CONTENTS.

PART I.

EXERCISES IN PARSING.

CHAP. 1. Exercises in Parsing, as it respects Etymology
alone, grade

2. Exercises in Parsing, as it respects both Ety-

mology and Syntax,

PART II.

EXERCISES IN ORTHOGRAPHY.

CHAP. 1. Instances of false Orthography, arrange

2. Instances of false Orthography, promiscuously

disposed,

PART III.

EXERCISES IN SYNTAX.

CHAP. 1. Instances of false Syntax, disposed under the

particular Rules,

2. Instances of false Syntax, promiscuously dis-

posed,

PART IV.

EXERCISES IN PUNCTUATION.

CHAP. 1. Sentences which require the application of the

Comma, disposed under the particular

Rules,

2. Sentences which require the insertion of the

Semicolon and Comma,

Page.

8

27

32

43

83

97

104

3. Sentences requiring the application of the

Page.

Colon, &c.

105

4. Sentences which require the insertion of the
Period,

106

5. Sentences requiring the application of the
Dash; of the Notes of Interrogation and
Exclamation; and of the Parenthetical
characters,

6. Promiscuous instances of defective Punctua

107

tion,

108

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,

117

118

124

Secondly, with respect to the construction of sentences.

CHAP. 1. Sentences in which the Rules of Clearness are

violated,

125

2. Sentences in which the Rules of Unity are

violated,

129

3. Sentences in which the Rules for promoting
the Strength of a sentence are violated, 131
4. Instances of an irregular use of Figures of
Speech,

139.

5. Violations of the Rules respecting perspicuous
and accurate writing, promiscuously dis
posed,

141

APPENDIX.

CHAP. 1. On transposing the members of a sentence.

153

2. On variety of expression..

155

CONTENTS to the KEY, see page

163

PART 1.

EXERCISES IN PARSING.

CHAPTER I.

EXERCISES IN PARSING, AS IT RESPECTS ETYMOLOGY ALONE.

SECTION 1.

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. 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.-What kind? Why is it a conjunction? 9. An interjection.-Why?

Hope is a common substantive of the third person, in the singular number, and the nominative case. [Decline the subVOL. II.

sonal pronoun, of the second person, the singular number, and in the nominative case. [Decline the pronoun.] Art is an irregular verb neuter, indicative mood, present tense, and the second person singular.

Examples of all the parts of speech,

of the cases of nouns and pronouns, the comparison of adjectives, and the moods and tenses of verbs.

Article, Substantive, Adjective, Pronoun, and Verb.