The Acute Accent, marked thus: as "Fan'cy," The Grave Accent, thus as "Favour. The proper mark to distinguish a long syllable is this: as, "Rōsy:" and a short one this "Folly." The last is called a Breve. A Diæresis, thus marked", shows that two vowels form separate syllables; as, Creätor." A Section is thus marked §. A Paragraph, thus T. A Quotation has two inverted commas at the beginning, and two direct ones at the end of a phrase or passage: as, "The proper study of mankind is man." Crotchets or Brackets serve to inclose a particular word or sentence. marked thus []. They are An Index or Handpoints out a remarkable passage. A Brace unites three poetical lines; or connects a number of words, in prose, with one common term. An Asterisk or little star* directs the reader to some note in the margin. An Ellipsis is thus marked: "Kg," for King. as, An Obelisk, which is marked thus †, and Parallels thus, together with the letters of the alphabet and figures, are used as references to the margin. CAPITALS. The following words should begin with capitals. 1st, The first word of every book, chapter, letter, paragraph, &c. 2d, The first word after a period, and frequently after the notes of interrogation and exclamation. 3d, The names of the Deity: as, God, Jehovah, the Supreme Being, &c. 4th, Proper names of persons, places, ships, &c. 5th, Adjectives derived from the proper names of places: as, Grecian, Roman, English, &c. 6th, The first word of an example, and of a quotation in a direct form: as, "Always remember this ancient maxim; 'Know thyself."" 7th, The first word of every line of po etry. 8th, The pronoun I, and the interjection 0! APPENDIX; CONTAINING EXERCISES IN ORTHOGRAPHY, IN PARSING, IN SYNTAX, AND IN PUNCTUATION. EXERCISES IN PARSING. EXERCISES IN PARSING AS IT RESPECTS ETY MOLOGY 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? 4. A Pronoun. What kind? Person? Gender? Number? Case? Why? 5. A Verb. Number? ple, Why? 6. An Adverb. What kind? Mood? Tense? 7. A Preposition. Why a preposition? SECT. II. Specimen of Etymological Parsing. Hope is a common substantive of 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 third person, in the singular number, and the nominative case. (Decline the substantive.) Is is an irregular verb neuter, indicative mood, present tense, and the third person 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 third person, in the singular number, and the possessive case. (Decline the substantive.) Reward is a common substantive, of the third |