere supposition, with in- definite time, by a verb in the subjunctive, imperfect ; but a conditional circumstance assumed as a fact, requires the in- dicative mood. XXIV. A noun or a pronoun is put in the nominative, when its case depends on no other word. XXV. Conjunctions connect either words or sentences. XXVI. Interjections have no dependent construction. OBS. 1. Syntactical rules are limited to the construction of sentences, as separate portions of discourse ; the consideration of those principles and rules which regulate the combination of sentences into paragraphs, and these again into particular kinds of composition, is not comprised in the subject of grammar, but falls within the province of its kindred arte, rhetoric and logic. OBS. 2. Some of the rules here given embody the principles already presented in the definitions of etymology, and, owing to the paucity of inflections in English, are of little practical use in the construction of sentences. OBS. 3. Analysis and synthesis, or construction, should go together, the former illustrating and facilitating the latter, and giving accuracy in composition ; since it will be found that the pupils who have been 134 SYNTAX. trained to analyze sentences, becoming in this way familiar with their structure, and the relation of their parts, will have a clearer and fuller comprehension of language, as well as a more correct style of writing. As the rules afford practical directions, a new class of exer- cises is here introduced, the correction of improper expres- sions, or false Syntax, as usually called. Under the twenty-six principal rules and their notes (sub- ordinate rules) and observations (showing various usages) are included the directions requisite to guide the pupil in the analysis, parsing, construction, and correction of sentences. These are classified according to the syntactical topics to which they respectively relate. I. RELATION. Rule I. Articles. Articles relate to the nouns which they limit ; as, " At a little distance from the ruins of the abbey, stands an aged elm." Exceptions. 1. The definite article, used intensively, may relate to an adjective or adverb of the comparative or the superlative degree; as, " A land which was the mightiest.'" Byron. " The farther they proceeded, the greater appeared their alacrity." Dr. Johnson. "2. The indefinite article is sometimes used to give a collective meaning to an adjective of number ; as, " Thou hast a few names, even in Sar- dis." Revelation. " There are a thousand things which crowd into my memory. " Addison. Observations. 1. Articles often relate to nouns understood; as, "The [river] Thames." " Pliny the younger" [man]. " The honorable [body], the Legislature." "The animal [world] and the vegetable world." " Neither to the right [hand] nor to the left " [hand]. Bible. "He was a good man and a just " [man]. Ib. 2. When an adjective precedes the noun, the article is placed before the adjective, that its power may extend over that also ; except the ad- jectives ail, sucft, many, what, both, and those which are preceded by RELATION. 135 the adverbs too, so, as, or Tww ; as, " AU the materials were bought at too dear a rate." " Like many an othej poor wretch, I now suffer all the ill consequences of so foolish an indulgence." 3. Articles, according to their own definition, belong before their nouns ; but the definite article and an adjective seem sometimes to be placed after the noun to which they both relate ; as, " Section the Fourth." "Henry the Eighth." 4. When the definite article is prefixed to comparatives and super- latives (exception first), the article has the force of an adverb. 5. The article the is sometimes elegantly used instead of a possessive pronoun ; as, " Men who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal." 6. When an or a is put before an adjective of number (exception second), the adjective and the plural noun following it are taken together as a unit. ^ 7. An or a has sometimes the import of each or every; as, "He came twice a year." The article in this sense with a preposition under- stood, is preferable to the mercantile per, so frequently used ; as, "Fifty cents [for] a bushel," rather than, "per bushel." 8. A, as prefixed to participles in ing, or used in composition, is a preposition ; being, probably, the French a, signifying to, at, on, in, or of; as, " They burst out a laughing." M. Edgeworth. " He is gone a hunting." "She lies -bed all day." "He stays out a-nights." "They ride out a-Sundays." Shakspeare often uses the prefix a, and sometimes in a manner peculiar to himself; as, "Tom's a cold." " weary." 9. An is sometimes used as a conjunction, signifying if; as, " Nay, an thou'lt mouthe, I'll rant as well as thou. " Shak. Notes, or Subordinate Rules. I. When the indefinite article is required, a should always be used before the sound of a consonant, and an, before that of a vowel ; as, " With the talents of an angel, a man mar be a fool." Young. Exception. Words commencing with h, and accented on the second syllable, require an instead of a; as, An historical essay. An hexago- nal figure. n. When nouns are joined in construction, without a close connection and common dependence, the article must be re- peated ; as, "She never considered the quality, but the merit of her visitors." 136 SYNTAX. HI. When adjectives are connected, and the qualities be- long to things individually different, though of the same name, the article should be repeated ; as, A black and a white horse ;" i.e., two horses, one black and the other white. ( TV. When adjectives are connected, and the qualities all belong to the same thing or things, the article should not be repeated ; as, "A black and white horse ; " ie., one horse, piebald. OBS. 1. The reason of the two preceding notes is this ; by a repeti- tion of the article before several adjectives in the same construction, a repetition of the noun is implied ; but without a repetition of the article, the adjectives are confined to one and the same noun. OBS. 2. To avoid a repetition, we sometimes, with one article, join inconsistent qualities to a plural noun; as, "The Old and New Testa- ments," for, "The Old and tfte New Testament." But the phrases, "The Old and New Testament," and, "The Old and the New Testa- ments," are both obviously incorrect. V. The article should not be used before the names of virtues, vices, passions, arts or sciences ; before simple proper names ; or before any noun whose signification is sufficiently definite without it ; as, " Falsehood is odious:" " Iron is use- ful" "Beauty is vain." VL When titles are mentioned merely as titles, or names of things merely as names or words, the article should not be used ; as, "He is styled Marquis." "Ought a teacher to call his pupil Master ? " "VTL In expressing a comparison, if both nouns refer to the same subject, the article should not be inserted ; if to different subjects, it should not be omitted ; thus, if we say, "He is a better teacher than poet," we compare different qualifications of the same man ; but if we say, " He is a bet- ter teacher than a poet," we refer to different men. VHL The definite article, or some other definitive word, is generally required before the antecedent to the pronoun who or which in a restrictive clause ; as, " The men who were pres- ent, consented." &ELATTON. 137 IX. The article is generally required in that construction which converts a participle into a verbal noun ; as, " The tri- umphing of the wicked is short." "They shall be an abhor- ring unto all flesh." Isaiah. X. The article should not be prefixed to a participle that is not taken in all respects as a noun ; as, " He made a mis- take in giving out the text." Not the giving out. False Syntax. Correct the following sentences, and show in what way the rule is violated in each. When the corrections are made orally, the formules given may be used, in the judg- ment of the teacher, tte chief object being kept in view, which is not to check the exer- cise of intelligence by mechanical repetition, but to exercise the critical faculty of the learner, and teach him to make a practical application of his knowledge of principles and rules. EXAMPLE. He went into an house. . Not proper, because the article an is used before house, which begins with the sound of the consonant h. But, according to Note I., under Rule I., " When the indefinite article is required, a should always be used before the sound of a conso- nant, and an before that of a vowel." Therefore, an should be a ; thus, He went into a house. I. This is an hard saying. Passing from an earthly to an heavenly diadem. Few have the happiness of living with such an one. She evinced an uniform adherence to the truth. This is truly an wonderful invention. He is an younger man than we supposed. An humorsome child is never long pleased. Your friend is a honorable man. The elephant is a herbivorous animal. She was taken with a hysterical fit. n. Avoid rude sports : an eye is soon lost, or bone broken. As the drop of the bucket and dust of the balance. Not a word was uttered, nor sign given. I despise not the doer, but deed. Crime consists not in the act but motive. 3a SYNTAX. m. What is the difference between the old and new method? The sixth and tenth have a close resemblance. Is Paris on the right hand or left ? Does Peru join the Atlantic or Pacific ocean ? He was influenced both by a just and generous principle. The book was read by the old and young. I have both the large and small grammar. Are both the north and south line measured ? Are the north line and south line measured ? Are both the north and south measured ? Are both the north lines and south measured ? IV. Is the north and the south line measured ? Are the two north and the south lines both measured ? A great and a good man looks beyond time. They made but a weak and an ineffectual resistance. The Alleghany and the Monongahela rivers form the Ohio, I rejoice that there is another and a better world. Were God to raise up another such a man as Moses. The light and the worthless kernels will float. V. Cleon was another sort of a man. There is a species of an animal called a seal Let us wait in the patience and the quietness. The contemplative mind delights in the silence. Arithmetic is a branch of the mathematics. You will never have another such a chance. I expected some such an answer. And I persecuted this way unto the death. VI He is entitled to the appellation of a gentleman. Cromwell assumed the title of a Protector. Her father is honored with the title of an EarL The chief magistrate is styled a President RELATION. 139 The highest title in the State is that of the Governor. The oak, the pine, and the ash are names of whole classes of objects. m He is a better writer than a reader. He was an abler mathematician than a linguist. I should rather have an orange than apple. vni. Words which are signs of complex ideas, are liable to be misunderstood. Carriages which were formerly in use were very clumsy. The place is not mentioned by geographers who wrote at that time. IX. Means are always necessary to accomplishing of ends. By seeing of the eye, and hearing of the ear, learn wisdom. In keeping of His commandments, there is great reward. For revealing of a secret, there is no remedy. Have you no repugnance to torturing of animals ? X. By the breaking the law, you dishonor the lawgiver. An argument so weak is not worth the mentioning. In the letting go our hope, we let all go. Avoid the talking too much of your ancestors. The cuckoo keeps the repeating her unvaried notes. Forbear the boasting of what you can do. Promiscuous. The path of truth is a plain and a safe one. This statement is merely a hypothesis. There was an harshness in his words. Neither the rules nor examples are correct. He fully deserved the name of a traitor. He is a more effective writer than a speaker. What sort of an animal is an oyster ? SYNTAX. She was carrying an ewer of water. He was busy in the translating a French work. This passage has another and a different meaning. It showed what kind of a man he was. What is the cost of a hour-glass ? Is there any difference between the upper and lower side ? Travelers who visited the country were put to death. Parsing. In the parsing exercise under each rule, the pupil is required to apply the information given in the observations. Hence they should be read or studied very carefully. Parse the articles in the following sentences as in the example. EXAMPLE. "He was a friend to the unfortunate." A is the indefinite article, and relates to the noun friend, according to the rule, Articles relate to the nouns which they limit. The is the definite article, and relates to persons, understood (unfortunate persons), according to the rule, etc. Charles the Fifth abdicated the throne of Germany. The longer he lived the more he feared to die. He was the victor in a hundred con- flicts. The farmer sold his wheat at one dollar a bushel. Many an innocent man has been wrongfully condemned. The oracle pronounced Socrates the wisest of men. He tried to set the clock a going. Rule II. Adjectives. Adjectives relate to nouns or pronouns ; as, " He is a wise man, though he is young" Exceptions. 1. An adjective sometimes relates to a phrase or sentence, which is made the subject of an intervening verb ; as, " To insult the afflicted, is impious.' 11 " That he should refuse, is not strange.' 11 2. With an infinitive or a participle denoting being or action in the abstract, an adjective is sometimes also taken abstractly ; that is, with- out reference to any particular noun, pronoun, or other subject ; as, "To be sincere, is to be wise, innocent, and safe." Hawkesworth. " Capacity marks the abstract quality of being able to receive or hold." These adjectives may be considered indefinite attributes. RELATION. 141 Observations. 1. Adjectives often relate to nouns understood; as, "The nine" [muses]. " Philip was one of the seven " [deacons]. Acts xxi. ,8. " He came unto his own [possessions], and his own [men] received him not." John i., 11. " The Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty [God], and a terrible" [God]. Deut. x., 17. 2. In the construction of sentences, adjectives often relate immediately to pronouns; as, " All ye are his brethren." Matt. "Whether of them twain did the will of his father ? "Ib. 3. When an adjective follows a finite verb, and is not followed by a noun, it generally relates to the subject of the verb ; as, " /am glad that the door is made wide." Thus the adjective when an attribute generally follows the predicate verb. 4. When an adjective follows an infinitive or a participle, the noun or pronoun to which it relates, is sometimes before it, and sometimes after it, and often considerably remote ; as, "A real gentleman cannot but practice those virtues which, by an intimate knowledge of mankind, he has found to be useful to them." 5. Adjectives preceded by the definite article, are often used, by ellipsis, as having the force of nouns. They designate those classes of objects which are characterized by the qualities they express ; and, in parsing, the noun may be supplied. They are most commonly of the plural number, and refer to persons, places, or tilings, understood ; as, " The careless [persons] and the imprudent, the giddy and ikvjickle, the ungrateful and the interested everywhere meet us." 6. The Adjective is generally placed immediately before its noun, but in the following instances it is placed after the noun to which it relates : 1. When other words depend on the adjective ; as, "A mind con- scious of right." " A wall three feet thick." 2. When the quality results from the action of a verb ; as, " Virtue renders life happy." (Indirect attribute.) 3. When the adjective would thus be more clearly distinctive ; as, " Goodness injinite." " Wisdom unsearchable." 4. When a verb comes between the adjective and the noun ; as, " Truth stands independent of all external things." (Direct attri- bute.) 7. In some cases, the adjective may either precede or foUow the noun : 1. In poetry; as, " Wilt thou to the isles Atlantic, to the rich Hesperian clime, Fly in the train of Autumn ? " Akenside. 142 SYNTAX. 2. In some technical expressions; as, "A notary public," or, "A public notary." 3. When an adverb precedes the adjective ; as, "A Being infinitely wise," or, "An infinitely wise Being." 4. When several adjectives belong to the same noun ; as, " A woman, modest, sensible, and virtuous," or, "A modest, sensible, and virtuous woman. 8. An emphatic adjective may be placed first in the sentence, though it belong after the verb ; as, " Weighty is the anger of the righteous." Bible. 9. By an ellipsis of the noun, an adjective with a preposition before it, is sometimes equivalent to an adverb ; as, "In particular ; " that is, in a particular manner ; equivalent to "particularly." In parsing, supply the ellipsis. [See Obs. 1, under Rule XX.~\ Notes, or Subordinate Rules. I. Adjectives that imply unity or plurality, must agree with their nouns in number ; as, That sort, those sorts. IE. When the adjective is necessarily plural, or necessarily singular, the noun should be made so too ; as, " Twenty pounds," not, "Twenty pound." "One session/' not, " One sessions." OBS. 1. In some peculiar phrases, this rule appears to be disregarded; as, " Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient." John vi., 7. " Twenty sail of vessels."" A hundred head of cattle." OBS. 2. To denote a collective number, a singular adjective may pre- cede a plural one; as, " One hundred men." "Every six weeks." " One seven times.'" Dan. iii., 19. OBS. 3. To denote plurality, the adjective many may, in like man- ner, precede an or a with a singular noun ; as, " Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air." I III. The reciprocal expression, one an other, should not be applied to two objects, nor each other, or one the other, to more than two. OBS. Reciprocity between two is some act or relation of each or one to the other, an object definite, and not of one to an other, which is in- definite ; but reciprocity among three or more is of one, each, or every one, not to one other solely, or the other definitely, but to others, a ph> rality, or to an other, taken indefinitely and implying this plurality. KELATION. 143 TV. The comparative degree can only be used in reference to two objects, or classes of objects ; the superlative compares one or more things with all others of the same class, whether few or many : as, " Edward is taller than James ; he is the largest of my scholars." V. When the comparative degree is employed, the latter term of comparison should never include the former ; as, "Iron is more useful than all the metals.'" It should be, " than all the other metals" VI When the superlative degree is employed, the latter term of comparison should never exclude the former ; as, "A fondness for show is, of all other follies, the most vain." The word other should be expunged. VTL Comparative terminations, and adverbs of degree, should not be applied to adjectives that are not susceptible of comparison ; and all double comparatives and double superla- tives should be avoided ; as, " So universal a complaint : " say " So general." " Some less nobler plunder : " say, " less noble.' " The most straitest sect : " expunge most. VIII. When adjectives are connected by and, or, -or nor, the shortest and simplest should in general be placed first ; as, "He is older and more respectable than his brother." IX. An adjective and its noun may be taken as a com- pound term, to which other adjectives may be prefixed. The most distinguishing quality should be expressed next to the noun ; as, " A fine young man," not, " A young fine man." X. In prose, the use of adjectives for adverbs is improper ; as, " He writes elegant ; " say, " elegantly." OBS. 1. In poetry, an adjective relating to the noun or pronoun, is sometimes elegantly used instead of an adverb qualifying the verb or participle ; as, " To thee I bend the knee ; to thee my thoughts Continual climb." Thomson. OBS. 2. In order to determine, in difficult cases, whether an adjec- tive or an adverb is required, the learner should carefully attend to the definitions of these parts of speech, and consider whether, in the case in question, quality or manner is to be expressed : if the former, an 144 SYNTAX. adjective is proper : if the latter, an adverb. The following examples will illustrate this point: "She looks cold; she looks coldly on him." " I sat silent ; I sat silently musing." "Stand firm ; maintain your cause firmly." XI. The pronoun them should never be used as an adjec- tive in lieu of those : say, "I bought those books," not, " them books." This is a vulgar error. XII. When the pronominal adjectives, this and that, or these and those, are contrasted ; this or these should represent the latter of the antecedent terms, and that or those 3 the former ; as, "And, reason raise o'er instinct as you can, In this 'tis God directs, in that 'tis man." Pope. " Farewell my friends ! farewell my foes ! My peace with tJiese, my love with those ! " Burns. Xm. The pronominal adjectives each, one, either, and neither, are always in the third person singular ; and, when they are the leading words in their clauses, they require verbs and pronouns, to agree with them accordingly ; as, "Each of you is entitled to his share." "Let no one deceive himself" XTV. The pronominal adjectives either and neither relate to two things only ; when more are referred to, any and none should be used in stead of them : as, " Any of the three ;" not, " Either of the three." " None of the four ; " not, " Neither of the four." XY. Participial adjectives retain the termination, but not the government, of participles ; when, therefore, they are fol- lowed by the objective case, a preposition must be inserted to govern it ; as, " The man who is most sparing of his words, is generally most deserving of attention." False Syntax. EXAMPLE. Those sort of people you will find to be trouble- some. FORMULK. Not proper, because the adjective those is in the plural number, and does not agree with its noun sort, which is singular. But, according to Note I. under Eule II., "Adjectives that imply unity or plurality, must agree with their nouns in number." Therefore, those should be that ; thus, TJMt sort of people you wilLfind to be troublesome. RELATION. 145 Things of these sort are easily understood. Who broke that tongs ? Where did I drop this scissors ? Bring out that oats. Extinguish that embers. I disregard this minutiae. Those kind of injuries we need not fear. What was the height of those gallows which Haman erected ? n. We rode abojat ten mile an hour. Tis for a thousand pound. Cowper. How deep is the water ? About six fathom. The lot is twenty-five foot wide. I have bought eight load of wood. m.-iv. Two negatives in English destroy one another. That the heathens tolerated each other, is allowed. David and Jonathan loved one an other tenderly. Words are derived from each other in various ways. Teachers like to see their pupils polite to each other. The Graces always hold the one the other by the hand. He chose the latter of these three. Trisyllables are often accented on the former syllable. Which are the two more remarkable isthmuses in the world ? V.-VL - The Scriptures are more valuable than any writings. The Russian empire is more extensive than any government in the world. Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Gen. xxxvii., 3. Of all other ill habits idleness is the most incorrigible. Eve was the fairest of all her daughters. Hope is the most constant of all the other passions, w 146 SYNTAX. That opinion is too universal to be easily corrected. Virtue confers the supremest dignity upon man. How much more are ye better than the fowls ! Luke xii. Do not thou hasten above the Most Highest, This was the most unkindest cut of all. Shakspeare. The waters are more sooner and harder frozen. A more healthier place cannot be found. The best and the most wisest men often meet with dis- couragements. vm. He showed us a more agreeable and easier way. This was the most convincing and plainest argument. Some of the most moderate and wisest of the senators. This is an honorable and ancient fraternity. There vice shall meet an irrevocable and fatal doom. IX. He is a young industrious man. She has a new elegant house. The two first classes have read. The oldest two. sons have removed to the westward. England had not seen such an other king. Goldsmith. X. She reads well and writes neat. He was extreme prodigal They went, conformable to their engagement. He speaks very fluent, and reasons justly. The deepest streams run the most silent. These appear to be finished the neatest. He was scarce gone when you arrived. I am exceeding sorry to hear of your misfortunes. The work was uncommon well executed. This is not such a large cargo as the last. Thou knowst what a good horse mine is. I cannot think so mean of him. Be acted much wiser than the others, RELATION. 