In the preceding list, some of the verbs will be found to be conjugated regularly, as well as irregularly; and those which admit of the regular form are marked with an r. Those preterits and participles, which are first mentioned in the list, seem to be the most eligible.

DEFECTIVE VERBS.

Defective Verbs are those which are used only in some of their moods and tenses: as, am was, been ; can, could; may, might; shall, should; will, would, &c.

ADVERB.

An Adverb is a part of speech joined to a verb, an adjective, and sometimes to another adverb, to express some quality or circumstance respecting it: as,

* He reads well ;" " A truly good man ;"" He writes very correctly."

Some adverbs are compared, thus; "Soon, sooner, soonest; often, oftener, oftenest." Those ending in ly, are compared by more and most; as, "Wisely, more wisely, most wisely."

Prepositions serve to connect words with one another, and to show the relation between them. They are, for the most part, set before nouns and pronouns; as, "He went from London to York;" "She is above disguise;" "They are supported by industry.”

. Of

to

for

The following is a list of the frincipal prepositions:

beneath

down

after

in

under
through

A Conjunction is a part of speech that is chiefly used to connect sentences; so as, out of two or more sentences, to make but one. It sometimes connects only words.

Conjunctions are principally divided into two sorts, the COPULATIVE and DISJUNCTIVE.

The Conjunction Copulative serves to connect or

to continue a sentence, by expressing an addition, a supposition, a cause, &c.: as, "He and his brother reside in London ;" "I will go, if he will accompany me;" "You are happy, because you are good."

The Conjunction Disjunctive serves, not only to connect and continue the sentence, but also to express opposition of meaning in different degrees: as, "Though he was frequently reproved, yet, he did not reform;""They came with her, but went away without her."

The following is a list of the principal conjunctions::

The Copulative. And, that, both, for, therefore, if then, since, because, wherefore.

The Disjunctive. But, than, though, either, or, as,. unless, neither, nor, lest, yet, notwithstanding.

INTERJECTIONS.

Interjections are words thrown in between the parts of a sentence, to express the passions or emotions of the speaker; as, "O! I have alienated my friend; Alas! I fear, for life;" "O virtue! how a miable thou art!"

The following are some of the Interjections: O! pish! heigh lo! behold! ah! tush! fie! hush.! hail!

OF DERIVATION.

Words are derived from one another in various ways, viz.

1. Substantives are derived from verbs: as, from "to love" comes "lover."

2. Verbs are derived from substantives, adjectives, and sometimes from adverbs: as from "salt" comes "to salt;" from "warm" comes "to warm;" from forward" comes "ta forward.”

79. Adjectives are derived from substantives: as, from "health" comes "healthy."

4. Substantives are derived from adjectives: as, from "white" comes "whiteness."

5. Adverbs are derived from adjectives: as, from base" comes "basely.”

SYNTAX.

The third part of Grammar is SYNTAX, which treats of the agreement and construction of words in

a sentence.

A sentence is an assemblage of words, forming a complete sense.

Sentences are of two kinds, SIMPLE and COMPOUND. A simple sentence has in it but one subject, and one finite verb; as, "Life is short."

A Compound sentence contains two or more simple sentences, joined together by one or more nective words; as, "Life is short, and art is long.":

con

A phrase is two or more words rightly put togeth. er, making sometimes part of a sentence, and sometimes a whole sentence.

The principal parts of a simple sentence are, the subject, the attribute, and the object.

The subject is the thing chiefly spoken of; the attribute is the thing or action affirmed, or denied of it; and the object is the thing affected by such action.

The nominative denotes the subject, and usually goes before the verb or attribute; and the word or phrase, denoting the object, follows the verb: as, "A wise man governs his passions.' 99 Here a wise man is the subject; governs the attribute, or thing aflirmed; and has passions, the object.

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Syntax principally consists of two parts, Concord and Government.