383. OBS.-Some words, which are sometimes Prepositions, are at other times Conjunctions or Adverbs; as, før, till, since, &c.

EXERCISE CL.

(a) Supply suitable Prepositions: underline the Preposition-Verbs: doubly underline them when Passive:

poetry. orders

He ought to be well versed ( ) Latin. That is a different account ( what you gave. I would act conformably ( my mother's wishes. He is accused ( ) robbery ( the person who was robbed, She has a taste ( The regiment leaves to-morrow, pursuant ( Reflect( ) the future. I left him overwhelmed ( joy. Wait ( ) him soon. I shall be rejoiced ( good fortune. That is derogatory (

you

) her

) his dignity. I wil attend ( ) your advice. The maid attends ( mistress. I will correspond ( ) you. The estate was conferred ( ) him. Let us not repine ( ) misfortune. I ought to confer ( ) you respecting that. I hope the evil will be averted ( He is ambitious ( tion. I called (

fall (

you.

reputa

) my mother yesterday. The enemy may ) them, and cut them off. This has not fallen my notice. The man who falls ) virtue, falls happiness. Success is incompatible ( ) indolence. You are deficient ( ) courage, though you boast ( exploits. I am dependent ( ) my own exertions. No man ) others. I was frowned ( ) because

) your

is independent him. He knows that the measure will mili

I differed

tate ( ) his interest. He who trusts ( ) his Creator, is himself. She smiled her brother for his

true

simplicity. Fortune smiles ( the industrious.

(b) Underline the words FOR, &c., when Prepositions; doubly underline them when Conjunctions or Adverbs :

Send for him. Wait till the evening; for I am busy now. Till he came, I was in great anxiety. After he arrived, he explained the cause of his delay. I expect him soon after dusk. Since his departure, I have heard nothing of him. Since you have acted in this way, what am I to do? Ere daybreak the siege began. Get everything ready ere I come. He came before the sun rose. Since then, until now, the house has been building. He came before sunrise.

384. RULE 19. B.-With VERBS OF MOTION, to or for is used before places generally; as, He e goes To London to-morrow; I shall sail FOR Rotterdam next week.

385. RULE 19. C.-With Verbs of REST, in is generally used before countries, counties, districts, and capitals; at before small towns or villages; as, He is IN America; I saw her AT Penshurst.

EXERCISE CLI.

(a) Supply the appropriate Prepositions :

)

He will travel ( ) London by coach. He is now ( Newark. My friend resides ( ) Spain. I hope to visit him ( ) Seville next summer. The summer (

) England is not so hot as ( ) France. He resides ( Walworth. They must sail to-morrow ( ) Lisbon. Í shall visit him ( ) Leghorn. They would have arrived () Kingston, but for contrary winds. The book was printed () Paris. The giraffe is found ( ) central and South Africa.

(b) State why the Prepositions in Italic are used :—

What part of the country is he living in? John Selden, the great lawyer, was born at the village of Salvington, in Sussex. I was very much pleased with the neighbourhood he lives in. Was your friend born in India? Yes; he was born at Calcutta. He has a large estate in Yorkshire. He lives at York.

386. OBS. 1.-The sense of an Adverb is often expressed by an Adjective, or Noun, preceded by a Preposition; as, in general, that is, generally: so, at least; without doubt, beyond a question (= undoubtedly, unquestionably). These are termed Adverbial phrases.

387. OBS. 2.-Between is used only in reference to two objects; among, in reference to more than two; as, He went between the two trees; He went among the trees of the wood.→ Between is from by twain. (S. 152): among (S. 106).

CONJUNCTIONS.

RULE 20.

388. Certain Conjunctions are followed by certain other Conjunctions, as their Correlatives; as, Either he or I will come.

EXPL.-Here either is followed by its Correlative, or.

EITHER....OR.

WHETHER..OR.

NEITHER..NOR.

THOUGH .. YET.
..AS.

So.

As..

As.....

So........AS.

So

He will either come or stay away.

I cannot tell whether he or I will come.
I saw neither the boy nor the girl.

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.
He is as good as she. (Comparison of equality.)
As he is, so will you be. (Comparison of si-
milarity.)

He is not so rich as I. (Comparison of quan-
tity.)

He was so kind as to inform me. (Consequence before Infinitive.)

THAT. Alexander was so power- Consequence with

BOTH......AND.

ful, that he overturned

a vast empire.

Both you and he were here.

all Moods, ex

cept Infinitive.

389. OBS. 1.-Other Negatives besides neither are sometimes followed by nor; as, He is not industrious, nor is he amiable. 390. OBS. 2.-Yet is often omitted after though; as, Though he was powerful, he was not happy.

391. CAUTION.-Never use as for that in the phrase Not that I know. As would be very

wrong.

EXERCISE CLII.

Neither you (

Supply the appropriate Conjunctions:Either you ( ) I must leave. go. The Thames is not so large ( rate men-of-war are so large ( He is as bold ( ) a lion. As his

) I can

) the Rhine. Our first they hold a thousand men. conduct is, ( ) will The Athenians were so vain ( ) to call them. selves earth-born. Do not go ( ) send. He never tires () stops to rest.

his desert be.

