A Subftantive Masculine, beginning with an ħ mute,

The French particle à, fignifying to or at, is always to be accented 'thus à; and the Articles du, de la, and des, may as well be rendered, here, by from the, as by of the.

EXAM.

A Subftantive Feminine, beginning with an ħ mute.

The French monofyllables de and à, which are prefixed to the indefinite Articles un and une in the Singular,, and to des in the Plural number, are Prepofitive particles.

EXAMPLES.

Of Subftantives declined with the Partitive Article.

A Subftantive Mafculine, beginning with a Confonant.

De la poudre, fome powder; | Des poudres, Some powders. de poudre, of fome powder; de poudres, of fome powders. à de la poudre, to Jome powder. à des poudres, to fome powders. EXAMPLE III.

A Subftantive Mafculine, beginning with a Vowel.

A Subftantive Masculine, beginning with an h mute.

SINGULAR.

PLURAL.

De l'honneur, Some honor; | Des honneurs, fome honors. d'honneur, of fome honor; d'honneurs, of fome honors. à de l'honneur, to fome honor. à des honneurs, to fome honors.

After the manner of these various Examples, and with their refpective Articles, may be declined both Common and Abstract Subftantives, when ufed in the fame fenfe.

EXAM.

EXAMPLES.

Of Subftantives proper, declined with Particles.

Names of Men and Women, beginning with a Confonant.

Names of Men and Women, beginning with a Vowel,

Names of Men and Women, with an h afpirated, or ḥ mute.

Names of Cities, Towns, Villages, and other Places.

This is the manner of declining most proper Names of Men, Women, Cities, Towns, &c. as alfo the Names of Months; as Janvier, January; Février, February; &c.

CHA P. IV.

Of Adjectives in General.

Q: WHAT is an Adjective?

A. It is a word that expreffes the quality or condition of a Subftantive, but has of itself no precife or determinate meaning, as bon, good; mauvais, bad; grand, great; petit, fmall; &c.

Q. How can Adjectives be diftinguished from Subftantives? A. By adding the word chofe (thing) to them; for those that will admit of that word and make fenfe with it, are Adjectives; and those that will not, are Subflantives; for, we may fay une bonne chofe, a good thing; une mauvaise chofe, a bad thing, &c. But we cannot fay un Livre chofe, a Book thing; une Table chofe, a Table thing, &c. Q. What Grammatical difference is there between the French and English Adjectives?

A. French adjectives are, generally fpeaking, liable to vary their termination, in order to agree in Gender and Num"ber with their Subftantives; I fay generally Speaking, because those ending with an e not accented, as jeune, young; facile, eafy ; &c. have their Masculine and Feminine terminations alike,

Q. How do French Adjectives vary their Termination with refpect to Gender and Number?

A. The general Rules are to annex ane to them, for the feminine Gender; and an s for the Plural Number; as. grand makes grande, for the feminine Gender fingular; and grands mafculine, grandes feminine, for the plural; as to their irregularities, fee the Grammar, p. 64. Q. What is meant by degrees of Comparison?

A. As Adjectives are made ufe of to exprefs the qualities or "conditions of Subftantives, there are expreffions called Degrees of Comparison, which ferve to increase or diminish thofe qualities, &c. in order to ascertain the real or apparent difference of the objects of our difcourfe.

Q. How