CONTENTS.

PART I.

Exercises in Parsing.

CHAP. 1. Exercises in Parsing, as it respects Ety-

mology alone

2. Exercises in Parsing, as it respects both

Etymology and Syntax

PART II.

Exercises in Orthography.

CHAP. 1. Instances of false Orthography, arrang-

ed under the respective Rules

2. Instances of false Orthography, promis-

cuously disposed -

PART III.

Exercises in Syntax.

CHAP. 1. Instances of false Syntax, disposed under

the particular Rules

2. Instances of false Syntax, promiscuously

disposed

PART IV.

Exercises in Punctuation.

CHAP. 1 Sentences which require the application

of the Comma, disposed under the par-

ticular Rules

2. Sentences requiring the insertion of the

Semicolon and Comma

163

3. Sentences requiring the application of

the Colon, &c.

165

CHAP. 4. Sentences which require the insertion of

the Period

5. Sentences requiring the application of

the Dash; of the Notes of Interrogation

and Exclamation; and of the Paren-

thetical Characters -

6. Promiscuous instances of defective Punc-

tuation

167

169

171

PART V.

Exercises to promote perspicuous and accurate Writing

First, With respect to single Words and Phrases.

CHAP. 1. Violations of the Rules of Purity

2. Violations of the Rules of Propriety

3. Violations of the Rules of Precision

182

184

193

Secondly, With respect to the Construction of Sentences.

CHAP. 1. Sentences in which the Rules of Clear-

3. Sentences in which the Rules for pro-

moting the strength of a sentence are

violated -

195

203

4. Instances of an irregular use of Figures

of Speech

5. Violations of the Rules respecting per-

spicuous and accurate Writing, pro-

miscuously disposed

224

APPENDIX.

CHAP. 1. On transposing the members of a sen-

EXERCISES.

PART 1.

EXERCISES IN PARSING.

CHAP. I.

Exercises in PARSING, as it respects ETYMOLOGY 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? Number? Case? Why?

Gender?

5. A verb. What kind? Mood? Tense? Number? Person? Why? If a participle, Why? Active

or passive?

6. An adverb. Why is it an adverb ?

7. A preposition. Why a preposition? 8. A conjunction. Why?

9. An interjection. Why?

Hope is a common substantive, of the neuter gender, 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 neuter gender, the third person, in the singular number, and the nominative case. [Decline the substantive.] Is is an irreg ular verb neuter, indicative mood, present tense, and the third per son 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 neuter gender, the third person, in the singular number, and the possessive case. [Decline the substantive.] Reward is a common substantive, of the neuter gender, the third person, the singular number, and the nominative

case.

A bush

SECT. III.

Article and Substantive.

A hunter

1

A tree

1 flower

in apple in orange in almond ▲ hood ▲ house

An hour

An honour
An hostler
The garden
The fields
The rainbow
The clouds