147 XI. I bought them books at a very low price. Go and tell them boys to be still. I have several copies : you are welcome to them two. Which of them three men is the most useful ? xn. Hope is as strong an incentive to action, as fear : this is the anticipation of good, that of evil. The poor want some advantages which the rich enjoy ; but we should not therefore account those happy, and these miserable. if" Memory and forecast just returns engage, This pointing back to youth, that on to age. YTTT Let each of them be heard in their turn. On the Lord's day every one of us Christians keep the Sabbath. Are either of these men known ? No : neither of them have any connections here. XIV. Did either of the company stop to assist you ? Here are six ; but neither of them will answer. XV. Some crimes are thought deserving death. Rudeness of speech is very unbecoming a gentleman. To eat with unwashen hands, was disgusting a Jew. Leave then thy joys, unsuiting such an age, To a fresh comer, and resign the stage. Dryden. Promiscuous. William is brighter than any of the pupils. Either of those four boys is trustworthy. These kind of bears are hard to tame. The house is about twenty foot wide. 148 SYNTAX. These two sisters are very fond of one another. The latter of those three pictures is the prettier, but neither of them pleases me. Of all other ill habits that is the worst. Let the three first pupils in* the class rise. Will you have a ripe luscious peach ? I cannot carry them books now. What a terrible bad cold you have ! Try to get well as quick as you can. Parsing. Parse aU the adjectives in the following sentences. EXAMPLE. "This boy seems very diligent." This is a pronominal adjective, and relates to the noun boy, according to the role Ad- jectives relate to nouns or pronouns. Diligent is a common adjective, and relates to the noun 6oy, according to the rule, etc. I am glad you have become skillful. Strive to be honest and true. The door is made wide. To be goodJs better than to be learned. To wrong the poor is very wicked. A word to the wise is sufficient. This is true, but that is false. The careless are rarely successful. The house was a hundred feet high. Virtue alone will render you happy. A Being infinitely good cannot be the author of evil. In general, the rule is applicable. Noble was the act, and great was the reward. Rule III. Adverbs. Adverbs relate to verbs, participles, adjectives, or other adverbs ; as, " Conscience, very often disregarded, finally becomes wholly inert." Exceptions. 1. The words yes and yea, and no and nay, usually called adverbs, are always independent, being the answers to questions, and equivalent to entire propositions. 2. The word amen, which is commonly called an adverb, is often used independently at the beginning or end of a declaration or prayer ; and is itself a prayer, meaning, so let it be. KELATION. 149 Observations. 1. "Many words usually employed as adverbs are often used as nouns; as, " The Son of God was not yea and nay, but in him was yea." Bible. " For a great while to come." Id. " On this perhaps, this peradventure infamous for lies." Young. "From the extremest upward of thine head." Shak. "Prate of my whereabout." Id. "An eternal now does always last." Cowley. "Discourse requires an animated no." Cowper. 2. Adverbs sometimes relate to verbs understood; "The former has written correctly; but the latter, elegantly." "And, [/ say'] truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. " Heb. xi. , 15. 3. To abbreviate expressions, and give them vivacity, verbs of self- motion (as go, comprise, get, etc.) are sometimes suppressed, being sug- gested to the mind by an emphatic adverb ; * ' I'll hence to London on a serious matter. " Shakspeare. " I'll in. I'll in. Follow your friend's counsel. I'll in. Id. " Away old man ; give me thy hand ; away." Id. 4. An adverb is often used to modify a phrase used as an adjective or adverb; as, "He is greatly in fault." "He swam nearly across the stream." 5. The word even is sometimes an adverb ; but it may be placed before any word to give it emphasis ; as, " Even I was condemned." 6. Conjunctive adverbs seem to relate to two verbs at the same time, and thus connect the two clauses ; as, " And the rest will I set in order when I come." 1 Cor. xi. In this case the adverbial clause relates to set and the adverb when, to the verb come, in its own clause. 7. No is sometimes an adverb of degree ; and as such it has this pecu- liarity, that it can relate only to comparatives; as, "^V9more." " No better." " No greater." " No sooner." When this word is prefixed to a noun, it is clearly an adjective, corresponding to the Latin nullus ; as, " No clouds, no vapors intervene." Dyer. 8. By the customary (but faulty) omission of the negative before but, that conjunction has acquired the adverbial sense of only; and it may, when used with that signification, be called an adverb. Thus, the text, "He hath not grieved me but in part," [2 Cor. ii., 5,] might drop the negative, and still convey the same meaning ; " He hath grieved me but in part." Notes, or Subordinate Rules. I. Adverbs must be placed in that position which will ren- der the sentence the most perspicuous and agreeable. 150 SYNTAX. OBS. For the placing of adverbs, no definite general rule can "be given. Those which relate to adjectives, immediately precede them ; and those which belong to compound verbs, are commonly placed after the first auxiliary. II. Adverbs should not be used as adjectives ; nor should they be employed, when quality is to be expressed, and not manner; as, "The soonest time." "Thine often infirmities.'* "It seems strangely." In the last case, the adverb strangely is used for the adjective attribute strange. HI. With a verb of motion, the adverbs hither, thither, and whither, are more proper than here, there, where ; but usage sometimes sanctions the latter. To the adverbs hence, thence, and whence the preposition from should not be prefixed. IY. The adverb no should not be used with reference to a verb or a participle ; as, " Will you do it, or no ? " No should be not. V. A negation, in English, admits but one negative word ; as, I could not wait any longer," not, " no longer." Double negatives are vulgar. OBS. 1. The repetition of a negative word or clause, strengthens the negation ; as, " No, no, no." But two negatives in the same clause, de- stroy the negation, and render the meaning afiirmative ; as, " Nor did they not perceive their evil plight. "Milton. That is, they did per- ceive it. OBS. 2. Ever and never are directly opposite in sense, and yet they are frequently confounded and misapplied even by respectable writers ; as, " Seldom, or never, can we expect," etc. -Blairs Lectures, p. 305. " Sel- dom, or ever, did any one rise," etc. Ibid., p. 272. Here never is right, and ever is wrong. But as the negative adverb applies only to time, ever is preferable to never, in sentences like the following: "Now let man reflect but never so little on himself. " Burlamaqui. ' ' Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely." Ps. Iviii., 5. For the phrase ever so (which ought perhaps to be written as one word) is a very common expression, denoting degree, however great or small ; as, " ecerso little " " everso wisely." And it seems to be this, and not time, that is intended in the last two examples. RELATION. 151 False Syntax. EXAMPLE. My cousin is soon expected to arrive. FORMULE. Not proper because the adverb soon is not in the proper place to express the meaning clearly. But, according to Note I. tinder RulellL, " Adverbs must be placed in that position which will render the sentence the most perspicuous and agreeable." The sentence will be improved by placing soon after arrive ; thus, My cousin is expected to arrive soon. I. The work will be never completed. We always should prefer our duty to our pleasure. It is impossible continually to be at work. He impertinently behaved to his master. The heavenly bodies are in motion perpetually. Not only he found her busy, but pleased and happy even. The man only discharged his duty. n. Give him a soon and decisive answer. When a substantive is put absolutely. Such expressions sound harshly. Such events are of seldom occurrence. Velvet feels very smoothly. The wind blew keenly and coldly. m. From hence it appears that the statement is incorrect From thence arose the misunderstanding. Do you know from whence it proceeds ? IV. Know now, whether this be thy son's coat or no. Whether he is in fault or no, I cannot tell. I will ascertain whether it is so or no. V. I will not by no means entertain a spy. Nobody never invented nor discovered nothing, in no way to be compared with this. I did all I could ; I cannot do no more. Neither he nor no one else can do that. 152 SYNTAX. Promiscuous. Tell me whether this is true or no. Why do you not say nothing ? He only came here to make trouble. Nothing can justify ever an untruth. He was not able to pay the debt but in part. The messenger went direct to the place. From whence did he set out ? The two ladies were nearly dressed alike. He only read the book, not the notice of it. He read only the book ; he did not tear it. Parsing. Parse aU the adverbs in the following sentences. EXAMPLE. " The work was done very skillfully." Very is an adverb of degree, and relates to the adverb skillfully, according to the rule Adverbs relate to verbs, participles, etc. Skillfully is an adverb of manner, and relates to the verb was done, according to the rule, etc. Are you feeling well to-day ? Yes. Whither are you running so fast ? Truly, if they had reflected long enough, they would not have acted so rashly. Down with the law that binds him thus. Never decide rashly. Obviously, he is greatly in fault. They started yester- day very early in the morning. I can go no farther. When I saw him, I went directly up to him. He has suffered only in a slight degree. John has read nearly through his book. Can you go no higher ? No. Rule IV. Participles. Participles relate to norms or pronouns, or else are governed by prepositions ; as, " Elizabeth's tutor, at one time paying her a visit, found her employed in reading Plato." Hume. Exceptions. 1. A participle sometimes relates to a preceding phrase or sentence, of which it forms no part ; as, " But ever to do ill our sole delight, As being the contrary to his high will." Milton. RELATION. 153 2. With an infinitive denoting being or action in the abstract, a par- ticiple is sometimes also taken abstractly (that is, without reference to any particular noun, pronoun, or other subject); as, "To seem com- pelled is disagreeable." "To keep always praying aloud is plainly impossible." Observations. 1. The use of the participle in ing as the subject or object of a verb, though sanctioned to some extent by writers of reputation, seems to be an anomaly which should be avoided when possible. Thus, instead of, " He abhorred being in debt," say, " He abhorred to be in debt." 2. The word to which the participle relates is sometimes understood; as, " Granting this to be true, what is to be inferred from it." That is, " /, grantrngtlliis to be true, ask what is to be inferred from it ? " "The very chin was, [7 say,] modestly speaking, as long as my whole face. " Addison. 3. An imperfect or preperfect participle, preceded by an article, an adjective, or a noun or pronoun of the possessive case, becomes a verbal noun ; and, as such, it cannot govern an object after it. A word which may be the object of the participle in its proper construction, requires the preposition of, to connect it with the verbal noun ; as, " The wor- shiping of idols, Such worshiping of idols or, Their worshiping of. idols, was sinful." A participial phrase is, however, sometimes used, by good writers, to govern a noun or pronoun in the possessive case. 4. We sometimes find a participle and its adjuncts, forming a parti- cipial phrase, used as the subject or the object of a verb ; as, " Exciting Buch disturbances is unlawful." Usually, the infinitive is to be pre- ferred ; as, "I intend to do it ; " which is better than " I intend doing it. " 5. When the use of the preposition produces ambiguity or harshness, the expression may be varied. Thus, the sentence, "He mentions Newton's writing of a commentary," is both ambiguous and awkward. If the preposition be omitted, the word writing will have a double con- struction, which is inadmissible. Some would say, " He mentions New- ton writing a commentary. " This is still worse ; because it makes the leading word in sense the adjunct in construction. The meaning may be correctly expressed thus : "He mentions that Newton wrote a com- mentary." " By his studying the Scriptures, he became wise." Here his s-erves only to render the sentence incorrect. 6. We sometimes find a participle that takes the same case after as before it, converted into a verbal noun, and the latter word retained unchanged in connection with it; as, "I have some recollection of his father's being a judge." "To prevent its being a dry detail of terms." In this case, the attribute is indefinite. 154 SYNTAX. 7. When the verbal noun is accompanied by adjuncts of the verb or participle, it makes an awkward construction, which it would be better to avoid ; as, " The hypocrite's hope is like the giring up of the ghost." "For the more easily reading large numbers." Say, "For reading large numbers the more easily." 8. After verbs signifying to pe?'severe or to desist, the participle in ing, relating to the nominative, may be used in stead of the infiaitive con- nected to the verb ; as, "So when they continued asking him. " John viii. Notes, or Subordinate Rules. L Active participles have the same government as the /erbs from which they are derived ; the preposition of, there- lore, should never be used after the participle, when the verb does not require it. Thus, in phrases like the following, of is improper: "Keeping of one day in seven," "By preach- ing (/repentance," "They left beating o/"Paul." IL When a transitive participle is converted into a noun, of must be inserted to govern the object following. in. A participle should not be used where the infinitive mood, a verbal noun, a common substantive, or a phrase equivalent, will better express the meaning. IV. In the use of participles and of verbal nouns, the leading word in sense, should always be made the leading or governing word in the construction. V. Participles, in general, however construed, should have a clear reference to the proper subject of the being, action, or passion. The following sentence is therefore faulty: "By giving way to sin, trouble is encountered." This suggests that trouble gives ivay to sin. It should be, "By giving way to '-e encounter trouble. VI. The preterit of irregular verbs should not be used for the perfect participle ; as, " A certificate wrote on parchment" for, "A certificate written on parchment." VIL Perfect participles being variously formed, care should be taken to express them agreeably to the best usage : thus, earnt, snatcht, checkt, snapt, mixt, tost, are erroneously written for earned, snatched, checked, snapped, mixed, tossed ; and such forms as holden, proven, etc., are now superseded by held, proved, etc. RELATION. 155 False Syntax. EXAMPLE. In forming of his sentences he was very exact. FORMULE. Not proper, because the preposition of is used after the participle forming, whose verb does not require it. But, according to Note L, under Rule IV., "Participles have the same government as the verbs from which they are derived ; the preposition of, therefore, should not be used after the participle, when the verb does not require it." therefore, of should be omitted ; thus, In forming his sentences, he was very exact. I. fey observing of truth, you will command respect. I could not, for my heart, forbear pitying of him. I heard them Discussing of this subject. fry consulting of the best authors, he became learned. Here are rules, by observing of which, you may avoid error. n. Their consent was necessary for the raising any supplies. Thus the saving a great nation devolved on a husbandman. It is an overvaluing ourselves, to decide upon everything. The teacher does not allow any calling ill names. That burning the capitol was a wanton outrage. May nothing hinder our receiving so great a good. My admitting the fact will not affect the argument. Cain's killing his brother originated in envy. m. Caesar carried off the treasures which his opponent had neg- lected taking with him. Goldsmith. It is dangerous playing with edge tools. I intend returning in a few days. Suffering needlessly is never a duty. Nor is it wise complaining. Cowper. I well remember telling you so. Doing good is a Christian's vocation. H. More. Piety is constantly endeavoring to live to God. It is earnestly desiring to do his will, and not our own. Id. 156 SYNTAX. IV. There is no harm in women knowing about these things. They did not give notice of the pupil leaving. The sun's darting his beams through my window awoke me. The maturity of the sago tree is known by the leaves being covered with a delicate white powder. V. Sailing up the river, the whole town may be seen. Being conscious of guilt, death becomes terrible. By yielding to temptation, our peace is sacrificed. In loving our enemies, no man's blood is shed. By teaching the young, they are prepared for usefulness. VI A nail well drove will support a great weight. See here a hundred sentences stole from my work. I found the water entirely froze, and the pitcher broke. Being forsook by my friends, I had no other resource. VK Till by barbarian deluges o'erflown. Like the luster of diamonds sat in gold. A beam ethereal, sallied and absorpt. With powerless wings around them wrapt. Error learnt from preaching, is held as sacred truth. Promiscuous. He could not have wrote such a letter. By studying faithfully, knowledge is acquired. We saw the lady while crossing the street. The learning anything requires application. I do not remember speaking of the affair. By the exercising our faculties they are improved. The garment was without seam, being wove in one piece. What is the cause of that pupil being so deficient ? Striving to excel is always commendable. Breaking windows is the sport of mischievous boys. He disliked being under an obligation. His being considered a scholar did not make him one, RELATION. 157 Parsing. Parse aU the participles in Hie following sentences. EXAMPLE. " Thus repulsed, he lost all hope of attaining his object." Eepulsed is a perfect passive participle, and relates to Ae, according to the rule, Par- ticiples relate to nouns or pronouns, etc. Attaining is an imperfect active participle, and is governed by the preposition 0/, ac- cording to the rule, etc. Knowledge, combined with true culture, makes a person esteemed and admired. Admitting the truth of this, what does it prove ? The pupils continued whispering, after being reproved. Walking rapidly is good exercise. To keep on arguing against prejudice is a loss of time. Washington, having been appointed commander-in-chief, proceeded to Cambridge. Sb^ame being lost, all virtue is lost. The ship having been wrecked, the letter did not reach him. He was too fond of being flat- tered. Despised and shunned by all, he went sorrowing to his grave. Rule V. Prepositions. Prepositions show the relation of things ; as, " He came from Rome to Paris." Exceptions. 1. The preposition to, before an abstract infinitive, and at the head of a phrase which is made the subject of a verb, has no proper antecedent term of relation ; as, " To learn to die is the great business of life. " 2. The preposition for, when it introduces its object before an infini- tive, and the whole phrase is made the subject of a verb, has properly no antecedent term of relation; as, " For us to learn to die is the great business of life." Observations. 1. The preposition always introduces a phrase ; and the relation which it expresses is that existing between the object of the preposition and the word to which the phrase relates. The latter is the antecedent term; and the former, the subsequent term of relation. When the phrase is independent, there is no antecedent term, unless one be understood ; as, "To confess the truth, I was to blame." 2. When a preposition begins or ends a sentence or clause, the terms of relation are transposed ; as, " To a studious man, action is a relief." " Science they do not pretend to." 3. Both the terms of relation are usually expressed, though either of them may be understood; as, 1. Theform&r" All shall know me {reck- 158 SYNTAX. oning] FROM the least to the greatest. "Heb. viii. [I say] " IN a word, it would entirely defeat the purpose." Blair. 2. The latter "Opin- ions and ceremonies [which} they would die FOR." Locke. " IN [those] who obtain defence, or who defend. " Pope. 4. Prepositions are not to be supposed to have no antecedent term, merely because they stand at the head of a sentence which is made the eubject of a verb ; for the sentence itself often contains that term, as in the following example: " In what way mind acts upon matter, is un- known." Here in shows the relation between acts and way ; the sen- tence being equivalent to, " The way in which mind acts upon matter is unknown. " 5. In the familiar style, a preposition governing a relative or an inter- rogative pronoun, is often separated from its object, and connected with the other term of relation ; as, "Whom did he speak to?" But it is more dignified, and in general more graceful, to place the preposition before the pronoun ; as, "To whom did he speak ? " 6. Two prepositions sometimes come together ; as, " Lambeth is over against Westminster Abbey." " And. from before the lustre of her face." Thomson. "Blows mildew from between his shrivel'd lips." Oowper. 7. Two separate prepositions have sometimes a joint reference to th same noun; as, "He boasted of, and contended for, the privilege." This construction is formal, and scarcely allowable, except in the law style. It is better to say, " He boasted of the privilege, and contended for it." 8. The preposition into expresses a relation produced by motion or change ; and in, the same relation, without reference to motion : hence "to walk into the garden," and, "to walk in the garden," are very different. J). Between or betwixt is used in reference to two things or parties ; among or amidst, in reference to a greater number, or to something by which another may be surrounded ; as, "Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear. " Byron. "The host between the mountain and the shore." Id. " To meditate amongst decay, and stand A ruin amidst ruins. " Id. Notes, or Subordinate Rules. I. Prepositions must be chosen and employed agreeably to the usage and idiom of the language, so as rightly to ex- press the relations intended, RELATION. 159 n. An ellipsis or omission of prepositions is inelegant, ex- cept in those phrases in which long and general use has sanc- tioned it. In the following sentence, of is needed. " -- I will not flatter you, That all I see in you is worthy love." Shak. False Syntax. EXAMPLE. Her sobriety is no derogation to her under- standing. . Not proper, because the relation between derogation and understanding is not correctly expressed by the preposition to. But, according to Note I. under Rule V., "Prepositions must be chosen and employed agreeably to the usage and idiom of the language, so as righ^y to express the relations intended." This relation would be better expressed by from ; thus, Her sobriety is no derogation from her understanding. She finds a difficulty of fixing her mind. This affair did not fall into his cognizance. He was accused for betraying his trust. There was no water, and he died for thirst I have no occasion of his services. You may safely confide on him. I entertain no prejudice to him. You may rely in what I tell you. Virtue and vice differ widely with each other. This remark is founded in truth. After many toils, we arrived to our journey's end. I will tell you a story very different to that. Their conduct is agreeable with their profession. Excessive pleasures pass from satiety in disgust. I turned into disgust from the spectacle. They are gone in the meadow. Let this be divided between the three. (Obs. 9.) The shells were broken in pieces. The deception has passed among every one. They never quarrel among each other. Amidst every difficulty, he persevered Let us go above stairs, 160 SYNTAX. I was at London when this happened. We were detained to home, and disappointed in our walk. This originated from mistake. I am disappointed of the work ; it is very inferior from what I expected. n. Be worthy me, as I am worthy you. Dry den. They cannot but be unworthy the care of others. Thou shalt have no portion on this side the river. Sestos and Abydos were exactly opposite each other. Ovid was banished Home by his patron Augustus. Promiscuous. He divided his property between his four sons. (Obs. 9.) Whom was this message meant for? (Obs. 5.) He plunged into, and swam across, the river. (06s. 7.) That remark is not worthy your notice. He put a basket of apples in his wagon. (Obs. 8.) The pupil was admonished for his many faults. The Indian differs with the Caucasian in color. He is unacquainted with, and hence cannot speak upon, the subject. Parsing. Parse aU the prepositions in the following sentences. EXAMPLE. "Be on thy guard against flattery." On is a preposition, and shows the relation between be and guard, according to the rule, Prepositions show the relations of things. Against is a preposition, and shows the relation between guard &u&Jlattery, according to the rule, etc. War is the law of violence ; peace, the law of love. At the bottom of the garden, ran a little rivulet. Overwhelmed with anguish, he hast- ened to the palace of his sovereign. For an old man to be reduced to poverty, is a great affliction. My friend was absent a whole year. Come out from among those impious men. They could not give him any con- solation in his distress. It was, in truth, a dreadful calamity. How like a fawning hypocrite he looks I AGREEMENT. 161 II. AGREEMENT. Rule VI. Nominatives. A noun or a pronoun which is the subject of a finite verb, must be in the nominative case ; as, "I know thou sayst it : says thy life the same ? " Young. Observations. 1. The subject, or nominative, is generally placed before the verb ; as, u Peace dawned upon his mind." " What is written in the law ? " But in the following nine cases, the subject is usually placed after the verb, or after the first auxiliary : 1. When a question is asked without an interrogative pronoun in the nominative case ; as, " Shall mortals be implacable ? " " What art thou doing ? " 2. When the verb is in the imperative mood ; as, "Go thou." 3. When an earnest wish or other strong feeling is expressed ; as, *' May she be happy ! " " How were we struck ! " Young. 4. When a supposition is made without a conjunction ; as, " Were it true, it would not injure us." 5. When neither or nor, signifying and not, precedes the verb ; as, ' ' This was his fear ; nor was his apprehension groundless. " 6. When, for the sake of emphasis, some word or words are placed before the verb, which more naturally come after it ; as, "Here am I." "Narrow is the way." "Silver and gold Jiave 1 none, but such as I have, give /thee." 7. When the verb has no regimen, and is itself emphatic; as, "Echo the mountains round." Thomson. 