ABRIDGMENT

OF

MURRAY'S

ENGLISH GRAMMAR.

WITH AN

APPENDIX,

CONTAINING

EXERCISES IN ORTHOGRAPHY, IN PARSING
IN SYNTAX, AND IN PUNCTUATION.

DESIGNED FOR THE

YOUNGER CLASSES OF LEARNERS.

BY LINDLEY MURRAY.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

INTRODUCTION.

THE Compiler of «English Grammar, adapted to the different Classes of learners,' having been frequently solicited to publish an Abridgment of that work, for the use of children commencing their grammatical studies, he hopes that the epitome which he now offers to the public, will be found useful and satisfactory.

His chief view in presenting the book in this form, is, to preserve the larger work from being torn and defaced by the younger scholars, in their first study of the general outline which it prescribes; and consequently, to render their application to each part both