But in such a question as Who is he? we must take he as the Subject and who as the Predicate. And in a question involving the Possessive Case of the Relative, such as Whose flock is this? we must take this flock as the Subject and whose as the Predicate. 249. When the sentence contains the Dative Case of the Interrogative Pronoun we must connect this Dative closely with the word on which it depends; thus:Whom is she like? The Interrogative Adverb goes with the Verb; thus: (4.) ANALYSIS OF SENTENCES CONTAINING A VOCATIVE CASE. 250. The Vocative Case, without or with an Interjection, stands apart from the construction of the sentence :— He is our cousin, cousin.-R. 2.; 1, 4, 20. Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye. O Helicanus, strike me, honour'd Sir.-Per. 5, 1, 192. EXERCISES IN THE ANALYSIS OF SIMPLE SENTENCES. 251. Analyse the following sentences : 1. He kept his word. 2. The king treated him with marked distinction. 3. He was greatly pleased with his reception. 4. Thou dost forget thyself.-John, 3, 1, 134. 5. Be thou the trumpet of our wrath.-John, I, I, 27. 6. Hear'st thou the news?-John, 4, 2, 160. 7. Draw thy sword in right.-H. 6. C.; 2, 2, 62. 8. The last moments of Addison were perfectly serene. 9. The curfew tolls the knell of parting day. 10. The productions of nature are the materials of art. II. The emperor used his victory with unrelenting rigour. 12. To bliss domestic he his heart resigned. 13. The history of England is emphatically the history of progress. 14. Oft, at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose. 15. The camp of a Roman legion presented the appearance of a fortified city. 16. Here comes his body, mourned by Mark Antony.-J. C. 3, 2, 45. 17. How ill this taper burns!-J. C. 4, 3, 275. Give me the daggers.—Macb. 2, 2, 52. 19. O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain ! 20. Lions make leopards tame.—R. 2.; 1, 1, 174. 23. The king led three charges in person. Two horses were killed under him. The officers of his staff coat was pierced by several His infantry was driven back Terror began to spread from fell all round him. His with frightful slaughter. man to man. II.-Analysis of Co-ordinate Sentences. 252. For the purposes of Analysis we divide Coordinate sentences (§ 76) into three classes :— 1. Those which are made up of two, or more, simple and complete sentences, connected by a Coordinate Conjunction :— He had always loved books, and they were now necessary to him. Here we have two simple sentences :— 1. He had always loved books, 2. They were now necessary to him, connected by the Conjunction and. So again, the sentence The zeal of Burke was still fiercer; but it was far purer, is made up of two simple sentences connected by the Conjunction but. Each of these simple sentences can be analysed in the manner described in our remarks on the Analysis of the Simple Sentence. 2. Those in which the occurrence of more than one Subject, Verb, Object, Copula, or Predicate, produces a sentence condensed out of two or more simple sentences. SUBJECT: Gold, silver, and iron were extremely scarce in ancient. Germany.-Gibbon. VERB: The thin gray cloud is spread on high, OBJECT : I have perform'd Your pleasure and my promise.—Ant. 5, 2, 203. COPULA : That was and is the question of these wars. PREDICATE : Your oath, my lord, is vain and frivolous. COPULA AND PREDICATE :— H. 6. C.; 1, 2, 27. Love is and was my lord and king.—Tennyson. In drawing out a scheme of analysis for sentences like these, it is sufficient to arrange them thus: Compound Subject. C. P. Gold, silver, and iron were extremely scarce in ancient Germany. S. Compound Verb-clause. 0. S. It covers, but not hides, the sky. V. Compound Object. I have perform'd your pleasure and my promise. 3. Those in which a sentence is attached to a preceding sentence by the Relative who, or by the Relative which, standing in the place of a Coordinative Conjunction and a Demonstrative Pronoun (§ 108). He offered a purse of gold to the lady, who received it very graciously. Here we have two simple sentences linked together by the Relative who, which is equivalent to and she, and thus links the sentences, and also serves as the Subject of the second sentence. |