8. When the verbs say, think, reply, and the like, introduce the parts of a dialogue ; as, " 'Son of affliction,' said Omar, 'who art thou ? ' ' My name,' replied the stranger, * is Hassan. ' "Johnson. 9. When the adverb there precedes the verb ; as, "There lived a man." "In all worldly joys, there is a secret wound." 2. A noun or pronoun used, in a dependent clause, as the subjectfof a verb in the infinitive mood, must be in the objective case; as, "She desired him to leave the room. " Here, him to leave the room is equiva- lent to, that he would leave the room ; an object clause connected to the principal clause by the conjunction that. 3. The subject of the infinitive is sometimes governed by a preposi- tion ; as, " For & prince to be reduced by villainy to my distressful cir- cumstances is calamity enough." 11 162 SYNTAX. False Syntax. EXAMPLE. Him that is studious will improve. FOBMTTLE. Not proper, because the objective pronoun him is made the subject of the verb will improve. But, according to Rule VI., "A noun or a pronoun which is the subject of a finite verb, mutt be in the nominative case." Therefore, him should be he; thus, He that is studious will improve. Them that seek wisdom, will be wise. She and me are of the same age. You are two or three years older than us. Are not John and thee cousins? Thee must have been idle. I can write as handsomely as thee. There are but few better pupils than him. Whom do you think was there ? Who broke this slate ? Me. Them that honor me, I will honor; and them that despise me, shall be lightly esteemed. He whom in that instance was deceived, is a man of sound judgment You know as well as me what was done. Parsing. After correcting the above, parse every noun and pronoun in each of the sentences, in the manner indicated in previous examples. Rule VII. Apposition. A noun or a personal pronoun used to explain a preced- ing noun or pronoun, is put, by apposition, in the same case; as, " But he, our gracious Master, kind as just, Knowing our frame, remembers we are dust." Barbauld. Observations. 1. Apposition is the use of additional words or appellations to explain a preceding noun or pronoun. The explanatory term, or expression, must have the same relation to the other words of the sentence as thu AGREEMENT. 163 term explained. Thus, in the sentence, " It is good for us to be here," the phrase to be here is in apposition with the suhject it ; the meaning being, "It, to be here, is good for us." Hence, the phrase is, like it, the subject of the verb is. 2. The explanatory word is sometimes placed first, especially among the poets ; as, " From bright'ning fields of ether fair disci os'd Child of the sun, refulgent Summer comes." Thomson. 3. The pronouns of the first and second persons are often prefixed to nouns, merely to distinguish their person ; as, " / John saw these things." " This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders." Bible. " His praise, ye brooks, attune." Thomson. 4. When two or more nouns of the possessive case are put in apposi- tion, the possessive termination added to one denotes the case of both or all; as, " His brother Philip's wife." "John the Baptist's head." "At my friend Johnson's, the bookseller." By a repetition of the pos- sessive sign, a distinct governing noun is implied, and the apposition is destroyed. 5. In like manner, a noun without the possessive sign is sometimes put in apposition with a pronoun of the possessive case; as, "As an author, his ' Adventurer ' is his capital work. " Murray. " Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage, The promised father of the future age." Pope. 6. When a noun or a pronoun is repeated for the sake of emphasis, the word which is repeated may properly be said to be in apposition with that which is first introduced ; as, " They have forsaken me, the Foun- tain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water." Jer. ii., 13. 7. A noun is sometimes put in apposition with a sentence ; as, "He permitted me to consult his library a kindness which I shall not forget." W. AUen. 8. A distributive term in the singular number, is frequently construed in apposition with a comprehensive plural ; as, " They reap vanity, every one with his neighbor." Bible. " Go ye every man unto his city." Ibid. And sometimes a plural word is emphatically put after a series of particulars comprehended under it ; as, " Ambition, interest, honor, all concurred." Murray. "Royalists, republicans, churchmen, sec- taries, courtiers, patriots, att parties, concurred in the illusion. " Hume 9. To express a reciprocal action or relation, the pronominal adjectives each other and one an other are employed ; as, " They love each other." "They love one an. other." The words, separately considered, are 164 SYNTAX. singular ; but, taken together, they imply plurality ; and *hey can be properly construed only after plurals, or singulars taken conjointly. Each other is usually applied to two objects ; and one an other, to more than two. The terms, though reciprocal, and closely united, are never in the same construction. If such expressions be analyzed, each and one will generally appear to be in the nominative case, and other in the ob- jective ; as, "They love each other ; i.e., each loves the other. Each is property in apposition with they, and other is governed by the verb. The terms, however, admit of other constructions ; as, "Be ye helpers one of an other." Bible. Here one is in apposition with ye, and other is governed by of. "Ye are one an other's joy." Ib. Here one is in apposition with ye, and other's is in the possessive case, being governed tyjoy- " Love will make you one an otlier's joy." Here one is in the objective case, being in apposition with you, and other's is governed as before. The Latin terms atius alium, alii olios, etc. , sufficiently confirm this doctrine. 10. The common and the proper name of an object are often associated, and put in apposition ; as, The river Thames, The ship Albion, The poet Cowper, Lake Erie, Cape May, Mount Atlas. But the proper name of a place, when accompanied by the common name, is generally put in the objective case, and preceded by of; as, The city of New York, The land of Canaan. 11. The several proper names which distinguish an individual, are always in apposition, and should be taken together in parsing ; as, Wil- liam Pitt. Marcus TuUiits Cicero. False Syntax. EXAMPLE. I have received a letter from my cousin, she that was here last week. FORMULE. Not proper, because the nominative pronoun she is used to explain the objective noun cousin. But, according to Rule VII., " A noun or a personal pronoun used to explain a preceding noun or pronoun, is put, by apposition, in the same case." There- fore, she should be her ; thus, I have received a letter from my cousin, her that was here last week. The book is a present from my brother Richard, he that keeps the bookstore. I am going to see my friends in the country, they that we met at the ferry. This dress was made by Catharine, the milliner, she that we saw at work. AGREEMENT. 165 Dennis, the gardener, him that gave me the tulips, has prom- ised me a peony. Resolve me, why the cottager and king, Him whom sea-sever'd realms obey, and him Who steals his whole dominion from the waste, Repelling winter blasts with mud and straw, Disquieted alike, draw sigh for sigh. Parsing. Parse att the nouns and pronouns in apposition in the above sentences. Rule VIII. Verb and Subject. A finite verb must agree with its subject, or nominative, in person and number: as, "The bird jfey "The birds Observations. 1. Verbs in the imperative mood commonly agree with the pronoun thou, ye, or you, understood; as, "Do [thou] as thou list." Shak. " Trust God and be doing, and leave the rest with him." 2. When a verb not finite, that is, in the infinitive mood, has a sub- ject, the latter must be in the objective case ; but the infinitive having no inflections, there is no agreement. (See Obs. 2, under Rule VI.) Notes, or Subordinate Rules. I. The adjuncts of the nominative do not control its agree- ment with the verb ; as, " Six months' interest was due." "The propriety of these rules is evident." IE. The infinitive mood, a phrase, or a sentence, is some- times the subject to a verb : a subject of this kind, however composed, if it is taken as one whole, requires a verb in the third person singular ; as, "To lie is base." " To see the sun is pleasant." "That you have violated the law, is evident." HI. When, by transposition, the subject is placed after a neuter or a passive verb, care should be taken to make the verb agree with the subject, and not with the attribute ; "His pavilion were dark waters and thick clouds." " The wages of sin is death."" Who art thou ? " 166 SYNTAX. IV. That form of the verb should be used which is best suited to the style employed; as, "The clock has stricken/' Not hath stricken, except in the poetical or solemn style. V. In selecting the proper tense, the order and fitness of time should be carefully observed. Thus: instead of, "I have seen him last week," say, "I saw him last week ;" instead of, "I saw him this week," say, " I have seen him this week ; " and instead of, "I hoped you would have come" say, "I hoped you would come" "VL Propositions that are at all times equally true or false, should be expressed in the present tense; as, "He seemed hardly to know that two and two make four," not made. VH Every finite verb not in the imperative mood, should have a separate nominative expressed; as, "I came, I saw, I conquered ; " except when the verb is repeated for the sake of emphasis, or connected to another in the same construction ; as, "They bud, blow, wither, fall, and die." Watts. False Syntax. EXAMPLE. You was kindly received. FOBMTTLE. Not proper, because the passive verb was received ia of the singular num- ber, and does not agree with its nominative you, which is of the second person, plural. But, according to Rule VIII., " A finite verb must agree with its subject, or nominative, in person and number." Therefore, was received should be were received ; thus, You were kindly received. We was disappointed. She dare not oppose it. His pulse are too quick. Circumstances alters cases. He need not trouble himself. Twenty-four pence is two shillings. On one side was beautiful meadows. He may pursue what studies he please. "What have become of our cousins ? There was more impostors than one. What says his friends on this subject ? Thou knows the urgency of the case. AGREEMENT. What avails good sentiments with a bad life ? Has those books been sent to the school ? There is many occasions for the exercise of patience. What sounds have each of the vowels ? There were a great number of spectators. There are an abundance of treatises on this easy science. In this affair perseverance with dexterity were requisite. I. The derivation of these words are uncertain. Four years' interest were demanded. One added to nineteen make twenty. The increase <5J orphans render the addition necessary. The road to virtue and happiness, are open to all. The ship, with all her crew, were lost. A round of vain and foolish pursuits, delight some folks. n. To obtain the praise of men were their only object. To steal and then deny it are a double sin. To copy and claim the writings of others, are plagiarism. To live soberly, righteously, and piously, are required of all men. That it is our duty to promote peace and harmony among men, admit of no dispute. m. The reproofs of instruction is the way of life. A diphthong are two vowels joined in one syllable. So great an affliction to him was his wicked sons. What is the latitude and longitude of that island ? He churlishly said to me, " Who is you ? " IV. That boy writeth very elegantly. Doth not your cousin intend to visit you ? The Lord has prepared his throne in the heavens. Dost thou think it will rain to-day ? 168 SYNTAX. Praise waits for thee, O God, in Sion. My brother hath torn my book. Thou stoodest in my way, and hinderedst me. So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy. V. The work has been finished last week. He was out of employment this fortnight This mode of expression has been formerly in use. I should be much obliged to him if he will attend to it, I will pay the vows which my lips have uttered when I was in trouble. I thought, by the accent, that he had been speaking to his child. And he that was dead sat up and began to speak. Thou hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast labored, and hast not fainted. Rev. ii., 3. Ye will not come unto me that ye might have life. At the end of this quarter, I shall be at school two years. We have done no more than it was our duty to have done. We expected that he would have arrived last night. Our friends intended to have met us. We hoped to have seen you. He would not have been allowed to have entered. YL The doctor affirmed that fever always produced thirst The ancients asserted that virtue was its own reward. Columbus knew that the earth was round. VH Am sorry to hear of thy loss, but hope it may be retrieved. The physician speaks favorably of the case ; is inclined to think the patient will get well. Should be happy to see you soon. On further information, find my loss to be inconsiderable. " Will martial flames forever fire thy mind, And never, never be to Heaven resigned ? " Pope. AGREEMENT. Promiscuous. "~z Some people is always busy and yet does very little. 7 Sufficient data was not given to solve the problem. ^ A judicious selection of studies afford much aid. Then thou spoke in vision to thy Holy One. He dare not do as he threatens. The man don't know what he wants. Sobriety with humility lead to honor. New York, May 3d, 1882. Dear Sir, Have just received your kind favor of this morning, and can- not forbear to express my gratitude to you. On further informa- tion, find I have not lost so much as at first supposed ; and believe I shall still b" able to meet all my engagements. Should, however, be happy to see you. Accept, dear sir, my most cordial thanks. C C. D. 'Parsing. Parse the subjects and each of the predicate verbs in the following sentences. EXAMPLE. "I have said to corruption, Thou art my father." Jin a personal pronoun, of the first person, singular number, common in gender, and in the nominative case, being the subject of the verb have said, according to the rule, A noun or a pronoun which is the subject of a finite verb, must be in the nominative case. Have said is a verb, irregular in form, the principal parts being, say, said, saying, said ; it is active transitive in signification, its object being the clause, Thou art my father. It is found in the indicative mood and perfect tense, and agrees with its subject I in the first person, singular number ; according to the rule, A finite verb must agree With its subject or nominative, in person and number. Thou is a personal pronoun, of the second person, singular number, and neuter gender (referring to corruption), and in the nominative case, being the subject of the verb art ; according to the rule, etc. Art is an irregular neuter verb, the principal parts being be, was, being, been ; it is found in the indicative mood and present tense, and agrees with its subject thou in the second person, singular number ; according to the rule, etc. Did he say I could go ? I wish that I were sure of his sincerity. Tell me how long you have been there. What hast thou done ? To speak well is a valuable accomplishment. That you have spoken truly is not doubted. Canst thou minister to a mind diseased ? Unseen behind them sank the sun. Never decide rashly, or you may repent bitterly. Pluck one thread, and the web ye mar. I shall have departed, ere you return. s- 1?0 SYNTAX. Rule IX. Collective Nominative. "When the nominative is a collective noun conveying the idea of plurality, the verb must agree with it in the plural number ; but when it conveys the idea of unity, the verb must be singular; as, "My people do not consider" "His army was defeated" " His armies were defeated" OBS. Whether the idea conveyed is that of plurality or unity, de- pends upon the meaning of the verb, that is, the nature of the assertion. If it refers to the individuals separately, plurality is conveyed, because there are more than one ; if to the whole collectively, unity is expressed, because there is but one body referred to. Thus, in the above examples, the people consider as individuals, not as a whole, to consider being an individual or personal act ; but, in the second example, the army as a whole was defeated, not the individuals composing it. False Syntax. "RYAMPT/R. The people rejoices in that which should cause sorrow. FOBMULB. Not proper, because the verb rejoices is of the singular number, and does not correctly agree with its nominative people, which is a collective noun, conveying the idea of plurality. But, according to Rule IX., "When the nominative is a collective noun conveying the idea of plurality, the verb must agree with it in the plural number." Therefore, rejoices should be rejoice ; thus, The people rejoice in that which should cause sorrow. The nobility was assured that he would not interpose. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound. The majority was disposed to adopt the measure. The committee has voted upon the report. The peasantry goes barefoot, and the middle class wears wooden shoes. The church have no power to inflict such punishments. The fleet were almost destroyed in the action. The regiment consist of a thousand men. The council have established several salutary regulations. No society are responsible for the conduct of its members. A large flock of birds were in sight. The public is informed that a meeting will be held. A group of children was growing up about him. AGREEMENT. 171 The jury have been formed, but has not agreed. The happy pair has received the congratulations of their friends. Parsing. Parse each collective noun and each verb in the preceding exercise. Rule X. Two or More Nominatives. When a verb has two or more nominatives connected by and, it must agree with them in the plural number as, " Judges and senates have been bought for gold." ir Exceptions. 1. When two or more nominatives connected by and, serve merely to describe one person or thing, or when they are taken collectively, they do not require a plural verb; as, "This philosopher and poet was ban' ished from his country." " Toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them." Ezra iv., 20. "Whose icy current and compulsive course Ne'er feels retiring ebb, but keeps due on." Shakspeare. 2. When two nominatives connected by and are emphatically distin- guished, they belong to different propositions, and (if singular) do not require a plural verb; as, "Ambition, and not the safety of the state, was concerned." Goldsmith. "Ay, and no too, was no good divinity." Shakspeare. " Love, and love only, is the loan for love." Young. 3. When two or more nominatives connected by and are precede \ by the adjective eacfi, every, or no ; they are taken separately, and do not require a plural verb ; as, " When no part of their substance, and no one of their properties, is the same." Sutler. "Every limb and fea ture appears with its respective grace." Steele. 4. When the verb separates its nominatives, it agrees with that which precedes it, and is understood to the rest ; as, '' Forth in the pleasing spring, Thy beauty walks, thy tenderness, and love." Thomson. Observations. 1. The conjunction is sometimes understood ; as, "Art, empire, earth itself, to change are doomed. " SYNTAX 2. When the nominatives are of different persons, the verb agrees with the first person in preference to the second, and with the second in preference to the third ; for thou and I (or Tie, ihou, and 7) are equiv- alent to we ; and than and he are equivalent to you ; as, " Why speakest thou any more of thy matters ? I have said, ihou and Ziba divide the land." 2 Sam. xix. i. e., "divide ye the land." Notes, or Subordinate Rules. L When two subjects or antecedents are connected, one of which is taken affirmatively, and the other negatively, they belong to different propositions ; and the verb or pronoun must agree with the affirmative subject, and be understood to the other ; as, " Diligent industry, and not mean savings, pro- duces honorable competence." IL When two subjects or antecedents are connected by as well as, but, or save, they belong to different propositions ; and, (unless one of them is preceded by the adverb not,) the verb and pronoun must agree with the former and be under- stood to the latter ; as, " Veracity, as well as justice, is to be our rule of life." Butler. " Nothing but wailings was heard. m. When two or more subjects or antecedents are pre- ceded by the adjective each, every, or no, they are taken sepa- rately, and require a verb and pronoun in the singular number ; as, " And every sense, and every heart is joy." Thomson. " Each beast, each insect, happy in its own." Pope. IV. Two or more distinct subject phrases connected by and, require a plural verb ; as, To be wise in our own eyes, to be wise in the opinion of the world, and to be wise in the sight of our Creator, are three things so very different, as rarely to coincide." Blair. False Syntax, Industry and frugality leads to wealth. . Not proper, because the verb leads is in the singular number, and does not correctly agree with its two nominatives, industry and frugality, which are connected by and. and taken conjoint!}'. But, according to Rule X., "When a verb has two or more nominatives connected by and, it must agree with them in the plural number." Therefore leadt should be lead ; thus, Industry and frugality lead to wealth. AGREEMENT. 173 Temperance and exercise preserves health. Time and tide waits for no man. My love and affection toward thee remains unaltered. Wealth, honor, and happiness, forsakes the indolent. My flesh and my heart faileth. In all his works, there is sprightliness and vigor. Elizabeth's meekness and humility was extraordinary. In unity consists the security and welfare of every society. High pleasures and luxurious living begets satiety. Much does human pride and folly require correction. Our conversation and intercourse with the world is, in several respects, an education for vice. Occasional release from toil, and indulgence of ease, is what nature demands, and virtue allows. I. Wisdom, and not wealth, procure esteem. Prudence, and not pomp, are the basis of his fame. Not fear but labor have overcome him. The decency, and not the abstinence, make the difference. Not her beauty but her talents attracts attention. Her talents, not her beauty, attracts attention. Study, not vain pleasures, engage his mind. n. His constitution, as well as his fortune, require care. Their religion, as well as their manners, were ridiculed. Every one, but thou, hadst been legally discharged. The buyer, as well as the seller, are held liable. All songsters, save the hooting owl, was mute. None, but thou, O mighty prince ! canst avert the blow. Nothing, but frivolous amusements, please the indolent. Caesar, as well as Cicero, were admired for their eloquence. m. Each day, and each hour, bring its portion of duty. Every house, and even every cottage, were plundered. Every thought, every word, and every action, are brought into judgment. 174 SYNTAX. The time has come, when no oppressor, and no unjust man, are able to be screened from punishment. No bandit fierce, no tyrant mad with pride, No cavern'd hermit, rest self-satisfied. IV. To profess and to possess is very different. To do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly has been en- joined upon all mankind. To cultivate the mind and to purify the heart was the object of her endeavors. Promiscuous. No wife, no mother, no child were there to soothe his dying hours. Virtue, and virtue alone, are able to satisfy the heart. (Excep- tion 2.) There are beauty of thought and elegance of expression in all his poems. (Exception 1.) The long and short of the matter are simply this. James, and also his brother, have left school. Eveiy herb, every shrub, and every tree are beginning to bud. That noted poet and scholar have passed from earth. (Ex- ception I.) Not a loud voice, but strong proofs, brings conviction. The saint, the father, and the husband pray. (Exception 1.) The ebb and flow of the tides are now understood. Parsing* Parse each verb in the preceding exercise. Rule XI. Singular Nominatives. When a verb has two or more singular nominatives connected by or or nor, it must agree with them in the singular number ; as, " Fear or jealousy affects him." AGREEMENT. 175 Observations. 1. When the latter nominative is parenthetical, the verb agrees with the former only; as, "One example, or ten, says nothing against the universal opinion." Leigh Hunt. 2. When the latter of the two nouns connected is used to explain the former, the principal subject alone controls the verb; as, "The Mexi- can figures, or picture-writing, represent things, not words." Notes, or Subordinate Rules. I. When a verb has nominatives of different persons or numbers, connected by or or nor, it must ' agree with that which is placed next to it, and be understood to the rest, in the person and number required ; as, " Neither he nor his brothers were Ihere." " Neither you nor I am concerned." II. But when the nominatives require different forms of the verb, it is in general more elegant to express the verb, or its auxiliary, in connection with each of them ; as, " Either thou art to blame, or I am." "Neither were their numbers, nor was their destination known." HE. The speaker should generally mention himself last; as, "Thou or /must go." "He then addressed his discourse to my father and me." But in confessing a fault he may as- sume the first place ; as, " /and Kobert did it." IV. Two or more distinct subject phrases connected by or or nor, require a singular verb ; as, "That a drunkard should be poor, or that a fop should be ignorant, is not strange." False Syntax. EXAMPLE. Ignorance or negligence have caused this mis- take. FOBMULE. Not proper, because the verb have caused is of the plural number, and does not correctly agree with its two nominatives, ignorance and negligence, which are connected by or. But, according to Rule XI., " When a verb has two or more singular nominatives, connected by or or nor, it must agree with them in the singular number." Therefore, have caused should be has caused ; thus, Ignorance or negligence has caused this mistake. Neither imprudence, credulity, nor vanity, have ever been im- puted to him. What the heart or the imagination dictate flows readily. 