English Parsing; Comprising the Rules of Syntax, Exemplified by Appropriate Lessons Under Each Rule, with an Index, Containing All the Parts of Speech in the Different Lessons Unparsed, for the Use of Schools, Private Teachers, and Elder (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 edition. Excerpt: ... masculine gender, possessive case, and is governed by the substantive, " daughter." (rule) " One substantive governs another, signifying a different thing, in the possessive or genitive case." Daughter is a common substantive, third person, singular number, feminine gender, objective case, being the same case as Rebecca, because it signifies the same thing. (kule) "When the annexed substantive signifies the same thing as the first, there is no variation of case." LESSON VI. i i George the third, our most gracious king, reigns in the heaits of all his loyal subjects. George is a proper name, third person, singular number, masculine gender, nominative case, and comes before the verb, "reigns." (rule) "The nominative case comes before the verb." The is the definite or particular article. Third is an ordinal adjective, and belongs to its substantive, "George." (rule) "Every adjective, and every adjective pronoun, belongs to a substantive expressed or understood." Our is an adjective pronoun of the possessive kind, first person, plural number, and belongs to its substantive, "king." (rule) "Every adjective, and every adjective pronoun, belongs to a substantive expressed or understood." Most is a superlative adverb. Gracious is an adjective, and belongs to its substantive, "king." (repeat the last rule.) King is a common substantive, third person, singular number, masculine gender, nominative case, being the same case as George, because it signifies the same thing. (rule) "When the annexed substantive signifies the same thing as the first, there is no variation of case." Reigns is a regular verb neuter, indicative mood, present tense, ...