CONTENTS. PART I. EXERCISES IN PARSING. CHAP. 1. Exercises in Parsing, as it respects Etymology alone, 2. Exercises in Parsing, as it respects both Ety- PART II. EXERCISES IN ORTHOGRAPHY. CHAP. 1. Instances of false Orthography, arranged under the respective Rules, 3. Instances of false Orthography, promiscuously PART III. EXERCISES IN SYNTAX. CHAP. 1. Instances of false Syntax, disposed under the particular Rules, 2. Instances of false Syntax, promiscuously dispo sed, PART IV. EXERCISES IN PUNCTUATION. CHAP. 1. Sentences which require the application of 2. Sentences which require the insertion of the Page 1 8 27 32 43 83 97 104 Page 3. Sentences requiring the application of the Co- 105 4. Sentences which require the insertion of the 106 5. Sentences requiring the application of the 6. Promiscuous instances of defective Punctua tion, 107 108 PART V. EXERCISES TO PROMOTE PERSPICUOUS AND ACCURATE WRITING, First, with respect to single words and phrases. CHAP. 1. Violations of the Rules of Purity, 2. Violations of the Rules of Propriety, 117 118 124 Secondly, with respect to the construction of sentences. CHAP. 1. Sentences in which the Rules of Clearness are violated, 125 2. Sentences in which the Rules of Unity are vio- 129 3. Sentences in which the Rules for promoting 131 4. Instances of an irregular use of Figures of 139 5. Violations of the Rules respecting perspicuous 141 APPENDIX. CHAP. 1. On transposing the members of a sentence, 153 2. On variety of expression, 155 CONTENTS to the KEY, see page 163 EXERCISES. PART I. EXERCISES IN PARSING. CHAPTER I. EXERCISES IN PARSING, AS IT RESPECTS ETYMOLOGY ALONE. SECTION 1. Etymological Parsing Table. WHAT part of speech? 1. An Article.-What kind? Why? 2. A Substantive.-Common or proper? What gender? Number? Case? Why? 3. An Adjective.What degree of comparison? To what does it belong? Why an adjective? 4. A Pronoun.-What kind? Person? Gender? Number? Case? Why? 5. A Verb.-What kind? Mood? Tense? Number? Person? Why? If a participle, Why? Active or Passive? 6. An Adverb.-Why is it an adverb? 7. A Preposition.-Why a preposition? S. A Conjunction.-What kind? Why is it a conjunction? 9. An Interjection.--Why? SECTION 2. Specimens of Etymological Parsing. 'Hope animates us." Hope is a common substantive of the third person, in the singular number, and in the nominative case. [Decline the subVOL. II. stantive.] Animates is a regular verb active, indicative mood, present tense, third person singular. [Repeat the present tense, the imperfect tense, and the perfect participle; and sometimes conjugate the verb entirely.] Us is a personal pronoun, first person plural, and in the objective case. [Decline the pronoun.] "A peaceful mind is virtue's reward.” A is the indefinite article. Peaceful is an adjective. [Repeat the degrees of comparison.] Mind is a common substantive, of the third person, in the singular number, and the nominative case. [Decline the substantive.] Is is an irregular verb neuter, indicative mood, present tense, and the third person singular. [Repeat the present tense, the imperfect tense, and the participle; and occasionally conjugate the verb entirely.] Virtue's is a common substantive, of the third person, in the singular number, and the possessive case. [Decline the substantive.] Reward is a common substantive, of the third person, in the singular number, and the nominative case. "Deliberate slowly, but execute promptly." Deliberate is a regular verb neuter, in the imperative mood, and of the second person singular. Slowly is an adverb. But is a conjunction. Execute is a regular verb active, in the imperative mood, and of the second person singular. Promptly is an adverb. "We should give to them that ask, and are in need. ' We is a personal pronoun of the first person, the plural number, and in the nominative case. [Decline the pronoun.] Should give is an irregular verb active, in the potential mood, the imperfect tense, and the first person plural. To is a preposition. Them is a personal pronoun, of the third person, the plural number, and in the objective case. That is a relative pronoun. Ask is a regular verb active, indicative mood, present tense, third person plural. And is a copulative conjunction. Are is an irregular verb neuter. In is a preposition. Need is a common substantive, of the neuter gender, the third person, and in the singular number. "O virtue! how amiable thou art!" O is an interjection. Virtue is a common substantive, of the neuter gender, of the third person, in the singular number, and the nominative case. How is an adverb. Thou is a per sonal pronoun, of the second person, the singular number, and in the nominative case. [Decline the pronoun.] Art is an irregular verb neuter, indicative mood, present tense, and the second person singular. SECTION 3. Examples of all the parts of speech, of the cases of nouns and pronouns, the comparison of adjectives, and the moods and tenses of verbs. 1. Article, Substantive, Adjective, Pronoun, and Verb.. A fragrant flower. The sweetest incense. He will have determined. He might surpass them. f He might have failed. We should have considered. Promoting others' good, we Having resigned his office, he retired. They are discouraged. We have been rewarded. Let him be animated. you entreated. |