176 STKTAX. Neither authority nor analogy support such an opinion. Either ability or inclination were wanting. Redundant grass or heath afford abundance to their cattle. The returns of kindness are sweet ; and there are neither honor, nor virtue, nor utility in repelling them. The sense or drift of a proposition, often depend upon a sin- gle letter. L Neither he nor you was there. Either the boys or I were in fault. Neither he nor I intends to be present. Neither the captain nor the sailors was saved. Whether one person or more was concerned in the business does not yet appear. n. Are they expected or I to be there ? Neither he, nor am I, capable of it. Either he has been imprudent, or his associates vindictive. Neither were their riches, nor their influence great. m. I and my father were riding out. The premiums were given to me and George. I and Jane are invited. They ought to invite me and my sister. We dreamed a dream in one night, I and he. IV. To practice tale-bearing, or even to countenance it, are great injustice. To reveal secrets, or to betray one's friends, are contemptible perfidy. Promiscuous. Ignorance or negligence have caused the mistake. Neither the man nor his sons has been here. Either he or I are mistaken. Neither thou nor I art to blame. AGREEMENT. 177 To have brilliant talents, or to amass great riches, render most persons very proud. Neither I nor my father are able to be present. Vanity, ambition, or sensuality lead many to ruin. To read or to write were equally difficult to her. Neither the captain nor the passengers was saved. Parsing. Parse each of the verbs in the preceding exercise. Rule XII. Verbs Connected. When verbs are connected by a conjunction, they must either agree in mood, tense, and form, or have separate nominatives expressed ; as, " He himself held the plough, sowed the grain, and attended the reapers." " She was proud, but she is now humble." Exception. Verbs differing in mood, tense, or form, may sometimes agree with the same nominative, especially if the simplest verbs be placed first ; as, "What nothing earthly gives or can destroy." Pope. "Some are, and must be, greater than the rest." Id. Observation. Those parts which are common to several verbs, are generally ex* pressed to the first, and understood to the rest; as, "Every sincere en- deavor to amend shall be assisted, [shall be] accepted, and [shall be] rewarded." "Honorably do the best you can" [do]. "He thought as I did" [think]. "You have seen it, but I have not" [seen it]. "If you go, I will " [go]. Notes, or Subordinate Rules. I. The preterit should not be employed to form the com- pound tenses, nor should the perfect participle be used for the preterit. Thus say, "To have gone," not, "To havq went ; " and, " I did it," not, " I done it." 1* 178 SYNTAX. IL Care should be taken to give every verb its appropriate form and signification. Thus say, "He lay by the fire,"- not, "He laid by the fire;" "He had entered into the con- nection," not, "He was entered into the connection;" "I would rather stay" not, " I had rather stay" OBS. Several verbs which resemble each other in form, are fre- quently confounded: as, to flee, to fly ; to lay, to lie; to sit, to set; to fall, to fell; to rend, to rent; to ride, to rid, etc. Some others are often misapplied ; as, learn for teach. There are also erroneous forms of some of the compound tenses; as, "We will be convinced," for, "We shall be convinced." "If I had have seen him," for, "If I had seen him." All such errors are to be corrected by the foregoing note. False Syntax. OBS. Errors under this rule may generally be corrected in three ways : 1. By changing the first verb, to agree with the second ; 2. By changing the second verb, to agree with the first ; 3. By inserting the nominative. EXAMPLE. They would neither go in themselves, nor suf- fered others to enter. FOBMOTJE. Xot proper, because the two verbs would go and suffered, which are con- nected by separate nominatives, do not agree in mood. But, according to Kule XII., ~~" When verbs are connected by a conjunction, they must either agree in mood, tense, and form, or have separate nominatives expressed." The sentence is best corrected by changing suffered to would suffer (would understood) ; thus, They would neither go in themselves, nor suffer others to enter. He will fail, and therefore should not undertake it. "Doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray ? Did he not tell thee his fault, and entreated thee to forgive "him? If he understands the business, and attend to it, wherein is he deficient ? The day is approaching, and hastens upon us, in which we must give an account of our stewardship. If thou dost not turn unto the Lord, but forget him who re- membered thee in thy distress, great will be thy con- demnation. AGREEMENT. 179 There are a few who have kept their integrity to the Lord, and prefer his truth to all other enjoyments. This report was current yesterday, and agrees with what we heard before. Virtue is generally praised, and would be generally practiced also, if men were wise. I. He would have went with us, if we had invited him. They have chose the part of honor and virtue. He soon begun to be weary of having nothing to do. Somebody has broke my slate. I seen him when he done it. n. He was entered into the conspiracy. The Southern planters grow cotton and rice. The report is predicated on truth. I entered the room and set down. Go and lay down, my son. With such books, it will always be difficult to kara children to read. Rule XIII Subject and Attribute. Active-intransitive, passive, and neuter verbs, and their participles, take the same case after as 'before them, when both words refer to the same thing ; as, " He returned a friend^ who came a/00." Pope. " The child was named John,? "It could not be he? Observations. 1. This rule, as one of agreement, may be more simply stated : The attribute agrees in case with the subject. 2. The neuter verb be, that connects the subject and the attribute, is called the copida, because it couples, or joins together, these two parts of the sentence. In the case of other verbs, the copula may be supplied by changing the form: as, "The child sleeps;" equivalent to, "The child is sleeping." 180 SYNTAX. 3. The verb to be, in most cases, only affirms, Or indicates Otherwise, the connection existing between the subject and the attribute. When the latter is a noun, it may express 1. Class ; as, "Cain was a mur- derer." 2. Identity; as, "Cain was the murderer of Abel." 3. Name; as, "The child was called John." When mere existence is predicated, the verb be comprehends both the predicate and the attribute. 4. Class, identity, name, or quality may be attributed to the subject in various ways : 1. By affirming directly a connection between it and the subject, as in the preceding examples. 2. By affirming it to belong to the subject, in connection with a particular act or state of being ; as, " She looked a goddess, and she walked a queen."" The sun stood still." 3. By affirming a connection, as the result of a change ; as, " He has become a scholar." 4. By affirming a connection, as the result of a process; as, "He loos elected President." " The twig Jias grown a tree." 5. The attribute is often used indefinitely, that is, without reference to any particular subject; as, "To be good is to be happy." "To be a poet requires genius." In analyzing, this may be called the indefinite attribute. 6. An attribute is sometimes indirectly affirmed of, or otherwise con- nected with, the object of a verb ; as, " They elected him president." "Vice has left him without friends" (i. e. , friendless}. This is to be considered as a modification of the predicate, and may be properly called the indirect attribute. 7. The conjunction as is often employed to express the connection be- tween the attribute and the subject or object to which it refers ; as, " She was known as Curiosity." " They engaged her as a governess." 8. In interrogative sentences, the terms are usually transposed, or ]x>th are placed after the verb ; as, " Whence, and what art thoit, execrable shape ? " MUton. " Art thou that traitor angel ? Art thou lid ? "Idem. And in a declarative sentence, there may be a rhetorical or poetical transposition of the terms ; as, "I was eyes to the blind, and. feet was / to the lame." Job, xxix. " Far other scene is TJirasymene now." Byron. 9. In some peculiar constructions, both words naturally come before the verb ; as, "I know not who she is." " Inquire thou whose son the ^tripling is." 1 Sam., xvii. " Man would not be the creature which fa now is." Blair. " I could not guess who it should be." AGREEMENT. 181 And they are sometimes placed in this manner by hyperbaton, or trans- position ; as, "Yet He it is." Young. "No contemptible orator he was." Blair. 10. When the attribute is used with infinitives or participles, care must be taken to refer it to its proper subject, so as to determine its case by agreement. Sometimes the attribute, in such constructions, is indirect or indefinite, and sometimes it agrees with a preceding objec- tive, which is the subject of the infinitive. Examples: " Who then can bear the thought of being an outcast from his presence ? " Addison. " /cannot help being so passionate an admirer as I am." Steele. " To affect to be a lord in one's closet, would be a romantic madness." Here lord is indefinite. False Syntax. EXAMPLE. We did not know that it was him. FOBMITLE. Not proper, because the pronoun him, which belongs after the neuter verb was, is in the objective case, and does not agree with the pronoun it, which belongs be- fore it as the nominative ; both words referring to the same thing. But, according to Rule XIII., "Active-intransitive, passive, and neuter verbs, and their participles, take the same case after as before them, when both words refer to the same thing." There- fore, him should be he ; thus, We did not know that it was he. We thought it was thee. I would act the same part, if I were him. It could not have been her. It is not me, that he is angry with. They believed it to be I. It was thought to be him. If it had been her, she would have told us. We know it to be they. Whom do you think it is ? . Who do you suppose it to be ? We did not know whom they were. Thou art him whom they described. Impossible ! it can't be me. Whom did he think you were ? Whom say ye that I am ? Art thou him whom they say thou art ? If I had known it to be she, I should have spoken to her in a very different manner. 182 SYNTAX. Parsing. Parse each of the attributes in the above sentences, and in the following. EXAMPLE 1." They said it was he." He is a personal pronoun, of the third person, singular number, masculine gender, and in the nominative case, agreeing with the subject it ; according to the rule, Active-in- transitive, passive, and neuter verbs, etc. EXAMPLE 2." Whom do they think him to be ? " Whom is an interrogative pronoun, of the third person, singular number, masculine gender, and in the objective case, agreeing with him; according to the rule, etc.; the grammatical order, when transposed, being, They think him to be whom, equivalent to, They think that he is who ; or, in the proper order, Who do they think that he is ? A region of repose it seems. The southwest wind blew fresh and fair. Make not thyself the judge of any man. He prized what others looked upon as trifles. He was fond of being the champion of innocence. To be an upright man is better than to be a millionaire. To affect to be a scholar is to prove yourself a pedant. For a man to be a true patriot, he must be willing to die for his country. It is not I that he ia provoked at. Rule XIV. Pronoun and Antecedent. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent, or the noun or pronoun which it represents, in person, number, and gender ; as, " 7, who am your friend, will aid you." Exceptions. 1. When a pronoun stands for some person or thing indefinite or un- known to the speaker, this rule is not strictly applicable ; because the person, number, and gender, are rather assumed than regulated by an antecedent ; as, " I do not care who knows it." Steele. " Who touched me ? Tell me who it was." 2. The neuter pronoun it may be applied to a young child, or to other creatures masculine or feminine by nature, when they are not obviously distinguishable with regard to sex ; as, " Which is the real friend to the child, the person who gives it the sweetmeats, or the person who, con- sidering only its health, resists its importunities ? " Opie. " He loads the animal, he is showing me, with so many trappings and collars, that I cannot distinctly view it." Murray. "The nightingale sings most sweetly when it sings in the night." Burke. AGfcEEMEHT. 183 8. The pronoun it is often used without a definite reference to any particular person or thing ; as, " Whether she grapple it with the pride of philosophy." Chalmers. " Come, and trip it as you go." Milton. 4. A singular antecedent with the adjective many, sometimes admits a plural pronoun, but never in the same clause ; as, " In Hawick twinkled many a light, Behind him soon they set in night." Scott. 5. When a plural pronoun is put by enallage for the singular, it does not agree with its noun in number, because it still requires a plural verb; as, " We [Lindley Murray] have followed those authors." Mur- ray. "We shall close our remarks on this subject." Ib. "My lord, you know I love you.' 1 ' 1 Shakspeare. Observations. 1. While every pronoun must represent some noun or pronoun, ex- pressed or understood, it is only the relative pronoun that necessarily has an antecedent (word going before). The pronoun must always agree with the noun or pronoun which it represents, whether it be an anteced- ent or not. The antecedent of a relative pronoun is always in the same sentence ; but it is in the principal clause, while the relative is in the dependent clause. 2. The pronoun we is used by the speaker to represent himself and others, and is therefore plural. But it is sometimes used, by a sort of fiction, instead of the singular, to intimate that the speaker is not alone in his opinions. Monarchs sometimes join it to a singular noun; as, " We Alexander, Autocrat of all the Russias." They also employ the com- pound ourself, which is not used by other people. 3. When a pronoun represents the name of an inanimate object per- sonified, it agrees with its antecedent in the figurative, and not in the literal sense ; [See the figure Syllepsis, in PART IV.] as, *' Penance dreams Jier life away." Rogers. " Grim Darkness furls his leaden shroud." Id. 4. When the antecedent is applied metaphorically, the pronoun agrees with it in its literal, and not in its figurative sense ; as, "Pitt was the pillar which upheld the state." "The monarch of mountains rears his snowy head." [See Figures, in PART IV.] 5. When the antecedent is put by metonymy for a noun of different properties, the pronoun sometimes agrees with it in the figurative, and sometimes in the literal sense; as, "And heaven beholds its image in his breast." Pope. " The wolf, who [that] from the nightly fold, Fierce drags the bleating prey, ne'er drunk her milk, Nor wore her warming fleece." Thomson. 184 SYNTAX 6. When the antecedent is put "by synecdoche for more or less than it literally signifies, the pronoun agrees with it in the figurative, and not in the literal sense ; as, " A dauntless soul erect, who smiled on death." Thomson. 7. Pronouns usually follow the words which they represent ; but this order is sometimes reversed ; as, " Whom the cap fits, let him put it on." " Hark ! they whisper ; angels say," etc. 8. A pronoun sometimes represents a phrase or sentence ; and in this case, the pronoun is always in the third person singular neuter ; as, " She is very handsome ; and she has the misfortune to know it." " Yet men can go on to vilify or disregard Christianity ; which is to talk and act as if they had a demonstration of its falsehood. " Bp. Butler. 9. After the pronoun it, used indefinitely, and followed by a pronoun of any person, number, or gender, as the attribute, the relative usually is made to agree with the latter instead of .the former ; as, " It is not I that have done it." This construction is anomalous. 10. The pronoun it is often used to represent an explanatory phrase or clause coming after the verb ; as, " It is impossible to please every one." " It was requisite iliat the papers should be sent." 11. In familiar language, the relative in the objective case is fre- quently understood; as, " Here is the letter [which] I received." The omission of the relative in the nominative case, is inelegant ; as, "This is the worst thing [/&] could happen." The latter ellipsis sometimes occurs in poetry ; as, " In this 'tis God directs, in that 'tis man." Pope. 12. The antecedent is sometimes suppressed, especially in poetry ; as, " How shall I curse [him or them] whom God hath not cursed ? " Numb., xxiii. [Se] : ' Who lives to nature, rarely can be poor ; [He] Who lives to fancy, never can be rich." Young. 13. What is sometimes used adverbially ; as, "Though I forbear, irJiat am I eased?" Job. That is, how much? or wherein? "The enemy having his country wasted, what by himself and what by the soldiers, findeth succor in no place." Spenser. Here what means partly " wasted partly by himself and. partly by the soldiers." 14. What is sometimes used as a mere interjection ; as, "Wtiatf this a sleeve ? 'Tis like a demi-canon." Shakspeare. " What! can you lull the winged winds asleep ? "Campbell. 15. As frequently has the force of a relative pronoun; as, "Avoid such aw are vicious." "But to as many as received him," etc. "He then read the conditions as follow." But when a clause or a sentence is AGREEMENT. 185 the antecedent, it is better to consider as a conjunction, and to supply the pronoun it; as, "He is angry, as [it] appears by this letter." 16. But sometimes seems to have the force of a relative and a nega- tive ; as, " Who is there but would pity them ? " Here but is equivalent to that not. Notes, or Subordinate Rules. I. A pronoun should not be introduced in connection with words that belong more properly to the antecedent, or to an other pronoun ; as, "My banks they are furnished with bees." Shenstone. tf OBS. This is only an example of pleonasm, which is allowable and frequent in animated discourse, but inelegant in any other. [See Pleo- nasm, in PART IV.] IE. A change of number in the second person is inelegant and improper ; as, "You wept, and I for thee" OBS. Poets have sometimes adopted this solecism, to avoid the harsh- ness of the verb in the second person singular ; as, "As, in that loved Athenian bower, Tou learn' d an all commanding power, Thy mimic soul, O nymph endear'd I Can well recall what then it heard." CoUins. HE. The relative who is applied only to persons, and to animals personified ; and which, to brute animals and inani- mate things: as, "The judge who presided;" "The old crab who advised the young one ; " " The horse which ran ; " " The book which was given me." OBS. Which, as well as who, was formerly applied to persons; as, "Our Father which art in heaven." Bible. It may still he applied to a young child ; as, ' ' The child which died. " Or even to adults, when they are spoken of without regard to a distinct personality or identity ; as, "Which of you will go?" "Crabb knoweth not which is which, himself or his parodist." Leigh Hunt. 186 SYNTAX IV. Nouns of multitude, unless they express persons di- rectly as such, should not be represented by the relative who : to say, " The family whom I visited," would hardly be proper ; that would here be better. When such nouns are strictly of the neuter gender, which may represent them ; as, " The committees which were appointed." V. A proper name taken merely as a name, or an appella- tive taken in any sense not strictly personal, must be repre- sented by which, and not by who ; as, "Herod which is but another name for cruelty." VL The relative that may be applied either to persons or to things. In the following cases it is generally preferable to who or which, unless it be necessary to use a preposition be- fore the relative : 1. After an adjective of the superlative degree, when the relative introduces a modifying clause ; as, " He was the first tJiat came." 2. After the adjective same, to explain its import ; as, " This is the same person that I met before." 3. After the antecedent who; as, " Who that has common sense, can think so ? " 4. After a joint reference to persons and things; as, "He spoke of e mm and things that he had seen." 5. After an unlimited antecedent, which the relative and its verb are to restrict ; as, " Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn." 6. After an antecedent introduced by the expletive it; as, " It is you that command." "It was I that did it." 7. And, in general, where the propriety of who or which is doubtful ; as, " The little child that was placed in the midst." VIE. When several relative clauses come in succession, and have a similar dependence in respect to the antecedent, the same pronoun must be employed in each ; as, " O thou who art, and who wast, and who art to come ! " VJJLL The relative, and the preposition governing it, should not be omitted when they are necessary to give connection to the sentence ; as, " He is still in the situation [in which] you saw him." IX. An adverb should not be used where a preposition and AGREEMENT. 187 a relative pronoun would better express the relation of the terms; as, " A cause where [for in which] justice is so much concerned." X. Where a pronoun or a pronominal adjective will not express the meaning clearly, the noun must be repeated, or inserted instead of it. Example : " We see the beautiful variety of color in the rainbow, and are led to consider the cause of it " [that variety]. XL To prevent ambiguity or obscurity, the relative should be placed as near as possible to the antecedent. The follow- ing sentence is therefore faulty : " He is like a beast of prey, that is void of compassion." Better : " He that is void of compassion, is like a beast of prey." XII. The pronoun what should never be used instead of the conjunction that ; as, "He will not believe but what I am to blame." What should be that. Xm. A pronoun should not be used to represent an adjective; because it can neither express a concrete quality as such, nor convert it properly into an abstract. Exam- ple : " Be attentive ; without which you will learn nothing." Better : " Be attentive ; for without attention you will learn nothing." False Syntax. EXAMPLE. No person should be censured for being care- ful of their reputation. FORMULE. Not proper, because the pronoun their is of the plural number, and does not correctly represent its antecedent noun person, which is of the third person, singular, masculine. But, according to Rule XIV., " A pronoun must agree with its antecedent, 01- the noun or pronoun which it represents, in person, number, and gender/' There- fore, their should be Ms ; thus, No person should be censured for being careful of his reputation. [See Obs. 2, under Rule XVI.] Every one must judge of their own feelings. C.Ji any person, on their entrance into the world, be fully secure that they shall not be deceived ? He cannot see one in prosperity without envying them. I gave him oats, but he would not eat it. 188 SYNTAX. Kebecca took goodly raiment, and put them on Jacob. Take up the tongs, and put it in its place. Let each esteem others better than themselves. A person may make themselves happy without riches. Every man should try to provide for themselves. The mind of man should not be left without something on which to employ his energies. Many words they darken speech. These praises he then seemed inclined to retract them. These people they are all very ignorant. Asa his heart was perfect with the Lord. Who instead of going about doing good, they are perpetually intent upon doiDg mischief. Whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pontius Pilate. Acts. Whom, when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber. Acts. What I have mentioned there are witnesses of the fact. What he said he is now sorry for it The empress, approving these conditions, she immediately ratified them. This incident, though it appears improbable, yet I cannot doubt the author's veracity. IL Thou art my father's brother, else would I reprove you. Your weakness is excusable, but thy wickedness is not. Now, my son, I forgive thee, and freely pardon your fault. You draw the inspiring breath of ancient song, Till nobly rises emulous thy own. Thomson. m. This is the horse whom my father imported. Those are the birds whom we call gregarious. He has two brothers, one of which I am acquainted with. What was that creature whom Job called leviathan? AGREEMENT. 189 Those which desire to be safe, should be careful to do that which is right. A butterfly which thought himself an accomplished traveler, happened to light upon a bee-hive. There was a, certain householder which planted a vineyard. IV. The races who anciently invaded Europe were Aryans. The court, who has great influence upon the public manners, ought to be very exemplary. The Persian armies whom the Greeks defeated had been con- sidered invincible. *- V. Judas (who is now another name for treachery) betrayed his master with a kiss. He alluded to Phalaris who is a name for all that is cruel YL He was the first who entered. He was the drollest fellow whom I ever saw. This is the same man whom we saw before. Who is she who comes clothed in a robe of green ? The wife and fortune whom he gained, did not aid him. Men who are avaricious never have enough. All which I have is thine. Was it thou or the wind who shut the door ? It was not I who shut it. The babe who was in the cradle appeared to be healthy. vn. He is a man that knows what belongs to good manners, and who will not do a dishonorable act. The friend who was here, and that entertained us so much, will never be able to visit us again. The curiosities which he has brought home, and that we shall have the pleasure of seeing, are said to be very rare. VOL Observe them in the order they stand. We proceeded immediately to the place we were directed. 