When in the singular? When in the plural? What case do transitive verbs govern? Give an example of the violation of thi rule. In the phrases, "to run a race, to walk a horse," are the verbs, run and walk, to be considered as transitive or intransitive ? In the phrase," he lay an hour in great torture," how do yon parse the noun, hour? What are the present tense and perfect participle of the verb, lay, in that phrase? When a sentence or phrase stands as the o ject of a transitive verb, what is it termed? Do transitive verbs ever govern two objective cases? Give an example. How may the infinitive mood be goveroed? When the preposition, to, properly omit ted before verbs in the infinitive mood? What governs the infinitive mood in the phrase an object so high as to be invisible? What, in the phrase "he desired nothing more than to know his own imperfections ?" Give an example of the infinitive mood ab solute. What case have peuter and intransi tive verbs after them? Give an example of the violation of this rale. What case have passive verbs of naming, after them? Correct the phrase, "They were offered a pardon." After what conjunctions must the indicative mood be used ? After what, the subjunctive? By which form of the subjunctive mood are the conjunctions, if, though, unless, &c. generally followed? When do these conjunctions admit of the indicative termination? Which form do lest and that, annexed to a command preceding, require? When does if with but following it, require the varied form? When, the indicative form? Is it correct to use both forms after the same conjunction in the same sentence? Give an example of this inaccuracy. From what have almost all of the irregularities in the construction of any language arisen ? Has the varied form of the subjunctive mood probably arisen from the ellipsis of some words? Explain this origin by examples. What is the general rule for using the varied form of the subjunctive mood in the present tense? What further may this rule be extended to assert? What advantage might be expected from the observance of this rule? What verbs are properly varied in the im perfect tense of the subjunctive mood ? What is the rule for using the varied form of this tense ? What remarks are made with respect to varying the compound tenses of the sub. junctive mood? What remarks respecting the auxiliaries of the potential mood, when applied to the ubjunctive? What is the general rule for using tenses and phrases which, in point of time, relate to each other. Explain this rule by examples. Which tense of the infinitive mood must be used after verbs expressive of hope, desire &c.? Give an example of the violation of this rule. What is the general rule respecting the tenses of the infinitive ? What is the difference of signification be tween the phrases, "J rejoiced to see my friend," and "I rejoiced to have seen my friend ?" In relating things that were formerly expres sed by another person, when must the present tense be used? When, the past tense ? With what do participles agree? Is the present participle ever used without an obvious reference to any noun or pronoun ? Give an example of such use. What case have the participles of neuter and passive verbs sometimes after them? What government have participles ? Give an example of a participle used as a noun in the nominative case. Give an example in the objective case. Give an example of a participle used both as a noun and a verb in the same phrase. What is the rule respecting the present participle with an article before it ? Give an example of the violation of this rule, in the use both of the definite and the indefinite article. Lecture VII.-Of Conjunctions. What is the rule with respect to conjunctions connecting cases and moods? Give an example of erroneous construction under this rule. When conjunctions are made to connect different moods and tenses, what must be observed respecting the nominative? What is the rule respecting a noun or pronoun following than or as, after a comparison? What exception to this rule? What is as, when connected with such, to be considered? Lecture VIII.-Of Adverbs. What do adverbs modify? What, with respect to separating the prep osition from its noun, in order to connect different prepositions with the same nou? When is it proper to say, ' disappointed of a thing?? When, "disappointed in a thing?" What is the rule respecting the situation of Ought we to say," in compliance with" of adverbs in a sentence? Give an example of erroneous position. Does the adverb, never, generally precede or follow the verb ? When an auxiliary is used, where is never placed? Give an example, How is the adverb where often used? Is this mode of expression to be imitated? How are here, there, &c. often improperly applied? What is the effect of two negatives? Which is the best method of expressing an affirmation, by a regular affirmative, or by two negatives? Give an example of the improper use of two negatives instead of one. Lecture IX.-Of Prepositions. What do prepositions govern? Give an example of the violation of this rule. What is understood in the phrase, “Give me the book?" What is observed with respect to separating the preposition from the relative which it governs? What is Prosody? "in compliance to ?" "averse to or "a verse from?" What is observed respecting the preposition among? Lecture X.-Interjections. What case do interjections require af ter them? What is an ellipsis ? Explain this definition by examples. What is the general rule respecting the el lipsis ? Give an example of the ellipsis of the arti cle. When should this ellipsis be avoided. -of the conjunction-of the adverb-of the preposition-of the interjection. What is the general rule respecting the con struction of the parts of a sentence? Give an example of the violation of this rule. PART IV.-PROSODY. Of how many parts does it consist ? What is accent? What is quantity ? When is a syllable long? why ? What time does a long syllable require in pronouncing it? What is emphasis ? What are pauses ? What are tones? What is versification? What is rhyme ? Punctuation. What is punctuation? What are the points principally used in written composition? Which point represents the shortest pause? Which the longest? Were the ancients acquainted with our points? How then did they write? Till what period did this custom continue? On what is punctuation principally foun ded? In what respect does it regulate the pauses to be made in reading? What is an adjunct? In what respects may the subject and verb be attended with adjuncts? When do these adjuncts render the sentence compound? Repeat the rules and exceptions respecting the use of the comma. The same respecting the use of the semicelon-the colon-the period. What is observed of the dash? of the interrogatory point? of the exclamatory point? of the parenthesis? of the apos trophe, caret, &c. Repeat the directions respecting the use of capital letters. Of the Tenses Of the Present tense Of the Imperfect tense Of the Perfect tense Of the Second Future tense Of the Definite and Indefinite tenses Of Number and Person Of Conjugation Of Auxiliary verbs Of Regular and Irregular verbs Of Defective verbs Of Participles Of Conjunctions Of Prepositions Of Interjections Of Derivation. Derivation of words from one another in English Promiscuous Exercises in Parsing PART III.-SYNTAX. Definition and use of Syntax Of Concord and Agreement Directions for Parsing Of the Syntax of the Articles Of the Syntax of the Adjectives Of the Syntax of Nouns. Of two or more Nouns agreeing in case Of one Noun governing another in the possessive case Of the Syntax of Pronouns. Of a noun or pronoun in the nominative case to a verb Of the nominative case following the verb Of the nominative case independent, when an address, &c. Of a relative preceded by antecedents of different persons Of the Syntax of Verbs. Of the agreement of a verb with its nominative case Of a verb agreeing with nouns singular connected by a copu lative conjunction Of the same connected by a disjunctive Pages. Of objective sentences or phrases 124 Of the infinitive mood, governed by a verb, noun, &c. Of omitting the sign of the infinitive 124 Of the infinitive following as, than, &c. 125 Of the rules respecting the different forms of the Subjunctive Of the Syntax of the tenses-general rule 31 127 127 128 131 Of the ellipsis 144 General Rule-construction of the parts of sentences 148 150% |