TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PREPARATORY EXPLANATIONS.

SPEECH, OR DISCOURSE.

SPEECH made up of separate words.-The different func-

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SUBJECTS, OR THINGS SPOKEN OF.

Knowledge begins with Differences; the Individual.
Knowledge also involves Agreements. Examples
of Difference and Agreement. Exercise 1. Agree-
ments give birth to Classes. The names of classes
are General. Higher and Lower classes. Ex-
amples. Exercise 2. Genus and Species: Co-
ordinate and Subordinate. Definition. Examples.
Exercise 3. Abstract and Concrete

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SECOND STEP OF KNOWLEDGE.

WHAT IS SAID OF A SUBJECT-PREDICATION.

Subject and Predicate: Exercise 4. Propositions,

Singular and General. Exceptions to general or uni-

versal Propositions. Rules. Exceptions to rules

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THE SENTENCE.

Examples of Short Sentences.

The Naked Sentence.

Noun and Verb. Enlargements of the naked sen-

tence. The Adjective. The Object. The Adverb.

Other parts of the sentence. The Preposition. The

Conjunction. The Pronoun

QUESTIONS

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PARTS OF SPEECH.

DEFINITION

THE NOUN.

CLASSES OF NOUNS. I. Proper, Singular, Meaningless.

II. Common, General, Significant. Exercise 5.

III. Collective Nouns. IV. Material Nouns. V.

Abstract Nouns. Exercise 6

CLASSES OF PRONOUNS. I. Personal. II. Demonstra-
tive various references of "it" and "they" In-
definite Demonstratives. III. Relative, co-ordi-
nating and restrictive. Equivalents of the proper
Relatives. IV. Interrogative. Exercise 7

Questions on the Pronoun

THE ADJECTIVE.

DEFINITION

CLASSES OF ADJECTIVES.

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I. Pronominal: subdivided
into-1. Demonstratives; 2. Possessives. Exercise 8.
II. Quantity: subdivided into-1. Quantity in
Mass or Bulk; 2. Quantity in Number, comprising

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-(1.) Definite Numerals, (2) Indefinite Numerals,

(3.) Distributive Numerals. Exercise 9. III. Quality

(exemplified by qualities referring to Time, Space,
Form, Motion, Solidity, Fluidity, Colour, Good and
Evil). Proper Adjectives .

THE ARTICLES

SUBSTITUTES FOR THE SIMPLE ADJECTIVE, 1. A Clause;
2. a Participal Phrase; 3. a Noun ; 4. a Prepositional
Phrase; 5. a Possessive Case; 6. an Adverb

ADJECTIVES IN THE PREDICATE-Co-ordinate adjectives.

Exercise 10.

Questions on the Adjective

CLASSES OF ADVERBS. I. Place:-1. Rest in; 2. Motion
to; 3. Motion from. Pronominals. II. Time :-
1. Present; 2. Past; 3. Future; 4. Duration and
Repetition. III. Degree. IV. Belief, Certainty
V. Cause and Effect. VI. Manner or Quality

Adverbial Phrases of the various classes

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Select examples of Adverbs of Quality, Adverbial Clauses,

&c. Exercise 12

Questions on the Adverb

DEFINITION

CASE-PREPOSITIONS :-Of, To, From, By, With

CLASSES OF PREPOSITIONS GENERALLY. I. Place:-1.

Rest in; 2. Motion with Direction; 3. Place and

Direction. II. Time. III. Agency. IV. End.

V. Reference. VI. Separation and Exclusion.

VII. Inclination and Conformity. VIII. Aversion,

Opposition. IX. Substitution

Questions on the Preposition

THE CONJUNCTION.

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DEFINITION. Co-ordinate and Dependent clauses .

CLASSES OF CONJUNCTIONS. I. Co-ordinating :-1. Cumu-

lative; 2. Adversative, embracing (1.) Arrestive, (2)

Exclusive, (3) Alternative; 3. Illative. Exercise 13 105

II. Subordinating :-1. Condition; 2. End or Purpose;
3. Reason and Cause; 4. Time. Exercise 14

Questions on the Conjunction

INTERJECTIONS

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INFLECTION OF NOUNS-DECLENSION.

GENDER.

Meaning of Gender. Modes of distinguishing Gender :-
different words, prefixes, suffixes, adjectives of sex

Questions on Declension for Gender

NUMBER.

Meaning of Number. Modes of forming the plural:-

usual modes, obsolete modes, irregular modes. Mis-

cellaneous remarks

Questions on Declension for Number

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