190 SYNTAX. My companion remained a week in the state I left The way I do it, is this. IX. Remember the condition whence thou art rescued. I know of no rule how it may be done. He drew up a petition, where he too freely represented his own merits. The hour is hastening, when whatever praise or censure I have acquired, will be remembered with equal indifference. X. Many will acknowledge the excellence of religion, who cannot tell wherein it consists. Every difference of opinion is not that of principle. Next to the knowledge of God, this of ourselves seems most worthy of our endeavor. XL Thou art thyself the man that committed the act, who hast thus condemned it. There is a certain majesty in simplicity, which is far above the quaintness of wit. Thou hast no right to judge who art a party concerned. It is impossible for such men as those, ever to determine this question, who are likely to get the appointment. There are millions of people in the empire of China, whose support is derived almost entirely from rice. xn. I had no idea but what the story was true. The post-boy is not so weary but what he can whistle. He had no intimation but what the men were honest. YTTT Some men are too ignorant to be humble ; without which, there can be no docility. Judas declared him innocent, which he could not be, had he in any respect deceived the disciples. AGREEMENT. 191 Be accurate in all you say or do, for it is important in all the concerns of life. Every law supposes the transgressor to be wicked, which in- deed he is, if the law is just. Promiscuous. Did you commit the same mistake which I corrected you for? Let every one of them attend to their own affairs. The elephant whom they have tamed was brought from Africa. That is the worst crime which could have been perpetrated. They should have no aid from others who are negligent and slothful. f . Solomon was the wisest man whom the world ever saw. All which beauty, all which wealth ever bestowed must finally pass away. Do unto others as thou wouldst have others do unto you. Thou art the man who hast committed the crime, but it is I who has suffered. The man was arrested by the officers who committed that dreadful deed. Parsing. Parse all the pronouns in the sentences of the preceding exercise, and in the following. EXAMPLE. " I that speak unto tliee am he." I is a personal pronoun, of the first person, singular number, masculine gender (from the context), and the nominative case, being the subject of the verb am, according to the rule, A noun or pronoun, etc. That is a relative pronoun, and agrees with its antecedent / in the first person, singu- lar number, and masculine gender, according to the rule, A pronoun must agree with its antecedent, etc. ; it is in the nominative case, because it is the subject of the verb speak ; according to the rule, etc. Thee is a personal pronoun, of the second person, singular number, common in gender, and in the objective case, being the object of the preposition unto. He is a personal pronoun, of the third person, singular number, masculine gender, and the nominative case, being the attribute after am, and agreeing with the subject I; ac- cording to the rule, Active-intransitive, passive, and neuter verbs, etc. All that live must die. Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just. There is no law but can be evaded. Who reasons wisely is not always wise. Let such, teach others who themselves excel. What will become pf ug 192 SYNTAX. without religion ? He who does what he knows to be wrong is a sinner. Let him be who he may, he is not the person that he seemed. What are we to do ? Whom did you suppose me to be ? Call imperfections what thou fanciest such. He gave freedom to such as desired it. Thou who speakest to me art she. Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper Rule XV. Collective Antecedent. When the antecedent is a collective noun conveying the idea of plurality, the pronoun must agree with it in the plural number ; but when it conveys the idea of unity, the pronoun must be singular ; as, " The council disagreed in their sentiments." " The nation will enforce its laws." [See Observation under Rule IX.] False Syntax. EXAMPLE. The jury will be confined till it agrees on a verdict. FOEMTTLE. Not proper, because the pronoun it is of the singular number, and does not correctly represent its antecedent jury, which is a collective noun conveying the idea of plurality. But, according to Rule XV., "When the antecedent is a collective noun, conveying the idea of plurality, the pronoun must agree with it in the plural number." Therefore, it should be they ; thus, The jury will be confined till tltey agree on a verdict. In youth, the multitude eagerly pursue pleasure, as if it were its chief good. The council was not unanimous, and it separated without any decision. This court is famous for the justice of their decisions. I saw all the species thus delivered from its sorrows. A strange incident happened to the army, and put it in great consternation. The company have lost several of their members. A nation seldom duly reward their noblest benefactors. The new board of directors have elected their officers. The parliament will consider the matter at their next session. The army was eating its dinner, when they were attacked by the enemy, and having been defeated, a large part of it was slain. AGREEMENT. 193 The convention then resolved themselves into a committee of the whole. The crowd was so great that the judges with difficulty made their way through them. Parsing. Parse each pronoun and each collective noun in the above sentences. Rule XVI. Connected Antecedents. When a pronoun has two or more antecedents connected by and, it must agree with them in the plural number ; as, " James and John will favor us with their company." Exceptions, 1. When two or more antecedents connected by and, serve merely to describe one person or thing ; they are in apposition, and do not require a plural pronoun ; as, ' ' This great philosopher and statesman continued in public life till his eighty-second year." 2. When two antecedents connected by and are emphatically distin- guished, they belong to different propositions, and (if singular) do not require a plural pronoun ; as, " Thebutler, and not the baker, was restored to his office." "The good man, and the sinner too, shall have his re- ward." 3. When two or more antecedents connected by and are preceded by the adjective eacli, every, or no, they are taken separately, and do not require a plural pronoun; as, "Every plant and every tree produces others after its kind." Observations. 1. When the antecedents are of different persons, the first person is preferred to the second, and the second to the third ; as, " John, and thou, and I, are attached to our country." "John and thou are attached to your country. " 2. The gender of pronouns, except in the third person singular, is distinguished only by their antecedents. In expressing that of a pro- noun which has antecedents of different genders, the masculine should be preferred to the feminine, and the feminine to the neuter. [See the Notes under Rule X., most of which are applicable to the pronoun as well ag to the verb,] 18 194 SYNTAX. False Syntax. EXAMPLE. Discontent and sorrow manifested itself in his countenance. FORMTTLE. Not proper, because the pronoun itself is of the singular number, and does not correctly represent its two antecedents discontent and sorrow, which are con- nected by find, and taken conjointly. But, according to Rule XVI., "When a pronoun has two or more antecedents connected by and, it must agree with them in the plural number." Therefore, itself nhould be themselves; thus, Discontent and sorrow mani- fested themselves in his countenance. Your levity and heedlessness, if it continue, will prevent all substantial improvement. Poverty and obscurity will oppress him only who esteems it oppressive. Good sense and refined policy are obvious to few, because it cannot be discovered but by a train of reflection. Avoid haughtiness of behavior, and affectation of manners : it implies a want of solid merit. If love and unity continue, it will make you partakers of one another's joy. Suffer not jealousy and distrust to enter : it will destroy, like a canker, every germ of friendship. Hatred and animosity are inconsistent with Christian charity ; guard, therefore, against the slightest indulgence of it. Every man is entitled to liberty of conscience, and freedom of opinion, if he does not pervert it to the injury of others. Every plant, every flower, and every insect, show the wisdom of their Creator. (Exception 3. ) Truth, and truth only, are worth seeking for their own sake. (Exception 2.) He and I love and obey their parents. (Obs. 1.) You, your brother, and I must attend to their work. The same spirit, light, and life which enlighten also sanctify. (Exception 1.) Parsing. Parse each of the pronouns in the above sentences^ when corrected. AGREEMENT. 195 Rule XVII. Connected Antecedents. When a pronoun has two or more singular antecedents connected by or or nor, it must agree with them in the singular number ; as, " James or John will favor us with his company." Observations. 1. When a pronoun has two or more plural antecedents connected by or or nor, it is of course plural, and agrees with them severally. To the foregoing rule, there are properly no exceptions. 2. When antecedents of different persons, numbers, or genders, are connected by or or nor, they cannot, with strict propriety, be repre- sented by a pronoun that is not applicable to each of them. The fol- lowing sentence is therefore inaccurate : "Either thou 01* I am greatly mistaken in our judgment on this subject." Murray's Key. But dif- ferent pronouns may be so connected as to refer to such antecedents taken separately ; as, " By requiring greater labor from such slave or slaves, than he or she or they are able to perform." Prince's Digest. Or, if the gender only be different, the masculine may involve the feminine by implication ; as, " If a man smite the eye of his servant or the eye of his maid that it perish, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake." Exodus, xxi., 26. False Syntax. EXAMPLE. Neither wealth nor honor can secure the happi- ness of their votaries. FOBMULE. Not proper, because the pronoun their is of the plural number, and does not correctly represent its two antecedents wealth and honor, which are connected by nor, and taken disjunctively. But, according to Rule XVII., "When a pronoun has t\v> or more singular antecedents connected by or or nor, it mupt agree with them in the sin- gular number." Therefore, their should be its; thus, Neither wealth nor honor can secure the happiness of its votaries. Neither Sarah, Ann, nor Jane, has performed their task. One or the other must relinquish their claim. A man is not such a machine as a clock or a watch, which will move only as they are moved. Rye or barley, when they are scorched, may supply the place of coffee. 196 SYNTAX. A man may see a metaphor or an allegory in a picture as well as read them in a description. Despise no infirmity of mind or body, nor any condition of life, for they may be thy own lot. * Have you seen my ox or my cow, which have strayed from the pasture ? Neither Sarah nor her brother Charles seemed to know their lessons. Either you or I must be mistaken in our opinion. Parsing. Parse att the pronouns in the above sentences, when corrected. III. GOVERNMENT. Government has respect only to nouns, pronouns, verbs, participles, and prepositions ; the other five parts of speech neither govern nor are governed. The governing words may be either nouns, pronouns, verbs, participles, or prepositions ; the words governed are either nouns, pronouns, verbs, or participles. Rule XVI11. Possessives. A noun or pronoun in the possessive case, is governed by the name of the thing possessed ; as, " Theirs is the vanity, the learning tliine ; Touch'd by tiiy hand, again Rome's glories shine." Observations. 1. When a noun or a pronoun in the possessive case is used as an attribute, it is governed by the subject to which it relates; as, "The book is mine, and not John's." 2. The sign of the possessive is omitted in some appositive or connected terms; as, "In her brother Absalom's house." "David and Jona- than's friendship." "Adam and Eve's morning hymn." "Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, is the Lord's thy GOVERNMENT. 197 3. Where the governing noun cannot be easily mistaken, it is often omitted by ellipsis ; as, " At the aldermen's " [house]. " A book of my brother's " [books]. " A subject of the emperor's " [subjects']. 4. The possessive sign is sometimes annexed to that part of a com- pound name, which is, of itself, in the objective case ; as, "The cap- tain-of-the-guard j s house." Bible. "The Bar d-of- Lomond's lay is done." Hogg. "Of the Children-of-IsraeVs half thou shalt take one portion." Num., xxxi. The hyphens, inserted here for illustration, are not usually employed. In the following phrase, the possessive sign is awkwarly added to an adjective: "In Henry the Eighth's time." Better : "In the time of Henry the Eighth." In the following line, the adjective elegantly takes the sign, there being an ellipsis of both nouns : " The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay." Goldsmith. 5. To avoid ar concurrence of hissing sounds, the s is sometimes omitted, and the apostrophe alone retained to mark the possessive singu- lar; as, "For conscience 1 sake." Bible. "Moses' minister." Ibid. "Felti? room." Ibid. "Achilles 1 wra,ih."Pope. But in prose the full form should be used. 6. A participle is sometimes used to govern the possessive case, while retaining the government and adjuncts of a participle ; as, " This will be the effect of the pupil's composing frequently." Murray. "What can be the reason of the committee's having delayed this business ? " Id. Sometimes this construction is awkward, and should be avoided. Thus, it would be better to say, " Why have the committee delayed this busi- Notes, or Subordinate Rules. I. In the use of the possessive case, its appropriate form should be observed ; thus, write men's, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs ; and not mens', her's, it's, our's, your's their' s. n. When nouns of the possessive case are connected by conjunctions, or put in apposition, the sign of possession must always be annexed to such, and such only, as immediately precede the governing noun, expressed or understood ; as, "John and Eliza's teacher is a man of more learning than James's or Andrew's." " For David my servant's sake." Bible. "Lost in love's and friendship's smile." Scott. IH. The relation of property may also be expressed by the preposition of and the objective : as, "The will of man; " for, " man's will." Of these forms, we should adopt that which 198 SYNTAX. will render the sentence the most perspicuous and agreeable, and, by the use of both, avoid an unpleasant repetition of either. IV. A noun governing the possessive plural, should not be made plural, unless the sense requires it Thus say, "We have changed our mi?id," if only one purpose or opinion is meant. OBS. A noun taken figuratively may be singular, when the literal meaning would require the plural: such expressions as, " their face," " their neck," " their hand," " their liead," " their heart," " our mouth," " our life," are frequent in the Scriptures, and are not im- proper V. The possessive case should not be prefixed to a parti- ciple, or to a participial phrase, where unnecessary, or when the construction thus formed would be awkward or inelegant. The following phrase is therefore faulty: "Adopted by the Goths in their pronouncing the Greek." Omit their. False Syntax. EXAMPLE. Thy ancestors virtue is not thine. FORMOTJS. Not proper, because the noun ancestors, which is intended for the pos- sessive plural, has not the appropriate form of that case. But, according to Note I., under Rule XVIII., " In the use of the possessive case, its appropriate form should be observed." An apostrophe is required after ancestors ; thus, Thy ancestors' virtue is not thine. L Mans chief good is an upright mind. I will not destroy the city for ten sake. Moses rod was turned into a serpent. They are wolves in sheeps clothing. The tree is known by it's fruit. The privilege is not their's, any more than it is your's. Yet he was gentle as soft summer airs, Had grace for others sins, but none for theirs'. n. There is but little difference between the Earth and Venus's diameter. GOYERKMENT. 190 This hat is John or James's. The store is opposite to Morris's and Company's. This palace had been the grand Sultan's Mahomet's. This was the Apostle's Paul's advice. Were Cain's occupation and Abel the same ? Were Cain and Abel's occupation the same ? Were Cain's and Abel's occupations the same ? Were Cain and Abel's parents the same? Were Cain's parents and Abel the same ? Was Cain's and Abel's father there ? Were Cain's and Abel's parents there ? Thy. Maker's will has placed thee here, A Maker's wise and good. m. The world's government is not left to chance. He was Louis the Sixteenth's son's heir. The throne we honor is the choice of the people. We met at my brother's partner's house. An account of the proceedings of the court of Alexander. Here is a copy of the Constitution of the Society of Teachers of the City of New York. IV. Their healths perhaps may be pretty well secured. We have all the talents committed to our charges. For your sakes forgave I it, in the sight of Christ. We are, for our parts, well satisfied. The pious cheerfully submit to their lots. Fools think it not worth their whiles to be wise. V. I rewarded the boy for his studying so diligently. Have you a rule for your thus parsing the participle ? He errs in his giving the word a double construction. By our offending others, we expose ourselves. They deserve our thanks for their quickly relieving us. 200 SYNTAX. Promiscuous. Brown and Jones's house will be occupied by the respective owners. Edward the Second's death was a shocking one. I ha^e seen neither William nor Charles's book. Socrates' sayings are recorded in Plato and Xenophon's works. Horace' poems show great genius. Adam was Cain's and Abel's father. Men and women's shoes are made differently. Jones's and Taylor's store was destroyed by fire. All good people must take this lesson to their hearts. Queen Elizabeth mourned on account of Essex' sad fate. Parsing. Parse all the possessive* in the above sentences w?ten corrected. Rule XIX Object of the Verb. Active-transitive verbs, and their imperfect and preper- fect participles, govern the objective case ; as, " I found fter assisting him" " Having finished the work, I submit Observations. 1. The objective case generally follows the governing word: but when it is emphatic, it often precedes the nominative ; as, " Me he re- stored to mine office, and him he hanged." Gen. xli., 13. " Home he had not." Thomson. " This poin t they have gained." In poetry it is -metimes placed between the nominative and the verb ; as, " His dar- ing foe securely him defied." Milton. "The broom its yellow leaf hath shed." 2. An active-transitive verb is often followed by the direct object of the action, and the indirect object, or that in respect to which the action is performed. The latter is usually preceded by a preposition, which is sometimes understood; as, "I paid [to] him the money." "They offered [to] me a seat." " He asked [of] them the question." 3. In expressing such sentences passively, the object of the preposi- tion is sometimes assumed for the nominative ; as, " lie was paid the money," instead of, " T7i6 money was paid [to] him." The direct object should, however, generally be made the subject of the passive verb ; but in some cases, usage seems to sanction the reverse ; as, " The boy was taught grammar"; instead of, "Grammar was taught [to] the toy." "He was denied the privilege." In this construction, the noun following the passive still continues to be an object of the action ex- pressed by the verb, and is, accordingly, in the objective case. 4. An active-transitive verb is sometimes followed by an object and an attribute agreeing with it ; as, " Thy saints proclaim thee king," i.e., that thou art king. "The Author of my being formed me man." Murray. "And God called the firmament Heaven. " Bible. And, in such a construction, the direct object is sometimes placed before the verb ; as, " And Simon he surnamed Peter." Mark Hi. 5. Some verbs, usually intransitive, govern only a noun of kin- dred meaning ; as, "He lived a virtuous life." "Joseph dreamed a dream." Notes, or Subordinate Rules. I. Those verbs and participles which require an object, should not be used intransitively ; as, " She affects [kindness] in order to ingratiate [herself] with you." "I will not allow of it." Omit of. n. Those verbs and participles which do not admit an object, should not be used transitively ; as, " The planter* grow cotton." Say raise, or cultivate. False Syntax. EXAMPLE. She I shall more readily forgive. FoRMtrLE. Not proper, because the pronoun she is in the nominative case, and is used as the object of the active-transitive verb shall forgive. But according to Rule XIX. V "Active-transitive verbs, and their imperfect and preperfect participles, govern the ob- jective case." Therefore, she should be her ; thus, Her I shall more readily forgive. Thou only have I chosen. Who shall we send on this errand ? My father allowed my brother and I to accompany him. He that is idle and mischievous, reprove sharply. Who should I meet but my old friend ! He accosts whoever he meets. Whosoever the court favors is safe. They that honor me I will honor. 202 SYNTAX. Who do you think I saw the other day ? Let you and I avoid such company. L The ambitious are always seeking to aggrandize. I mast premise with three circumstances. This society does not allow of personal reflections. False accusation cannot diminish from real merit. His servants ye are to whom ye obey. n. Good keeping thrives the herd. We endeavored to agree the parties. Being weary, he sat him down. Go, flee thee away into the land of Judah. The popular lords did not fail to enlarge themselves on the subject. Parsing. Parse all the nouns and pronouns in the following sentences. His father presented him a gold watch. The teacher refused him permission. The savages at last gave them their liberty. They asked him a curious question. The governor offered him a large reward. They paid him the money. His father denied him the privilege. They showed him some beautiful pictures. Change the active-transitive verb in each of these sentences to a passive verb, using the direct or indirect object for the nominative, as may be preferable. Rule XX. Object of the Preposition. Prepositions govern the objective case ; as, " Beauty dwells in them, and they in her" Observations. 1. Prepositions are sometimes dliptically construed with adjectives; as, in vain, in secret, at first, on high ; i.e. , in a vain manner, in secret places, at the first time, on high places. Such phrases imply time, place, degree, or manner, and are equivalent to adverbs. In parsing, the learner may supply the ellipsis. 2. In a few instances prepositions precede adverbs ; as, at once, from above, for ever. These should be united, and parsed as adverbs, or else the adverb must be parsed as a noun. GOVERNMENT. 5 When nouns of time or measure are connected with verbs or adjec- tives, the prepositions which govern them, are generally suppressed ; as, " We rode sixty miles that day ; " that is, " through sixty miles on that day." " The wall is ten feet high ; " that is, " high to ten feet." The ellipsis must be supplied, or the expression considered as adverbial. 4. After the adjectives like, near, and nigh, the preposition to or unto is often understood ; as, " It is Like [to or unto'} silver." Atten. " How like the former!" Dry den. "Near yonder copse." Goldsmith. " Nigh this recess." Garth. As similarity and proximity are relations, and not qualities, it might, seem proper to call like, near, and nigh, prepositions ; and some grammarians have so classed the last two. We have not placed them with the prepositions for four reasons: (1.) Be- cause they are sometimes compared; (2.) Because they sometimes have adverbs evidently relating to them ; (3.) Because the preposition to or unto is sometimes expressed after them ; and, (4. ) Because the words which usually stand for them in the learned languages, are clearly adjectives. Like, when it expresses similarity of manner, and near and nigh, when they express proximity of degree, are adverbs. 5. The adjective worth, like the words near, nigh, etc., is followed by a noun or a participle expressing limitation, without a governing prepo- sition ; as, "To reign is worth ambition." Milton. "This is life in- deed, life worth preserving." Addison. The relation in this case, according to idiom, never being indicated by a preposition, cannot be expressed except by a periphrase ; but, it must be borne in mind, that it is the relation that governs, whether expressed or not. 6. In the phrases, "woe worth the day," " woe worth the man," and the like, the word worth is the imperative of the Anglo-Saxon verb weordhan, to be, to become, to being understood ; hence the meaning is, Woe be to the day, etc. 7. After verbs of giving, procuring, and some others, there is usually an ellipsis of to or for before the objective of the person; as, "Give [to\ him water to drink." "Buy [for] me a knife." So also in the exclamation, " Woe ismef " meaning, " Woe is to me ! " 8. After the verb cost, there is also an ellipsis of the preposition ; as, " A diamond gone, cost me two thousand ducajts." -Shakspeare. False Syntax. EXAMPLE. It rests with thou and me to decide- FORMXJLE. Not proper, because the pronoun thou is in tlw nominative ca*e, and is governed by the preposition with. But, according to B.