5. Sentences requiring the application of the Dash; of the Notes of Interrogation tuation Exercises to promote perspicuous and accurate Writing 2. Sentences in which the Rules of Unity 3. Sentences in which the Rules for pro- - 4. Instances of an irregular use of Figures 5. Violations of the Rules respecting per- CHAP. 1. On transposing the members of a sen- EXERCISES. PART I EXERCISES IN PARSING. CHAP. I. Exercises in PARSING, as it respects ETYMOLOGY alone. SECT. I. 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? pronoun. What kind? Person? Gender? Number? Case? Why? 4. A 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? 8. A conjunction. Why? 9 An interjection. Why? Hope is a common substantive, of the neuter gender, the third person, in the singular number, and the nominative case. [Decline the substantive.] 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 neuter gender, the third person, in the singular_number, and the nominative case. [Decline the substantive.] Is is an irreg ular verb neuter, indicative mood, present tense, and the third per son 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 neuter gender, the third person, in the singular number, and the possessive case. [Decline the substantive.] Reward is a common substantive, of the neuter gender, the third person, the singular number, and the nominative The Grocers' Company Europe The sciences The planets The pens The girls' school Depravity The constitution A consumption The continent An inclination An entertainment A fever The stars A comet A miracle America The Cæsars The Thames The shadows SECT. IV. Article, Adjective, and Substantive. A good heart. A mutual agreement. Harmless doves. The careless ostrich. The crowning harvest. |