392. RULE 20. A.-The Conjunction that is often omitted; as, He knows (that) I must go.

393. OBS.-We may omit the that after Verbs of telling, hearing, knowing, and the like; where the that clause stands as an Objective to the Verb. (255.) But when that means in order that, it cannot be omitted. We may say, He knows he might do it; but we must say, He came THAT he might do it.

EXERCISE CLIII.

(a) Insert the Conjunction THAT where omitted:He says you could have done it, if you had tried. He promises me he will come to-morrow. He might have known it would be so. I told you it would rain. It was supposed there would be a war. We hope you will exert yourself.

(b) Omit the Conjunction THAT where you can :He says that he will come soon. I find that he is gone. I write now, that you may hear in time. He tells me that you are going to Paris. I am sure that he will act properly. I hear that you have seen her. He came that he might see her.

INTERJECTIONS.

RULE 21.

394. (1.) In PHRASES, the Interjection is followed by the Objective of the first Personal Pronoun, and the Nominative of the second; as, Ah me! Ah! thou unlucky one!

(2.) In SENTENCES, the Interjection does not affect the construction; as, Oh! I am unhappy. 395. OBS.-Oh is often followed by for, implying a wish or longing for any thing; as, Oh! for the balmy breath of spring! SoOh! for the crags that are wild and majestic, The steep, frowning glories of dark Loch-na Garr!

EXERCISE CLIV.

Supply the appropriate Pronouns :

Oh! (1st person sing.) Oh! ( ) foolish ones. bye! ( merry one. Heigh bo! ( Welcome! wanderers! Alas! ( Oh! ( ) will be merry then.

Good

) am so tired. ) am forsaken.

PARSING.

396. Parsing is the taking of sentences to pieces, reducing them to their several parts (L. 307), or analysing them, and accounting for each word.

397. OBS.-All the preceding Exercises may be used as Parsing Exercises. Teachers will find Exercises XXXI., XXXII.,

XXXIII., XXXIV., LXIX., XCI., CXXX., CXXXII., CXXXIV., CXXXV., CXXXVII., CXL., CXLI., CXLVI., CXLVIII., CL., especially adapted for that purpose, as containing the various forms of the Verb in great abundance. The last two or three sentences in most of the Exercises have been made with a special view to the purposes of Parsing.

398. ORDER OF PARSING.

NOUN...... Part of Speech. Common or Proper. Gender. Number. Case. Government, &c. Rule.

PRONOUN.. Part of Speech. Person. Gender. Number. Case. Government, &c. Rule.

VERB... Part of Speech. Weak or Strong. Mood. Tense. Number. Person. Government, &c. Rule.

SPECIMENS OF PARSING.

899. A.-The following is the form in which a sentence should be parsed:

:

As I WAS WALKING THIS MORNING IN THE GREAT YARD THAT BELONGS TO MY FRIEND'S COUNTRY-HOUSE, I WAS WONDERFULLY PLEASED TO SEE THE DIFFERENT WORKINGS OF INSTINCT IN A HEN FOLLOWED BY A BROOD OF DUCKS. THE YOUNG UPON THE SIGHT OF A POND IMMEDIATELY RAN INTO IT; WHILE THE STEP-MOTHER, WITH ALL IMAGINABLE ANXIETY, HOVERED ABOUT THE BORDERS OF IT, TO CALL THEM OUT OF AN ELEMENT THAT APPEARED TO HER SO DANGEROUS AND DESTRUCTIVE.

As. Adv.-I, pron., pers. 1st pers., com., sing., nom. to was walking.— WAS. Auxil., to walking.-WALKING. Participle incomp.-WAS WALKING. Verb, weak, neut., indic., past incomp., sing., 1st, agreeing with I, by Rule I. THIS. Pron., demon. adj., sing., agreeing with morning, by Rule 7. C.MORNING. Noun, com., neut., sing., obj., by Rule 2. D.-IN. Prep.-THE. Art., def., agreeing with yard by Rule 8.-YARD. Noun, com. neut., sing., obj., governed by in, by Rule 2. C.-THAT. Pron. rel., neut., sing., agreeing with yard, by Rule 6.; nom. to belongs, by Rule 6. I.-BELONGS. Verb, weak, neut., indic., pres. indef., sing., 3rd, agreeing with that, by Rule 1.-To. Prep.-My. Pron., pos. adj.-FRIEND'S. Noun com., sing., pos., by Rule 3.-COUNTRY-HOUSE. Noun, com., neut., sing., obj., governed by to, by Rule 2. C.-(I) was. Auxy. to pleased.-WONDERFULLY. Adv. qualifying was pleased between was and pleased, by Rule 9.-WAS PLEASED. Verb, weak, pass., indic., past indef., sing., 3rd, agreeing with 1, by Rule 1.-TO SEE. Verb, strong, act., infin., pres. indef., gov. by was pleased, by Rule 14.-THE. Art., def., agreeing with workings, by Rule &