*>J XX. , " Prepositions govern the objective case." Therefore, thou should be the* ' ^lus, It rests with thee and me to decide. 204 SYNTAX. Let that remain a secret between yon and I. I lent the book to some one, I know not who. Who did he inquire for? Thou. From he that is needy, turn not away. We are all accountable, each for his own act's. Does that boy know who he is speaking to ? I bestow my favors on whosoever I will. Except him and I, no one saw it. Parsing. Parse the 'prepositions and att words printed in Italics in the following sentences. My sister is five years of age. The house is twenty feet high. Envy is like the scorpion that stings itself to death. I gave my brother a bag of marbles. The house is worth ten thousand dollars. What he offered me was not worth having. In vain did they beseech him for mercy. The book cost me five dollars. Will you buy me a knife at the store ? In words, like weeds, I'll wrap me o'er. Be near me when I fade away. Rule XXI. Infinitives. The preposition TO commonly governs the infinitive mood, and connects it to a finite verb, or some other part of speech ; as, " I desire to learn" " I went to see my friend." " He is anxious to succeed" Observations. 1. The word to, generally used with the infinitive mood, serves to in- dicate the mood (in the absence of a special inflection), and, usually, to express the relation between the verb and the word which it limits or modifies. In such cases, the infinitive mood with to is equivalent to a prepositional phrase. In other constructions, however, the word to loses its prepositional office ; as when the infinitive is used as the subject or the object of a verb. In the latter case, being the object of the verb, it cannot be the object of the preposition. 2. When the infinitive is the object of the preposition, it may be joined to various parts of speech : 1. To a noun ; as, " He had leave to go." 2. To an adjective ; as, "We were anxious to see you.'* GOVERNMENT. 205 8. To an intransitive verb ; as, " He's gone to do it." " I rejoice to hear it." 4. To an adverb ; as, " She is old enough to go to school." 5. To a pronoun ; as, " It is ours to transmit." 8. The other usages of the infinitive mood are the following : 1. As the subject of a verb ; as, " To steal is sinful." 2. As the object of a verb ; as, " He loves to ride." 3. As the attribute ; as, " To enjoy is to obey" " He seemed to b guilty." "His conduct is to be admired." "They were to blame." 4. As a mere term of comparison ; as, " He was so much affected as to weep." " He knows better than to trust you." 5. As the object of another preposition; as, "I was about to write. "-r" He did nothing but [to] idle away his time." 6. As independent; as, "O to forget her ! " " To confess the truth, I was to blame." " To be or not to be ; that is the question." 7. As the predicate in a dependent clause ; as, "I suppose it to be necessary." In this last case, the word to has, of course, no prepositional force, becoming merely the sign of the infinitive. 4. An adverb, or other modifying expression, should not be inserted between the verb and the word to which belongs to it ; as, "It is wrong to stubbornly oppose the truth " ; say, " stubbornly to oppose," etc. 5. The infinitive is often used in the perfect tense for the present ; as, " He intended to have done it," instead of, "to do it." 6. The use of and for to, though very common, is improper and in- elegant ; as, " Will you try and do it for me ? " It should be, " to do it." False Syntax. EXAMPLE. Ought these things be tolerated ? FORMULE. Not proper, because the infinitive be tolerated, is not preceded by the preposition to. But, according to Rule XXI., " The preposition to commonly governs the infinitive mood, and connects it to a finite verb or some other part of speech." There- fore, to should be inserted ; thus, Ought these things to be tolerated? Please excuse my son's absence. Cause every man go out from me. I would not have let him gone. (Obs. 5.) Try a4 let me have the money, if you can. (06s. 6.) To foolishly squander one's time is a sin. (Obs, 4.) M l -- r h us 7. H tr ^ i: w $- MISCELLANEOUS RULES. 207 IV. -MISCELLANEOUS RULES. Rule XXII Infinitives. The active verbs, bid, dare, fed, hear, let, make, need, gee, and their participles, usually take the infinitive after them, without the preposition TO ; as, " If he bade tbee depart, how darest thou &ay f " Observations. 1. The preposition is almost always employed after the passive farm. of these verbs, and in some instances after the active ; as, " He was heard to say." " I cannot see to do it" " What would dare to molest him who might call, on every side, to thousands enriched bj his bounty * "Dr. Johnxm. 2. The auxiliary be of the passive infinitive is also suppressed, after fed, hear, make, and **/ as, "I heard the letter mid," not, "* 3. A few other verbs, besides the eight which are mentioned in the foregoing rule, tomatimet have the infinitive after then without to; suchas, WbM,J&id, Am, A<%>, MT*, riwras, and other equivalents of tee. Example: " Certain'y it is heaven upon earth, to Am a man^ mind more in charity, r ft in Providence, and turn upon the poles of truth."- Faise Syntax. EXAMPLE. They need not to call upon her. the prepaanon ft* Bfc can upon her. I felt a chilling sensation to creep over me. I have heard him to mention the subject. Bid the boys to come in immediately. I dare to say he has not got home yet Let no rash promise to be made. We sometimes see bad men to be honored. A good reader win make himself to be distinctly Do you not observe it to move ? 208 SYNTAX. Can I not make this matter be understood? Bid the officers to do their duty. They have been bidden do it already. Parsing. Parse aU the infinitives in the above sentences when corrected. EXAMPLE. "Let love be without dissimulation." Be is an irregular, neuter verb, from be, was, being, been. It is in the infinitive mood and present tense, being the predicate of the clause dependent on let, according to Obs. 3, under Rule XXI. The word to is omitted after let, according to the rule, The active verbs bid, dare, etc. Rule XXIII Subjunctive Mood. A future contingency is best expressed by a verb in the subjunctive present; and a mere supposition with indefinite time, by a verb in the subjunctive imperfect : but a conditional circumstance assumed as a fact, requires the indicative mood ; as, " If thou forsake him, he will cast thee off forever." " If it were not so, I would have told you." " If thou went 7 nothing would be gained." " Though he is poor, he is contented." OBS. The pupil must carefully study the three points involved in this rule, and the cases to which they apply. The subjunctive mood is required only when the event or fact is both future and contingent, that is, dependent upon the occurrence of some other future event. The time is indefinite, being, only relatively, present or past. The difference between the conditional statement of a fact and a future contingency will be obvious from these two sentences : 1. If he be sick, I will visit him. (Subjunctive.') 2. Though he is sick, he does not repine. (Indicative.) In (1) the act of visiting is future and contingent upon his sickness ; in (2) the sickness is a fact (he is sick), and he does not repine. The (sentence, If he were sick, I would visit him, contains a supposition with indefinite time (if he were sick at any time). It is relatively past, as these sentences will show : 1. If he be sick (and lie may be), I will visit him. 2. If he were sick (but he is not), I would visit him. 3. If he had been sick (but he was not), I would have visited him. MISCELLANEOUS RULES. 209 False Syntax. First Clause of the Rule. EXAMPLE. He will not be pardoned, unless he repents. FORMTJLE. Not proper, because the verb repents, which is used to express a future contingency, is in the indicative mood. But, according to the first clause of Rule XXIII., " A future contingency is best expressed by a verb in the subjunctive present. There- fore, repents should be repent ; thus, He will not be pardone^Xunless he repent. He will maintain his cause, though he loses his estate. They will fine thee, unless thou offerest an excuse. I shall walk out in the afternoon, unless it rains. Let him take heed lest he falls. On condition that he comes, I consent to stay. If he is but discreet, he will succeed. Take heed that thou speakest not to Jacob. If thou castest me off, I shall be miserable. Send them to me, if thou pleasest. Watch the door of thy lips, lest thou utterest folly. Second Clause. EXAMPLE. And so would I, if I was he. FOBMULE. Not proper, because the verb was, which is used to express a mere sup- position, with indefinite time, is in the indicative mood. But, according to the second clause of Rule XXIII., " A mere supposition, with indefinite time, is best expressed by a verb in the subjunctive imperfect." Therefore was should be were ; thus, And so would I, if I were he. If I was to write, he would not regard it. If thou feltest as I do, we should soon decide. Though thou sheddest thy blood in the cause, it would but prove thee sincerely a fool. If thou lovedst him, there would be more evidence of it. I believed, whatever was the issue, all would be well. If love was never feigned, it would appear to be scarce. There fell from his eyes as it had been scales. If he was an imposter, he must have been detected. Was death denied, all men would wish to die. O that there was yet a day to redress thy wrongs ! Though thou was huge as Atlas, thv efforts would be vain, 210 SYNTAX. Last Clause. EXAMPLE. If he know the way, he does not need a guide. FORMULE. Not proper, because the verb know, which is used to express a conditional circumstance assumed as a fact, is in the subjunctive mood. But, according to the last clause of Rule XXIII., "A conditional circumstance assumed as a fact, requires the in- dicative mood." Therefore, know should be knows ; thus, If he knows the way, he does not need a guide. Though he seem to be artless, he has deceived us. If he be defeated, he has not given up all hope. Though this event be strange, it certainly did happen. If thou love tranquillity of mind, why engage in disputes ? If seasons of idleness be dangerous, what must a continued habit of it prove. Though he were a son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered. I knew thou wert not slow to hear. Analysis and Parsing. Analyze and parse each of the foregoing sentences, after correction, according to preceding examples, and apply Rule XXIII. Rule XXIV Independent Case. A noun or a pronoun is put in the nominative, when its case depends on no other word ; as, " He failing, who shall meet success ? "- " Your fathers, where are they ? " Exception. An independent pronoun is sometimes used in the objective case ; as, " Me miserable ! which way shall I fly ? "Milton. " Ah me ! " [See Obs. 2, Rule XXVI.] Observations. 1. A noun or a pronoun is independent under the following four circumstances : 1. When, with a participle, it is used to express a cause or some other related event; as, " Thou looking on, I shall not fail," This is usually called the case absolute. MISCELLANEOUS RULES. 211 2. When it is vised to indicate simply the person addressed ; as, "O thou that dwellest in the heavens. " 3. When, hy pleonasm, it is introduced abruptly for the sake of emphasis; as, "He that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him." 4. When, by mere exclamation, it is used without address, and without other words expressed or implied to give it construc- tion; as, "O, what /<%/" 2. The nominative put absolute with a participle, is equivalent to a dependent clause commencing with when, while, if, since, or because ; as, " I being a child," equal to, " When [since or because'] I was a child. " 3. The participle being is often understood after nouns or pronouns put absolute ; as, " Alike in ignorance, his reason [ ] such, Whether he thinks too little or too much." Pope. 4. The case of nouns used in exclamations, or in mottoes and abbre- viated sayings, often depends, or may be conceived to depend, on something understood ; and, when their construction can be satisfac- torily explained on the principle of ellipsis, they are not 'put absolute. The following examples may perhaps be resolved in this manner, though the expressions will lose much of their vivacity: " h. horse! a liorse ! my kingdom for a horse ! " False Syntax. EXAMPLE. Him having ended his discourse, the assembly dispersed. FORMITLE. Not proper, because the pronoun him, whose case depends on no other word, is in the objective case. But, according to Rule XXIV., " A noun or a pronoun is put absolute in the nominative, when its case depends on no other word." Therefore, him should be he ; thus, He having ended his discourse, the assembly dispersed. Me being young, they deceived me. Them refusing to comply, I withdrew. Thee being present, he would not tell what he knew. The child is lost ; and me, whither shall I go ! Oh happy us ! surrounded thus with blessings ! :'Thee too! Brutus, my son ! " cried Csesar, overcome. But him, the chieftain of them all, His sword hangs rusting on the wall. Her quick relapsing to her former state, With boding fears approach the serving train. 212 SYNTAX. There all thy gifts and graces we display, Thee, only thee, directing all our way. Parsing. Parse the independent nouns and pronouns in the foregoing sentences, when corrected. ---^ Rule XXV. Conjunctions. Conjunctions connect either words or sentences ; as, " John and James are studious, but William is idle." Exceptions. 1. The conjunction that sometimes serves merely to introduce a sen- tence which is made the subject of a verb ; as, " That mind is not matter, is certain." Its connective force consists in showing that the clause is dependent. 2. When two corresponding conjunctions occur in their usual order, the former should be considered as referring to the latter, which is more properly the connecting word ; as, " Neither sun nor stars in many days appeared. " 3. Either, corresponding to or, and neither, corresponding to nor or not, are sometimes transposed, so as to repeat the disjunction or nega- tion at the end of the sentence ; as, " Where then was their capacity of standing, or his either?" Barclay. "It is not dangerous neither." BoUngbroke. " He is very tall, but not too tall neither." Spectator. Observations. 1. Conjunctions are sometimes unnecessarily accumulated ; as, " But and if that evil servant say in his heart." Matthew xxiv. Omit and. 2. In the combination but that, the former seems to have the force of a preposition, being equivalent to except; as, "What rests, but that the mortal sentence pass ? " Milton. In this sentence, but seems to be a preposition, having the following clause for its object, the prepositional structure thus formed limiting what. 3. The conjunction as is sometimes used to connect the attribute and the subject ; as, " He was employed as an usher. " It may also connect the indirect attribute with an object to which it refers ; as, "He offered him- self as a journeyman." [In some cases of this kind, perhaps in the above sentences, as seems to have the force of a preposition, as it de- potes a relation which may usually be expressed by in the capacity c$ 9 f ) MISCELLANEOUS RULES. 213 or the like; as, "His judgment as a critic was very reliable." Here critic appears to be the object of the relation expressed by as, which must, therefore, be a preposition. There, certainly, is no connection of appositional terms, nor of any subject and attribute. EDITOR.] 4. After than or as expressing a comparison, there is usually an ellipsis of some word or words. The construction of the words employed may be known by supplying the ellipsis ; as, " She is younger than I " [am]. "He does nothing who endeavors to do more than [what] is al- lowed to humanity. " Johnson. ' ' My punishment is greater than [what] I can bear." Bible. Notes, or Subordinate Rules. I. When two terms connected refer jointly to a third, they must be adapted to it and to each other, both in sense and in form. Thus, instead of, "It always has, and always will be laudable," say, " It always has been, and it always will be laudable." n. The disjunctive conjunction lest or but, should not be employed where the copulative that would be more proper : as, "I feared that I should be deserted ; " not, " lest I should be deserted." HI. After else, other, rather, and all comparatives, the latter term of comparison should be introduced by the conjunction than ; as, " Can there be any other than this ? " " Is not the life more than meat ? " IV. The words in each of the following pairs, are the proper correspondents to each other ; and care should be taken to give them their right place in the sentence. 1. Though yet; as, "Though he were dead, yet shall he live."- John xi. 2. Whetheror ; as, " Whether there be few or many." 3. Either or; as, "He was either ashamed or afraid." 4. Neither nor ; as, "John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine." Luke vii. 5. Both and; as, " I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Bar- barians." Rom. i. 6. Such as ; as, " An assembly such as earth saw never." 7. Such that ; with a finite verb following, to express a consequence ; as, "My health is such that I cannot go." 214 SYNTAX. 8. As as ; with an adjective or an adverb, to express equality ; as, " The peasant is as gay a* he." 9. As so ; with two verbs, to express equality or proportion ; as, " As two are to four, so are six to twelve." 10. So as ; with an adjective or an adverb, to limit the degree by comparison ; as, " How can you descend to a thing so base as falsehood ? " 11. Soas; with a negative preceding, to deny equality ; as, "No lamb was e'er so mild as he. " 12. So as ; with an infinitive following, to express a consequence ; as, " These difficulties were so great as to discourage him." 13. So that ; with a finite verb following, to express a consequence ; as, "He was so much injured, that he could not walk." False Syntax. EXAMPLE. The first proposal was essentially different and inferior to the second. FOBMTJLE. Not proper, because the preposition to, is used with joint reference to the two adjectives different and inferior, which require different prepositions. But, accor- ding to Note I. under Rule XXV., '*When two terms connected refer jointly to a third, they must be adapted to it and to each other, both in sense and in form." The sentence may be corrected thus : The first proposal was essentially different from the second, and inferior to it. I. He has made alterations and additions to the work. He is more bold, but not so wise, as his companion. Sincerity is as valuable, and even more so, than knowledge. t always have, and I always shall be, of this opinion. What is now kept secret, shall be hereafter displayed and heard in the clearest light,. ' ; - We pervert the noble faculty of speech, when we use it to the defamisg or to disquiet our neighbors. Be more anxious to acquire knowledge than of showing it. The court of chancery frequently mitigates and breaks the teeth of the common law. n We were apprehensive lest some accident had happened. I do not deny but he has merit. Are you afraid lest he will forget you? These paths and bow'rs, doubt not but our joint hands Will keep from wilderness. Miltm. MISCELLANEOUS RULES. HI. It was no other but his own father. Have you no other proof except this ? I expected something more besides this. He no sooner retires but his heart burns with devotion. Such literary niching is nothing else but robbery. IV. Neither despise or oppose what you do not understand. He would not either do it himself nor let me do it. The majesty of good things is such, as the confines of them are reverend. Whether he intends to do so I cannot tell. Send me sucK articles only that are adapted to this market. As far as I am able to judge, the book is well written. No errors are so trivial but they deserve correction. It will improve neither the mind nor delight the fancy. The one is equally deserving as the other. There is no condition so secure as cannot admit of change. Do you think this is so good as that ? The relations are so obscure as they require much thought. None is so fierce that dare stir him up. There was no man so sanguine who did not apprehend some ill consequence. I must be so candid to own that I do not understand it The book is not as well printed as it ought to be. So still he sat as those who wait Till judgment speak the doom of fate. Scott. Rule XXVI. Interjections. Interjections have no dependent construction ; as, " Of let not thy heart despite me." Johnson. Observations. 1. The interjection is common to many languages, and is fre- quently prefixed to nouns or pronouns that are independent by direct address ; as, " Arise, Lord; God, lift up thine hand." Psalms x. " ye of little faith ! "Matt. vi. 216 SYNTAX. 2. Interjections in English have no government. When a word not in the nominative absolute, follows an interjection, as part of an imper- fect exclamation, its construction depends on something understood,' as, "Ah me ! "that is, " Ah ! pity me."" Alas for them ! "that is, " Alas ! I sigh for them."" O for that warning voice ! "that is, " O ! how I long for that warning voice ! " " O! that they were wise ! " that is, "O! how I wish that they were wise!" Such expressions, however, lose much of their vivacity, when the ellipsis is supplied. 3. Interjections may be placed before or after a simple sentence, and sometimes between its parts ; but they are seldom allowed to interrupt the connection of words closely united in sense. Promiscuous Examples of False Syntax. LESSON I. It is here expected that the learner will ascertain for himself the proper form of cor- recting each example, according to the particular Rule or Note under which it belongs. There is a spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. My people doth not consider. I have never heard who they invited. Then hasten thy return ; for, thee away, No lustre has the sun, nor joy the day. I am as well as when you was here. That elderly man, he that came in late, I supposed to be the superin- tendent. All the virtues of mankind are to be counted upon a few fingers, but his follies and vices are innumerable. It must indeed be confessed that a lampoon or a satire do not carry in them robbery or murder. There was more persons than one engaged in this affair. A man who lacks ceremony has need for great merit. A wise man avoids the showing any excellence in trifles. The most important and first female quality is sweetness of temper. We choose rather lead than follow. Ignorance is the mother of fear, as well as admiration. He must fear many, who many fear. Every one partake of honor bestowed on the worthy. The king nor the queen were not at all deceived. Was there no difference, there would be no choice. 0*1 had rather have been informed. Must thee return this evening ? Life and death is in the power of the tongue. MISCELLANEOUS EULES. 217 I saw a person that I took to be she. Let him be whom he 'may, I shall not stop. This is certainly an useful invention. That such a spirit as, thou dost not understand me. " It is.no more but justice," quoth the farmer. LESSON IL Great improvements has been made. *It is undoubtedly true what I have heard. The nation is torn by feuds which threaten their ruin. The account of these transactions were incorrect. Godliness with contentment are great gain. The number of sufferers have not been ascertained. There are one or more of them yet in confinement. They have chose the wisest part. He spent his whole life in doing of good. They know scarcely that temperance is a virtue. I am afraid lest I have labored in vain. Mischief to itself doth back recoil. This construction sounds rather harshly. What is the cause of the leaves curling ? Was it thee that made the noise ? Let thy flock clothe upon the naked. Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee. His conduct was surprising strange. This woman taught my brother and I to read. Let your promises be such that you can perform. 'We shall sell them in the state they now are. We may add this observation, however. This came in fashion when I was young. I did not use the leaves, but root of the plant. We have used every mean in our power continually. Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir. Mica.h. Give every syllable and every letter their proper sound. LESSON III. To know exactly how much mischief may be ventured upon with im- punity, are knowledge enough for some folks. Every leaf and every twig teem with life. I was rejoiced at this intelligence. I was afraid that I should have lost the parcel. Which of all these patterns is the prettier ? They which despise instruction shall not be wise. Both thou and thy advisers have mistaken their interest. 218 SYNTAX. A idle soul shall suffer hunger. The lips of knowledge is a precious jewel. I and my cousin are requested to attend. Can only say that such is my belief. This is different from the conscience being made to feel Here is ground for their leaving the world with peace. A man is the noblest work of creation. Of all other crimes willful murder is the most atrocious The tribes whom I visited, are partially civilized. From hence I conclude they are in error. The girls' books are neater than the boys. I intended to have transcribed it. Shall a character made up of the very worst passions, pass under the name of a gentleman ? Rhoda ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate. What is latitude and longitude ? Cicero was more eloquent than any Roman. Who dares apologize for Pizarro, who is but another name for ra- pacity ? LESSON IV. Tell me whether you will do it or no. . After the most straitest sect, I lived a Pharisee. We have no more but five loaves and two fishes. I know not who it was who did it. Doubt not, little though there be, But I'll cast a crumb to thee. This rule is the best which can be given. I have never seen no other way. These are poor amends for the men and treasures which we have lost. Dost thou know them boys ? This is a part of my uncle's father's estate. Many people never learn to speak correct. Some people are rash, and others timid ; those apprehend too much, these too little. Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar or no ? It was not worth while preserving any permanent enmity. I no sooner saw my face in it, but I was startled at the shortness of it. Every person is answerable for their own conduct. They are men that scorn a mean action, and who will exert themselves to serve you. I do not recollect ever having paid it. The stoics taught that all crimes were equal. Every one of these theories are now exploded. MISCELLANEOUS BtJLES. 219 Either of these four will answer. There is no situation where he would he happy. The hoy has heen detected in stealing, that you thought so clever. I will meet thee there if thee please. He is not so sick but what he can laugh. These clothes does not fit me. The audience was all very attentive. Wert thou some star, which from the ruin'd roof Of shak'd Olympus by mischance didst fall ! Milton. LESSON V. Was the master, or many of the scholars, in the room ? His father's and mother's consent was asked. Whom is he supposed to be ? He is an old venerable man. It was then my purpose to have visited Sicily. It is to the learner only, and he that is in doubt, that this assistance is recommended. There are not the least hope of his recovery. Anger and impatience is always unreasonable. In his letters, there are not only correctness but elegance. Opportunity to do good is the highest preferment which a noble mind desires. The year when he died is not mentioned. Had I knew it, I should not have went. Was it thee that spoke to me ? The house is situated pleasantly. He did it as private as he possibly could. Subduing our passions is the noblest of conquests. James is more diligent than thee. Words interwove with sighs found out their way. He appears to be diffident excessively. The number of our days are with thee. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. Psalms ciii. The circumstances of this case is different. Well for us, if some such other men should rise ! A man that is young in years may be old in hours, if he have lost no time. The chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take them by force from among them. Acts xxiii. Nay, weep not, gentle Eros ; there is left us Ourselves to end ourselves. Shakspeare. 220 SYNTAX. V.-ARRANCEMENT. The arrangement of words is an important part of Syntax, especially in the English language, in which, in con- sequence of the paucity of its inflections, the sense is made to depend to a very great extent upon the order of the terms. This has been, in great part, already considered in the preceding rules and observations, but a few additional hints and illustrations are here inserted. 1. The subject noun or pronoun naturally comes before the verb ; and the object or attribute, after it. For cases of inversion of the subject and verb, see Observation 1, Rule VI. Inversions of any of these are generally controlled by the law of emphasis, which requires an unusual position in the sentence for a word, phrase, or clause, which is to be made prominent. The following sentences will serve for illustration : " Into ifie valley of death rode the six hundred." " All bloodless lay the untrodden snow." " Victoj'ies indeed they were." " Silver and gold have I none." " When Thebes Epaminondas rears again." 2. On the same principle, the adjective which, in the natural order, precedes the noun, may be made to follow it, thus : " Across the meadows, fresh and green." Also when the adjective is encumbered with one or more adjuncts, thus: " To whom the goblin fuU of wrath replied." " A man wise in his own conceit can learn but littte." 3. The relative should be as close as possible to its ante- cedent, and no other word should intervene that might be mistaken for the antecedent The following are examples of such an ambiguity : " It was David, the father of Solomon, who slew Goliath." " Why should he keep a horse that cannot ride ? " All evils here contaminate the mind, That opulence departed leaves behind*" ARRANGEMENT, 221 4. Adverbs, and all adverbial expressions, should be placed as near as possible to the words which they affect. This is illustrated under the rule for adverbs. The principle is of general application to all classes of adjuncts, the position of which should be such as to show, with the greatest possible clearness, to what words they belong. The following sentence illustrates this principle, in the correct position of every adjunct : " But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. " John viii. The following is a comprehensive canon for the correction of miscel- laneous errors in construction not specifically referred to in the foregoing rules and observations. General Rule. In the formation of sentences, the consistency and adap- tation of all the words should be carefully observed ; and a regular, clear, and correspondent construction should be preserved throughout. OBS. In the foregoing pages, the principles of syntax or construction, are supposed to be pretty fully developed ; but there may be in compo- sition many errors of such a nature that no rule of grammar can show what should be substituted. The greater the inaccuracy, the more diffi- cult the correction ; because the sentence may require a change through- out. Sometimes the faults may be rhetorical rather than grammatical ; that is, they may have no reference to relation, agreement, government, or arrangement, but may be due to an improper selection of words or phrases. In that case, the application of other principles than those previously explained in syntax may be required. False Syntax. EXAMPLE. If I can contribute to your and my country's glory. FORMTTLE. Not proper, because the pronoun your has not a clear and regular construe tion. But, according to the General Rule, " In the formation of sentences, the consist- ency and adaptation of all the words should be carefully observed ; and a regular, clear, and correspondent construction should be preserved throughout." The sentence having a double meaning, may be corrected in two ways : thus, If I can contribute to our coun- try's glory or, If I can contribute to your glory and that of my country. ts there, then, more than one true religion ? The laws of Lycurgus but substituted insensibility to enjoy* ment, Goldsmith. 222 SYNTAX. Rain is seldom or ever seen at Lima. The young bird raising its open mouth for food, is a natural indication of corporeal want. There is much of truth in the observation of Ascham. Vlopting the doctrine which he had been taught. Tnis library exceeded half a million volumes. The Coptic alphabet was one of the latest formed of any. Many evidences exist of the proneness of men to vice. To perceive nothing, or not to perceive, is the same. The king of France or England was to be the umpire. He may be said to have saved the life of a citizen > and, con- sequently, entitled to the reward. The men had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood be- fore the gate. Acts x. Give no more trouble than you can possibly help. The art of printing being then unknown, was a circumstance in some respects favorable to freedom of the pen. Another passion which the present age is apt to run into, is to make children learn all things. Goldsmith. He is always the severest censor on the merits of another, who has the least worth of his own. Nor was Philip wanting in his endeavors to corrupt Demos- thenes, as he had most of the leading men in Greece. Goldsmith. The Greeks, fearing to be surrounded on all sides, wheeled about and halted, with the river on their backs. Id. Poverty turns our thoughts too much upon the supplying of our wants ; and riches, upon enjoying our superfluities. To obtain a correct style requires few talents to which most men are not born, or at least may not acquire. That brother should not war with brother, And worry and devour each other. Cowper. Such is the refuge of our youth and age ; The first from hope, the last from vacancy. Byron. Triumphant Sylla ! couldst thou then divine, By aught than Bomans Rome should thus be laid ? Id, ANALYSIS, PARSING, AND CONSTRUCTION 223 VI EXERCISES IN ANALYSIS, PARSING, AND CON- STRUCTION. Praxis V. Syntactical. In the Fifth Praxis, it is required of the pupil to analyze the sentence according to the method indicated under each example ; to distinguish the parts of speech and their classes ; t^ mention their modifications in order ; to point out their relation, agreement, or government ; and to apply the rule of Syntax. He should then be required to con- struct five additional sentences of tlie same character. EXAMPLE ANALYZED AND PARSED. " To be continually subject to the breath of slander will tarnish the purest reputation." ANALYSIS. This istf simple declarative sentence. The subject is the complex infinitive phrase, to be continually subject to the breath of slander ; the predicate verb is will tarnish ; the object is reputation. Tho principal part of the phrase is to be, and its adjuncts are continually, and the in- definite attribute, subject, which is modified by the complex adverbial phrase, to the breath of slander ; the principal part of this phrase is breath, which is modified by the, and the simple adjective phrase, of slander. The verb has no adjuncts ; the adjuncts of the object are the and purest. PARSING. To be is an irregular neuter verb, from be, was, being, been ; found in the infinitive mood and present tense, and is, with the phrase of which it is the princi- pal part, the subject of the verb will tarnish ; according to Note II., under Rule VIII., which says, " The infinitive mood, a phrase, or a sentence, is sometimes the subject to a verb." Continually is an adverb of time, and relates to the verb to be ; according to the rule which says, Adverbs relate, etc. Subject is a common adjective, of the positive degree, compared only by means of the adverbs, more and most, less and least ; it is taken abstractly with the infinitive to be ; according to Exception 2d, under Rule II., which says, " With the infinitive or a participle denoting being or action in the abstract, an adjective is sometimes also taken abstractly." To is a preposition, and shows the relation between subject and breath ; according to the rule, which says. Prepositions show the relation of things, The is the definite article, and relates to breath ; according to the rule, which says, etc.. Breath is a common noun, of the third person, singular number, neuter gender, and objective case, and is governed by to ; according to the rule, which says, etc. Will tarnish is a regular active-transitive verb, from tarnish, tarnished, tarnishing, tarnished ; found in the indicative mood, first-future tense, third person, and singu- lar number ; and agrees with its subject, the infinitive phrase, to be, etc.; accord- ing to Note II., under Rule VIII., which says, " The infinitive mood, a phrase, or a sentence, is sometimes the subject of a verb ; a subject of this kind, however composed, if it is taken as one whole, requires a verb in the third person singular." Purest is a common adjective of the superlative degree, compared, pure, purer, purest ; it relates to reputation ; according to the rule, which says, etc. Reputation is a common noun, of the third person, singular number, neuter gender, and objective case ; and is governed by will tarnish ; according to the rule, which, 224 SYNTAX. Phrases. I. Subject Phrases. To train citizens is not the work of a day. To be happy without the approval of conscience is impossible. To have remained calm under such provocation, was a proof of remark- able self-control. To be at once a rake and glory in the character, discovers a bad disposi- tion and a bad heart. To meet danger boldly is better than to wait for it. To be satisfied with the acquittal of one's own conscience, is the mark of a great mind. To be totally indifferent to praise or censure, is a real defect of character. To spring up from bed at the first moment of waking, is easy enough for people habituated to it. To laugh were want of goodness and of grace, And to be grave exceeds all power of face. II. Object Phrases. EXAMPLE ANALYZED. " Can a youth who refuses to yield obedience to his parents, expect to become a good or a wise man ? " ANALYSIS. This is a complex interrogative sentence. The principal clause is, Can a youth expect to become a good or wise man f The de- pendent clause is, who refuses to yield obedience to his parents. The connective is who. The subject noun of the principal clause is youth ; the predicate verb is expect ; the object is the infinitive phrase, to become a good or a wise man. The adjuncts of the subject noun are a and the dependent clause ; the verb has no ad- juncts ; the principal part of the phrase is to become ; and its adjunct is the attri- bute man, which refers to the subject youth, and is modified by the adjuncts a good, and a wise, connected by or. The subject of the dependent clause is who ; the predicate verb is refuses ; the object is the complex infinitive phrase, to yield obedience to his parents. The principal part of the phrase is to yield, its adjuncts are the object, obedience, and the simple adverbial phrase, to his parents ; the principal part of this phrase is parents, and its adjunct is his. If you desire to be free from sin, avoid temptation. By the faults of others, wise men learn how to correct their own. In reasoning, avoid blending arguments confusedly together that are of a separate nature. He who refuses to learn how to avoid evil, may properly be deemed, guilty of it. ANALYSIS, PARSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. 225 He did not oppose his son's going to sea, because he desired to remove him from the evil influence of bad company, 'ever expect to be able to govern others, unless j r ou have learned how to govern yourself. He who loves to survey the works of nature, can anticipate, wherever he may be, finding sources of the purest enjoyment. He who attempts to please every body, will soon become an object o ' general indifference or contempt. None but the virtuous dare hope in bad circumstances. If ever any author deserved to be called an original, it was Shaks- peare. Ill Attribute Phrases. EXAMPLE ANALYZED. " The predominant passion of Franklin seems to have been the love of the useful." ANALYSIS. This is a simple declarative sentence. The subject is passion ; the predicate verb is seems ; the attribute is the infinitive phrase, to have been the love of the useful. The adjuncts of the subject are the, predominant, and the simple adjective phrase of Franklin ; the predicate has no adjuncts ; the principal part of the attribute phrase is to have been, and its adjunct is the attribute love, which refers to the subject passion, and is modified by the, and the simple adjective phrase, of the useful: [To have been is used as an adjective, and relates to passion.] ^ The fire of our minds is immortal, and not to be quenched. Universal benevolence and patriotic zeal appear to have been the motives of all his actions. Children should be permitted to be children, and not deprived of amusements proper for their age. Was he not to live the best part of his life over again, and once more be all that he ever had been ? Criminals are observed to grow more anxious as their trial approaches. Knowledge is not to be received inertly like the influences of the at- mosphere, by a mere residence at the place of instruction. ; The great purpose of poetry is to carry the mind above and beyond the beaten, dusty, weary walks of ordinary life ; to lift it into a purer element ; and to breathe into it more profound and generous emo- tions. He seems to have made an injudicious choice, though he is esteemed a sensible man. Integrity is of the greatest importance in every situation of life. 15 226 - PYXTAX. v V&TI. To be useful in some degree is Within the means of every one. To discover the true nature of comets, has hitherto proved beyond the power of science. His conduct was, under the circumstances, in very bad taste. The merchant was to have sailed for Europe last week. IV Adjective Phrases. EXAMPLE ANALYZED. '* Leaning my head upon my hand, I began to figure to myself the miseries of confinement." ANALYSIS. This is a simple declarative sentence. The subject is /, the predicate verb is began ; the object is the complex infinitive phrase, to figure to myself the miseries of confinement. The principal part of the phrase is to figure, the adjuncts of which are the simple adverbial phrase, to my- self, and the object miseries, which is modified by the and the simple adjective phrase, of confinement. The adjunct of the subject is the complex adjective phrase leaning my head upon my hand, the principal part of which is leaning, and its adjuncts, the object head, modified by my, and the simple adverbial phrase, upon my hand, the principal part of which is hand, and its adjunct, my. j Life bears us on like the stream of a mighty river. Augustus had no lawful authority to make a change in the Roman con- stitution. *L A habit of sincerity in acknowledging faults, is a guard against commit- ting them. rThe atrocious crime of being a young man, I shall attempt neither to palliate nor deny. Envy, surrounded on all sides by the brightness of another's prosperity, like the scorpion, confined within the circle of fire, stings itself to . death. Y The requisites for a first-rate actor demand a combination of talents and accomplishments not easily to be found. *1 The conflicts of the world were not to take place altogether * on the tented field ; but ideas, leaping from the world's awakened intellect, and burning all over with indestructible life, were to be marshaled against principalities and powers. ^f The ship, unable to pursue her way, Tossing about, at her own guidance lay. * Altogether is here an adverb relating to the adverbial phrase, on tht tented field. (Se Obs. 4, under Rule III.) ANALYSIS, PARSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. 227 V. Adverbial Phrases. EXAMPLE ANALYZED. " We live in the past by a knowledge of its history, and in the future by hope and anticipation." ANALYSIS. This is a compound declarative sentence, abbreviated in form, and consist- ing of the two coordinate clauses, We live in the past by a knowledge of its history, and (we live) in the future by hope and anticipation, connected by and-. The subject of each clause is we, and the predicate verb is live. The adjuncts of the verb in the first clause are the simple adverbial phrase, in the past, and the com- plex adverbial phrase, by a knowledge of its history ; the principal part is knowl- edge, and its adjuncts are a and the simple adjective phrase, of its history. [The adjuncts of the verb in the second clause are of the same character, and may be analyzed in a similar manner.] ' At that hour, 6 how vain was all sublunary happiness ! *L Abstain from injuring others, if you wish to be in safety. 3 The public are often deceived by false appearances and extravagant pretensions. l_/_ Day and night yield us contrary blessings ; and, at the same time, assist each other, by giving fresh lustre to the delights of both. A^Man's happiness or misery is, in a great measure, put into his own , hands. '<* {Has not sloth, or pride, or ill temper, or sinful passion, misled you from the path of sound and wise conduct"?! *) Man was created to search for truth, to love fne beautiful, to desire the good, and to do the best. ^Representation and taxation should always go hand in hand. o The statement which he made at first, he reiterated, again and again, without the least variation. , OJacob loved all his sons, but he loved Joseph the best. jf There is very often more happiness in the cottage of the peasant than in the palace of the king. VI. Explanatory Phrases. EXAMPLE ANALYZED. "It is useless to expatiate upon the beauties of nature to one who is blind." ANALYSIS. This is a complex declarative sentence. The principal clause is, It is useless to expatiate upon the beauties of nature to on, and the dependent clause is, who is blind. The connective is who. The subject of the principal clause is it ; the predicate verb is <* ; and the attribute is 228 SYNTAX. The adjunct of the subject is the complex explanatory phrase, to expatiate upon th& beauties of nature to one. The principal part of the phrase is to expatiate, tho adjuncts of which are the complex adverbial phrase, upon the beauties of nature, and the simple adverbial phrase to one. The principal part of the former is beauties, and its adjuncts are the and the simple adjective phrase of nature ; the principal part of the latter is one, and its adjunct is the dependent adjective clause who is blind. The subject of the deiendent clause is who ; the predicate verb, is ; and the attributa, blind ; each without adjuncts. It is always profitable to know our own faults and infirmities. It is the characteristic of a pedant to make an idle display of his learning. If what I say be not true, it is easy to convict me of falsehood. It is very often impossible to estimate the extent of injury which a careless word will produce. How happy had it been for him to have died in that sickness, when all Italy was putting up vows and prayers for his safety ! it is certainly in the power of a sensible and well-educated mother to inspire such tastes and propensities in her son as shall nearly decide the destiny of the future man. It is impossible to read a page in Plato, Tully, or any of the other emi- nent moralists of antiquity, without being a greater and better man for it. If we would improve our minds by conversation, it is a great happiness to be acquainted wjth persons wiser than ourselves. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire, and many things to fear. VII. Independent Phrases. EXAMPLE ANALYZED. " This proposition being admitted, I now state my argument. " ANALYSIS. This is a simple declarative sentence. The subject is /; the predicate verb is state ; the object is argument. The subject has no adjuncts ; the adjunct of the verb is now ; the adjunct of the ob- ject is my. This proposition being admitted is an independent phrase ; the principal part ispropo- sition, and its adjuncts are this and being admitted. EXAMPLE H. "One day, I was guilty of an action, which, to say the least, was in very bad taste. ANALYSIS. This is a complex declarative sentence. The principal clause is, One day I was guilty of an action ; and the dependent clause is, which, to say the least, was in very bad taste. The connective is which. ANALYSIS, PAUSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. 229 The subject of the principal clause is /; the predicate verb is was ; and the attribute is guilty. The adjunct of the verb is the adverbial phrase (prepositional in form), (on) one day ; the adjunct of the attribute is the adverbial phrase of an action. Of the latter phrase, action is the principal part, and its adjuncts are an and the dependent clause. The subject of the dependent clause is which; the predicate verb is was; and the attribute, the adjective phrase in very bad taste. Neither has any adjuncts ; the principal part of the attribute phrase is taste ; bad being its primary, and very its secondary adjunct. To say the leant, is an independent phrase of the infinitive form. The principal part ii to say, and its adjunct, the object least, modified by the. They being absent, we cannot come to a determination. There being much obscurity in the case, he refuses to decide upon it. To be plain with you, your conduct is very much to be censured. Fathers ! Senators of Rome ! the arbiters of nations I to you I fly for refuge. The baptism of John ; was it from heaven, or of men ? Generally speaking, the life of all truly great men has been a life oi intense and incessant labor. To give one instance more, and then I will have done with this ranv bling discourse. Hazlitt. The great utility of knowledge and religion being thus apparent, it is highly incumbent upon us to pay a studious attention to them in our youth. A shoe coming loose from the fore-foot of the thill-horse, at the begin- ning of the ascent of Mount Taurina, the postilion dismounted, twisted the shoe off, and put it in his pocket. Sterne. Want, and incurable disease, (fell pair !) On hopeless multitudes remorseless seize At once ; and make a refuge of the grave. \/Soldier, rest ! thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking : Dream of battle-fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking. Clauses* VIII. Subject Clauses. EXAMPLE ANALYZED. "That it is our duty to obey the laws of the country in wnlch we Jve, does not admit of question." 