An English Grammar, in Familiar Conversations, Inductive and Progressive; Uniting and Harmonizing Theory and Practice, and Adapted to Oral Teaching (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 Excerpt: ...by Heaven; Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurled, And now a bubble burst, and now a world. PROMISCUOUS EXERCISES. Mr. S.--You parse the verbs in these sentences very well; and you could parse the other parts of speech three weeks ago. If you remember what you have learned, you can tell me the construction of the sentences I give you, and parse every word of them. While one is parsing, all the rest of you be critics. Keep a sharp look-out; be sileut and attentive. When a word or sentence has been parsed, if you discover any error, raise your hands, and then correct it. By observing these directions, all of you can learn as fast as the one that parses, and perhaps a little faster; for the listeners are free from all embarrassment. We are unprofitable servants. B.--We is the subject of are, and servants is in predication with we. We is a personal pronoun, in either gender, plural number, first person, and nominative case; the subject of are--Rule 1. Are is an irregular intransitive verb, in the indicative mood and present tense, plural number and first person; agreeing with its suhject we--Rule 8. Unprofitable is a common adjective, in the positive degree; belonging to servants--Rule 7. Servants is a common noun, in either gender, plural number, third person, and nominative case; in predication with we--Rule 4. It is I myself: handle me, and see. B.--It is the subject of is, and lis in predication with it, and myself is in apposition with I. It is a personal pronoun, in neither gender, singular number, third person, and nominative case; the subject of is--Rule 1. Is is an irregular intransitivo verb, in the indicative mood and present tense, singular number and third person; agreeing with it...