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its antecedent man; and the sentence should stand thus: "The man is prudent who speaks little."

"After I visited Europe, I returned to America."

This sentence is not correct; because the verb visited is in the imperfect tense, and yet used here to express an action, not only past, but prior to the time referred to by the verb returned, to which it relates. By the thirteenth rule of syntax, when verbs are used that, in point of time, relate to each other, the order of time should be observed. The imperfect tense visited should, therefore, have been had visited, in the pluperfect tense, representing the action of visiting, not only as past, but also as prior to the time of returning. The sentence corrected would stand thus: "After I had visited Europe, I returned to America."

"This was the cause, which first gave rise to such a barbarous practice."

This sentence is inaccurate. The words first and rise have here the same meaning; and the word such is not properly applied. This word signifies of that kind: but the author does not refer to a kind or species of barbarity. He means a degree of it: and therefore the word so, instead of such, ought to have been used. The words cause and gave rise, are also tautological: one of them should, consequently, be omitted. The sentence corrected would stand thus: "This was the original cause of so barbarous a practice;" or, " of a practice so barbarous."

10. As parsing is an exercise of great importance to the pupil, it should be continued, regularly, through the whole course of his grammatical instruction.

11. To the learner who has not the aid of a teacher, the Key is indispensable. But it should, on no occasion, be consulted, till the sentence which is to be rectified, has been well considered, and has received the learner's best correction.

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TO THE TWELFTH EDITION.

THE reader will perceive, that a number of Notes and Critical Discussions has been inserted in appropriate parts of the Exercises and the Key. This was occasioned by the Grammar's having been set up, and not admitting of enlarge ment without an advance of its price. The author has, however, taken care to make proper references, under the correspondent rules in the Grammar, to all those additional notes and discussions. To this mode of supplying improvements, the reader will have the less objection, when he considers, that the Exercises and the Key are necessary appendages to the Grammar; and serve to illustrate and enforce, as well as to extend, its rules and positions. The three volumes are indeed intimately connected; and constitute one uniform system of English Grammar.

To the Tenth edition of the Key, the Author has added an Apologetical Preface, accounting for the additions and variations, which are to be found in the different editions of his grammatical works. He has also annexed to that edition of the Key, a copious Alphabetical Index to the Grammar, the Exercises, and the Key: a work which he flatters himself will be generally useful; and particularly acceptable to students who have made some progress in the knowledge of grammar.

See the ADVERTISEMENT to the Twelfth edition of the KEY, at page 220 of that volume.

EXERCISES.

PART I.

EXERCISES IN PARSING.

CHAPTER I.

Exercises in PARSING, as it respects ETYMOLOGY alone.

See the Grammar, p. 215.

SECTION 1.

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? 4. A pronoun. What kind? Person? Gender? Number? Case? Why?

5. A verb. What kind? Mood? Tense? Number?

Person? Why? If a participle, Why?
Active or passive?

6. An adverb.

7. A preposition.

8. A conjunction.

Why is it an adverb ?

Why a preposition?

Why?

9. An interjection. Why?

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