230 SYNTAX. ANALYSIS. -This is a complex declarative sentence. The subject is the dependent clause, That it is our duty to obey tht laws of the country in which we live ; the predicate verb is does admit. The adjuncts of the verb are not and the phrase of question. The subject of the dependent clause is it ; the predicate verb is is ; and the attribute is duty. The adjunct of the subject is the complex explanatory phrase, to obey the laws of the country in which ice live ; the adjunct of the attribute is our. The principal part of the explanatory phrase is to obey, which is modified by the object laws, the adjuncts of which are the and the complex phrase, of the country in which we live. The principal part of this phrase is country, and its adjuncts are the and the simple adjective clause, in which we live. The subject of the clause is we ; the predicate verb is live, which is modified by the simple adverbial phrase in which. OBS. It will be perceived from the example given in this exercise, that a complex sentence may be analyzed by treating it as a whole, pointing out the subject, predicate, etc., and analyzing the dependent clause in its proper place, as one of the principal parts, or an adjunct to either ; instead of dividing the sentence immediately into the principal and dependent clauses, explaining their connection, and then analyzing them separately, as in the previous exercises. The latter method is preferable for beginners, but for advanced scholars should give place to the other, which is more logical, and easier for intricate sentences. I That the government of our desires is essential to the enjoyment of true liberty, is a truth never to be forgotten. L-That it is glorious to die for one's country, is a sentiment uniformly cherished by all good men. - At what period the poems of Homer were composed, has not been posi- tively ascertained. Who was the author of the Letters of Phalaris, has been the subject of very ingenious and learned discussion. That an author's work is the mirror of his mind, is a position that has led to very false conclusions. ^ Why a man with so excellent an education, and surrounded with so many inducements to a virtuous life, should have fallen into habits of vice and dissipation, is inexplicable. That truth finally must prevail over error, and virtue be triumphant in a struggle with vice, are highly cherished sentiments among man- kind. How he was to extricate his army from so dangerous a position, baffled all conjecture. Whether Columbus was the first discoverer of America or not, is a ques- tion among historians. "What can be more strange than that an ounce weight should balance hundreds of pounds by the intervention of a few bars of thin iron t ANALYSIS, PARSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. 231 IX. Object Clauses. EXAMPLE ANALYZED. " Children should know that it is their duty to honor their parents, t ask advice of them, and to observe their wishes." ANALYSIS. This is a complex declarative sentence. The subject is children ; the predicate verb is should know ; the object is the depen 1- ent clause, That it is their duty, etc. That is the connective. The subject of the dependent clause is U ; the predicate verb is is ; the attribute is ditty. The adjuncts of the subject are the explanatory phrases, to honor their parents, to ask advice of them, and to observe their wishes. He knew that solicitations or remonstrances would avail little with the companions of his enterprise. Those who are skilled in the extraction and preparation of metals, de- clare that*iron is everywhere to be found. Columbus felt that there was a continent to*be discovered, and he dis- covered it. The authors of the American Revolution believed that they were in the service of their own, and of all future generations. It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create them- selves, springing up under every disadvantage, and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles. Any man who attends to what passes within himself, may easily discern that the human character is a very complicated system. How can he exalt his thoughts to anything great or noble, who only believes that, after a short term on this stage of existence, he is to sink into oblivion, and to lose his consciousness forever ? See, Aspasio, how all is calculated to administer the highest delight to mankind. The majority of the assembly wisely considered that to decline a cessa- tion, would be to refute all their professions of loyalty. Haply some hoar y -headed swain may say, " Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn, Brushing, with hasty steps, the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn." X Object Clauses. (INFINITIVE.) EXAMPLE ANALYZED. " Let the child learn what is appropriate for his years." ANALYSIS. This is a complex imperative sentence. The subject is thou (understood) ; the predicate verb is let ; the object is the infinitive clause, the child learn, etc. The subject noun of the dependent clause is child ; the predicate verb is (to) learn; 232 SYNTAX. the object is that (comprehended in the double relative what, equivalent to thai which). The adjunct of the object is the simple adjective clause, which is appropriate for hit years. The subject of this clause is which ; the predicate verb, is ; the attribute, appropriate, modified by the simple adverbial phrase, for his years. Thou think'st it folly to be wise too soon. In this melancholy state he commanded messengers to recall his eldest son, Abouzaid, from the army. Graves describes the steps by which Shenstone made the Leasowes be- come what it at last was. Let us all, in our mourning attire, and accompanied by our children, go and entreat Veturia, the mother of Coriolanus, to intercede with her son for our common country. Madame Roland heard herself sentenced to death with the air of one who saw in her condemnation merely her title to immortality. Goldsmith said to Johnson very wittily and very justly, "If you were to write a fable about little fishes, doctor, you would make the little fishes talk like whales. " The curiosity of the Caliph being awakened to know the cause of his despair, he ordered Mezrour to knock at the door, which being opened, they pleaded the privilege of strangers to enter for rest and refreshment. See some strange comfort every state attend, And pride bestow'd on all, a common friend : See some fit passion every age supply ; Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die. On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his. hopes, let Swedish Charles decide. XI Attribute Clauses. EXAMPLE ANALYZED. " The truth is, that the most elaborate and manifold apparatus of in- struction can impart nothing of importance to the passive and inert mind." ANALYSIS. This is a complex declarative sentence. The subject is the truth ; the predi- cate verb is is ; the attribute is the dependent clause, The most elaborate and manifold apparatus, etc. The connective is that. The subject noun of the dependent clause is apparatus ; the predicate verb is can im- part ; the object is nothing. The adjuncts of the subject noun are the, elaborate^ manifold, and of instruction ; most is an adjunct of elaborate and manifold ; the adjunct of the verb fS the adverbial phrase to the passive and inert mind ; the prin- cipal part of which is mind, and its adjuncts the, and passive and inert; the ad junct of the object is the simple adjective phrase, of importance. FAfeSttfG, ASTD CONSTRUCTION. %<& The crying sin of all governments is, that they meddle injuriously with human affairs, and obstruct the processes of nature by excessive legislation. One of the most useful effects of action is, that it renders repose agree- able. The only advantage which, in the voyage of life, the cautious had above the negligent, was, that -they sunk later, and more suddenly. The characteristic peculiarity of the "Pilgrim's Progress" is, that it is the only work of its kind which possesses a strong human interest. The proper end of instruction is, not that the scholar should be able to repeat the thoughts of others, but that he should have the power to think correctly for himself. The physician's directions were, that the patient should travel to the South, that he should avoid excitement, and that he should be careful in jiiet. XII. Adjective Clauses. EXAMPLE ANALYZED. " Whoever yields to temptation, debases himself with a debasement from which he can never arise." ANALYSIS. This is a complex declarative sentence. The subject nominative is he (comprehended in the double relative whoever)', the predicate verb is debases ; the object is himself. The adjunct of the subject nominative is the simple adjective clause, who yields to temptation ; the adjunct of the predicate is the complex phrase, with a debase- ment from which he can never arise. The principal part of the phrase is debase- ment, and its adjuncts are a and the simple adjective clause, from which he can never arise. The chief misfortunes that befall us in life, can be traced to some vices and follies which we have committed. Every society has a right to prescribe for itself the terms on which its members shall be admitted. There is no foundation for the popular doctrine, that a state may nourish by arts and crimes. It is necessary to combat vigilantly that favorite idea of lively ignorance. that study is an enemy to originality. Most of the troubles which we meet with in the world, arise from an irritable temper, or from improper conduct. Neither his vote, his influence, nor his purse, was ever withheld from the cause in which he had engaged. He that has light within his own clear breast, May sit in the center, and enjoy bright day ; But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun. SYNTAX. No flocks that range the valley, free, To slaughter I condemn ; Taught by that power that pities me, I learn to pity them, XIII. Adverbial Clauses. EXAMPLE ANALYZED. " Education, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view many latent virtues and perfections, which, without its aid, would never be able to make their appearance." ANALYSIS. This is a complex declarative sentence. The principal dame is, Education, when. U wort* upon a noVe mind, draws out to view meaty latent virtue* and perfection*; and the dependent is, Which, without it* ate uvuld nerer be able to mate their mppearmtice. The connective IB wMc*. TheftrstismcompteLimmber; therabjectisttrtfcafum, the predicate TO* is draw* ; the objects are virtue* and perfection*. The adjuncts of the verb are the adverbial danse, token U work* upon a noble mind, out, and the simple adverbial phrase to view ; the adjuncts of the objects an many nnd latent. The abject of the adverbial clause is tt, the predicate verb is wort*. The adjuncts of the verb are when, and the adverbial phrase, upon a noble mind. The con- istoJWc*,- the predicate verb is would be; the at- The adjuncts of the predicate are the phrase, without it* aid, and to mate is the principal part, and its adjunct the object When sickness, infirmity, or reverse of fortune, affects us, the sincerity of friendship is proved. When the Creator had finished his labor on our planet, his last and noblest work being man, he conferred on him a partnership in his labors. Loose conversation operates on the soul, as poison does on the body. When Education had proceeded, in this manner, to the part of the mountain where the declivity began to grow craggy, she resigned her charge to two powers of superior aspect. While I was musing on this miserable scene, my protector called out to me, " Remember, Theodore, and be wise, and let not Habit prevail against thee. n While this thought passed over my mind, I lost sight of the remotest star, and the last glimmering of light was quenched in utter darkness. The agonies of despair every moment increased, as every moment augmented my distance from the last habitable world. I reflected with intolerable anguish, that, when ten thousand thousand years AtfAl/TSIS, PARSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. had carried me beyond the reach of all but that Power who fills in- finitude, I should still look forward into an immense abyss of dark- ness, through which I should still drive without succor and without society, farther and farther still, forever and forever. XIV. Explanatory Clauses EXAMPLE ANALYZED. "Why is it that to man have been given passions which he cannot tame, and which sink him below the brute ? " ANALYSIS. This is a complex interrogative sentence. The subject is it ; the predicate verb is is ; the adjunct of the subject is the complex explanatory clause, to man have been given passions which he cannot tame, and which sink him below the brute ; the connective is that : the adjunct of the predi- cate is why. ^ The subject noun of the explanatory clause is passiont ; the predicate is have been given. The adjuncts of the subject are the simple adjective clauses, which he can- not tame, and which sink him below the brute. [Each to be analyzed as in previous exercises.] It was the fate of Dr. Bentley, that every work, executed or projected by him, should be assailed. It is surprising in what countless swarms the bees have overspread the far West, within but a moderate number of years. To tell you the why and the wJierefore would take too long ; suffice it to say, that they hate us with a deadly hatred. Seeing these, I at length comprehended the meaning of those terrible words, " Must we kill them both ? " It might be expected, that humanity itself would prevent them from breaking into the last retreat of the unfortunate. It is an exquisite and beautiful thing in our nature, that when the heart is touched and softened by some tranquil happiness or affectionate feeling, the memory of the dead comes over it most powerfully and irresistibly. Interesting it is to observe how certainly all deep feelings agree in this, that they seek for solitude, and are nursed by solitude. Is it because foreigners are in a condition to set our malice at defiance, that we are willing to contract engagements of friendship ? See ! and confess, one comfort still must rise ; 'Tis this, though man's a fool, yet God is wise. Better for us, perhaps, it might appear, Were there all harmony, all virtue here ; That never air nor ocean felt the wind, That never passion discomposed the mind. 236 XV. Parenthetical Clauses. EXAMPLE ANALYZED. "The virtuous man, it has been beautifully said, proceeds without constraint in the path of his duty." ANALYSIS. This is a compound declarative sentence ; composed of the simple clause, The virtuous man proceeds without constraint in the, path of his duty, and the parenthetical clause, It hat been beautifully said. [Let the pupil analyze each clause as in the preceding exercises.] OBS. Sentences of this form may often be analyzed by considering the parenthetical clause, the principal one, and the rest of the sentence dependent upon it. The mode of analysis, indicated in the example, is, however, preferable ; as, although the parenthetical clause is united in construction with the other part of the sentence, it is not necessary to complete the sense. How dangerous soever idleness may be, are there not pleasures, it may be said, which attend it ? " I leave my second son, Andrew," said the expiring miser, "my whole estate ; and desire him to be frugal." "Go forth," it had been said to Elijah, "and stand upon the mount before the Lord." " I think, boys," said the schoolmaster, when the clock struck twelve, " that I shall give you an extra half -holiday this afternoon." " You remember my garden, Henry," whispered the old man, anxious to rouse him, for a dullness seemed gathering upon the child, "and how pleasant it used to be in the evening-time ? " "Therefore," said he, "hath it in all confidence been ordered by the Commons of Great Britain, that I impeach Warren Hastings of high crimes and misdemeanors." " Oh, no," said the Earth, " thou shalt not lie, Neglected and lone, on my lap to die, Thou fine and delicate child of the sky." No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose,) The bosom of his Father, and his God. Compound Sentences. XVI. Independent Clauses. DBS. 1. In analyzing compound sentences, at this stage of the pupil's progress, the leading dause should be distinguished from the subordinate ANALYSIS, PAUSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. 237 clause. It must, however, be understood, that the dependence of the latter upon the former, is logical, not grammatical, differing in this respect altogether from the relation of the principal and the dependent clause of a complex sentence, which is purely grammatical, since the latter is an adjunct, or used as one of the principal parts, in the princi- pal clause. OBS. 2. Some clauses are simply connected without logical or gram- matical dependence. These may be called co-ordinate clauses. In the following examples of analysis, for the purpose of abbreviation, and in order to furnish the pupil with a ready method of clearly representing, in written exercises, the parts of a sentence and their relations, the compound clauses or members are marked by capitals ; the simple clauses, by numerals ; and the phrases, by small letters. When these are all written out in the order in which they occur, care being takem to unite in brackets dependent clauses contained in the same sentence or member, the character and composition of the sentence analyzed will be exhibited. According to this mode of representation, a simple sentence would, of course, have no numerical or litej^l designation ; 1 would indicate a complex sentence with a simple dependent clause ; 1, 2, a compound sentence, consisting of two simple clauses, but if enclosed in brackets thus [1, 2], a complex sentence containing two dependent clauses; A, 1, 2, B, 3, 4, a compound sentence composed of two compound members ; but A, [1, 2], B, [3, 4], a compound sentence composed of two complex members, each containing two dependent clauses; A, 1, B, 2, a compound sentence composed of two complex members, each containing one dependent clause ; A, 1, 2, B, 8, a compound sentence composed of a compound and a complex member; A, 1, B, 2, 3, a compound sentence containing a complex and a compound member ; A, B, 1, a complex sentence containing a complex dependent member, which itself contains a complex dependent member ; and soon. This mode of presenting to the eye the general conformation of a sentence, its mem- bers, clauses, etc., in their order and, partially, their dependence, will be found easy after the previous practice, and cannot fail to be useful. In the forms of analysis given, S. stands for the subject noun or pronoun without its adjuncts ; P., for the predicate verb ; O., for the object ; Att., for the attribute ; Ad., for adjuncts. It must be borne in mind by the pupil that the complete subject consists of the subject noun or pronoun and all its adjuncts ; and the complete predicate, of the predicate verb and all its adjuncts, including the object and attribute ; that, in fact, there are but two parts in every sentence, each of which is separable into one primary part and adjuncts. EXAMPLES ANALYZED. 1. " Let him that hastens to he rich, take heed lest he suddenly become poor." ANALYSIS. Compound imperative sentence, consisting of A. (Leading) Let him that hastens to be rich, take heed ; 1. (Subordinate) He suddenly become poor. Connective, lest. A. Complex imperative member. S. Thou (understood) ; P. let ; O. him that hastens to be rich, take he*. (B.) B. Complex infinitive member. S. him ; P. take ; O. heed. Ad. S. that hastens to be rich. (2.) 2. Simple adjective clause. S. that ; P. hastens ; Ad. P. to be rich, (a,) 238 SYOTAX a. Simple adverbial phrase. Prin. part, to be ; Ad. rich (indirect attribute). 1. Simple clause. S. fie ; P. become ; Att. poor ; Ad. P. suddenly. 2. "Say not thou, 'I will recompense evil;' but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee." ANALYSIS. Compound imperative sentence, consisting of two co-ordinate members : A. Say not thou, " / wUl recompense evil." 1 B. Wait on the Lord, and fie shall save thee. Con. but. A. Complex imperative member. S. thou; P. say ; O. ItoiU recompense evil (1) ; Ad. P. not. 1. Simple declarative clause. S. /; P. will recompense ; O. evil. B. Compound imperative member. 2. Wait on the Lord. 3. He shall save thee ; connective, and. 2. Simple imperative clause. S. Thou (understood) ; P. watt ; Ad. P. on the Lord, (a.) a. Simple adverbial phrase. Prin. part, Lord ; Ad. the. e. Simple declarative clause. S. He ; P. shall save ; O. thee. If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat ; if he be thirsty, give him water to drink. If the mind were left uncultivated, though nothing else should find en- trance, vice certainly would. While riotous indulgence enervates both the body and the mind, purity and virtue heighten all the powers of human fruition. If the King were present, Cleon, there would be no need of my answer- ing to what thou hast just proposed. He seems to have made an injudicious choice, though he is esteemed a sensible man. The person he chanced to see, was, to appearance, an old, sordid, blind man ; but, upon his following him from place to place, he at last found, by his own confession, that he was Plutus, the god of riches. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death. Let any one resolve always to do right now, leaving then to do as it can, and if he were to live to the age of Methuselah, he would never do wrong ; but the common error is to resolve to act right after break- fast, or after dinner, or to-morrow morning, or next time ; but now, just now, this once, we must go on the same as ever. It seems easier to do right to-morrow than to-day, merely because we forget, that when to-morrow comes, then will be now. The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? ANALYSIS, PARSING, AND CONSTEUOTION. 239 Inspiring thought of rapture yet to be ! The tears of love were hopeless but for thee ! If in that frame no deathless spirit dwell, If that faint murmur be the last farewell, If fate unite the faithful but to part, Why is their memory sacred to the heart ? XVII. Miscellaneous Sentences. EXAMPLES ANALYZED. 1. "Rasselas could not catch the fugitives, with his utmost efforts ; but, resolving to weary by perseverance him whom he could not sur- pass in speed, he pressed on till the foot of the mountain stopped his course. " Johnson. ANALYSIS. Compound declarative sentence : 1. Rasselas could not catch the fugitive with his utmost efforts ; A. Resolving to weary course. Connective, but. 1. Simple declarative clause. S. Rasselas; P. could catch; O. fugitive. Ad. P. not, with his utmost efforts (a) ; Ad. O. tfi*. a. Simple adverbial phrase. Prin. part, efforts ; Ad. his and utmost. A. Compound declarative member. S. He; P. pressed. Ad. S. resolving to weary by perseverance him speed (b) ; Ad. P. on, and till the foot of the mountain stopped his course (2). b. Complex adjective phrase. Prin. part, resolving ; Ad. to weary speed (c). c. Complex objective phrase. Prin. parf, to weary ; Ad. him (obj.) and by perseverance ; Ad. of him, whom speed (3). 8. Simple adjective clause. S. He ; P. could surpass ; O. whom ; Ad. P. not and in speed. 2. Simple adverbial clause. S. foot ; P. stopped ; O. course. Ad. S. the, of the mountain ; Ad. P. till; Ad. O. his; Connective, tilt. 2. " There is strong reason to suspect that some able Whig politi- cians, who thought it dangerous to relax, at that moment, the laws against political offenses, but who could not, without incurring the charge of inconsistency, declare themselves adverse to relaxation, had conceived a hope that they might, by fomenting the dispute about the court of the lord high steward, defer for at least a year the passing of a bill which they disliked, and yet could not decently oppose." Macaulay. ANALYSIS. Complex declarative sentence. S. Reason ; P. is. Ad. S. strong, to suspect oppose ; (a) Ad. P. there. a. Complex adjective phrase. rtin. part, to suspect , Ad. (object), Some able oppose ; (A) Con. ifcft 240 SYNTAX. A. Complex, object clause. S. Politicians ; P. had conceived ; 0. hope. Ad. S. Some, able WTiig, and the two co-ordinate clauses, connected by but, Who thought offenses (B), Who could relaxation (C) ; Ad. O. They might oppose (D). Con. that. B. Complex adjective clause. S. who ; P. thought ; O. It (to be) dangerous offenses (1). 1. Simple object clause, of the infinitive form. S. It ; P. to be (understood) ; Att. dangerous. Ad. S. to relax offenses (b). b. Complex explanatory phrase. Prin. part, to relax ; Ad. (primary), at that moment, (c) and laws ; (Second- ary), the, and againtt political offenses (d). c. Simple adverbial phrase. d. Simple adjective phrase, modifying laws. C. Complex adjective clause. S. who ; P. could declare ; O. themselves (to be) adverse to relaxation (2). Ad. P. not, without incurring the charge of inconsistency (e). . Complex adverbial phrase. Prin. part, incurring ; Ad. (primary), charge; (secondary), the, and of incon- sistency. 2. Simple object clause, infinitive form, S. themselves ; P. to be (und).; Att. adverse ; Ad. Att. to relaxation. D. Complex adjective clause. S. they ; P. might defer ; 0. passing. Ad. P. by fomenting steward (t),for at least a year (g) ; Ad. O. the, and of a bill which oppose (h). f. Complex adverbial phrase. Prin. part, fomenting ; Ad. (primary), dispute, (secondary), the, and about steioard (\). i. Complex adjective phrase. Prin. part, court ; Ad. the, and of the lord high steward (k). k. Simple adjective phrase. g. Simple adverbial phrase. Prin. part, year ; Ad. o. At least, independent phrase. h. Complex adjective phrase. Prin. part, bill; Ad. a, and which oppose (3). 8. Simple adjective clause, with a compound predicate. S. they ; P. (compound), disliked, and could oppose ; Con. and ; O. which. Ad. P. (second), not and decently. 3. What wonder, when Millions of fierce encountering Angels fought On either side, the least of whom could wield These elements, and arm him with the force Of all their regions ? How much more of pow'r Army 'gainst army numberless, to raise Dreadful combustion warring, and disturb, Though not destroy, their happy native seat ; Had not th' Eternal King omnipotent From his strong hold of Heav'n high over-ruled ANALYSIS, PARSING, AND CONSTRUCTION. 241 And limited their might ; though number'd such As each divided legion might have seem'd A num'rous lost, in strength each armed band A legion, led in fight, yet leader seem'd Each warrior single as in chief, expert When to advance, or stand, or turn the sway Of battle, open when, and when to close The ridges of grim war. Paradise Lost, VI., 219. ANALYSIS. The first period which terminates at regions, is a compound interrogative sentence. 1. What wonder (should there be) ? A. When regions ; Con. when (used as a conjunction). 1. Simple interrogative clause. A. Compound declarative member. 2. When millions side ; 3. The least regions ; Con. whom. The second period, comprising the remainder of the passage, is a compound exclama- tory sentence. #' 1. How seat ; A. Had grim war ; Con. i