Accent dignifies fyllables; emphasis, words, By what marks fignified, Generally different in pronouns, Manner of pronouncing the unaccented vowels, denotes the speaker's education, ACCUSATIVE cafe. The fame as the objective, in nouns, Page. 66, 145, 155, 195 144, 145 232 271 235-239 244 18 93 47, 48, 169, 170 ADDRESS to young students, on the use and abuse of their literary attainments, ADJECTIVE. The definition of it, It is varied only by degrees of Comparison, Whether the pofitive is a degree of comparison, Various modes of forming the degrees of comparison, ADJECTIVE. Though the degrees of comparison are indefinite in number, yet language requires but few of them, 48 The fuperlative of Eminence, and the fuperlative of Comparison distinguished 49 ADVANTAGES to be derived from the ftudy of Grammar, vii, viii, 288, 289, 356, 365 This point exemplified, Adjectives having a fuperlative fignification, do not admit of comparison, 167 In particular cafes, the adjective and noun fhould not be feparated, 168 A piural adjective pronoun will fometimes affociate with a fingular noun, 169 How to be pointed, Exercises, 56, Key, 192 Exercises, 57, Key, 192 167, 168 168 The reader who consults this index, will observe that the references to the pages, al- ways point to the first volume, unless the Exercises or Key are mentioned. ADVERB. Its nature, origin, and varieties, 114-116 The fame word occafionally used as an adverb, an adjective, or a substantive, See Words. Adverbs of time not fuperfeded by the tenses of verbs-and why 114, 115 116 Adverbs improperly used as adjectives, 166 This point exemplified, Exercises, 56, Key, 190, 191 Rules to determine when the adverb, and when the adjective, fhould be used, Exercises, 95 How to be pointed, See Negatives. AFFIRMATION is not the effence of the verb, ALLEGORY. Its nature. Rules for ufing it properly, ALPHABET. Nature of a perfect one, The English alphabet imperfect, AMPLIFICATION. The nature and use of this figure, AN. When to be used before b not filent, 61, 62, 65 341-343 5 5,6 354 31 349-351 348 APPOSITION. Rule refpecting the cafes of nouns in appofition, 174, 181, 182 ARRANGEMENT. Principle on which the rules of syntax are arranged, 271 142, 143 A skilful arrangement of words and members, promotes perfpicuity, This point amply illuftrated, The article a agrees with nouns in the fingular number only: the article the 170 Omitting or using the article a forms a nice distinction in the fenfe, When to be omitted, when repeated, Article the used as an epithet of diftinction, Article the is sometimes used instead of the poffeffive pronoun, AUTHORS. Of what fort are they who give the law to language, 359-365 This form largely exemplified, 87 80, 89, 206-211 Exercises, 73-75, Key, 207-209 Auxiliary and principal constitute but one verb, Auxiliaries should, would, &c. refer occafionally to present, past, and future time, The auxiliary let governs the objective case, AUXILIARY. When to be omitted, or repeated, Auxiliary words abound in English, and in other modern tongues, 73, 181, 187 207 109, 114 110 III....114 B. THE BIBLE. The prefent tranflation of it is the best standard of the English 165, 365 Dr. BLAIR'S recommendation of the study of grammar and composition, viii 215.217 C. CADENCE. Its nature, and how to be managed, The clofe of a fentence fhould not be abrupt or unpleasant, CANONS of language explained, CÆSURA and demi-cafura. The nature of these poetical pauses CAPITAL letters. Rules refpecting the use of them, CASE. Only three in English, 43 44 45, 100 154 181 182 182 182 Mode of forming cafes in Latin, not applicable to our language, The verb to be has the fame cafe before and after it, Paffive verbs of naming have the fame cafe before and after them, Rules which determine the objective case, The fame cafes of nouns and pronouns are See Nominative Case. Posessive Case. CASE abfolute. See Absolute. 174179, 195 179....183 CHARACTERS. Particular ones used in composition, CLAUSE of a fentence explained, CLEARNESS of a sentence. Rules to promote it, viz. The proper pofition of adverbs, The due pofition of circumstances, 204 281....285 113 141 307 Exercises, 125, Key, 256, 257 The proper difpofition of relatives, &c. Thefe directions illuftrated by examples, Exercises, 128, 129, Key, 259, 260 354 |