EXERCISES. PART I. 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? SECTION 2. Specimens of Etymological Parsing. "Hope animates us." Hope is a common substantive of the third person, in the singular number, and the nominative case. [Decline the subVOL. II. Α stantive.] 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 third person, in the singular number, and the nominative case. [Decline the substantive.] Is is an irregular verb neuter, indicative mood, present tense, and the third person 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 third person, in the singular number, and the possessive case. [Decline the substantive.] Reward is a common substantive, of the third person, in the singular number, and the nominative case. "Deliberate slowly, but execute promptly." Deliberate is a regular verb neuter, in the imperative mood, and of the second person singular. Slowly is an adverb. But is a conjunction. Execute is a regular verb active, in the imperative mood, and of the second person singular. Promptly is an adverb. "We should give to them that ask, and are in need.” We is a personal pronoun, of the first person, the plural number, and in the nominative case. [Decline the pronoun.} Should give is an irregular verb active, in the potential mood, the imperfect tense, and the first person plural. To is a preposition. Them is a personal pronoun, of the third person, That is a relathe plural number, and in the objective case. tive pronoun. Ask is a regular verb active, indicative mood, present tense, third person plural. And is a copulative conjunction. A is an irregular verb neuter. In is a preposition. Need is a common substantive, of the neuter gender, the third person, and in the singular number. "O virtue! how amiable thou art!" O is an interjection. the neuter gender, of the and the nominative case. Virtue is a common substantive, of third person, in the singular number, How is an adverb. Thou is a per 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. SECTION 3. 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. 1. Article, Substantive, Adjective, Pronoun, and Verb. A fragrant flower. The sweetest incense. He will have determined. He might surpass them. He might have failed. Having resigned his office, he retired. They are discouraged. Let him be animated. To have been admired, availed him little. Being reviled, we bless. Ridiculed, despised, persecut ed, he maintained his principles. Having been deserted, he became discouraged. His esteem is my honour. sorrows. Which was his work? The sight being new, he start- Who can help us? led. Our hearts are deceitful, 2. Whose books are these? Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, and Interjection. I have seen him once, perhaps twice. Thirdly, and lastly, I shall conclude. This plant is found here, and Only to-day is properly ours. but we will hereafter. now than formerly. We often resolve, but seldom perform, We are wisely and happily directed. He has certainly been diligent, and he will probably succeed. Mentally and bodily, we are curiously and wonderfully formed. They travelled through France, in haste, towards Italy. From virtue to vice, the progress is gradual. By diligence and frugality, we arrive at competency. We are often below our wish es, and above our desert, Some things make for him, others against him. By this imprudence, he was On all occasions, she behaved with propriety. We in vain look for a path between virtue and vice. He lives within his income. The house was sold at a great price, and above its value. She came down stairs slowly, but went briskly up again. His father, and mother, and uncle, reside at Rome. We must be temperate, if we would be healthy. We will stay till he arrives. we have received much. Though he is often advised, yet he does not reform. Reproof either softens, or hardens its object. Neither prosperity, nor adversity, has improved him. He can acquire no virtue, unless he make some sacrifi ces. Let him that standeth, take heed lest he fall. He will be detected, though he deny the fact. If he has promised, he should act accordingly. If he were encouraged, he would amend. Though he condemn me, I will respect him. Their talents are more bril liant than useful. Notwithstanding his poverty, he is a wise and worthy person. If our desires are moderate, our wants will be few. Hope often amuses, but seldom satisfies us. Though he is lively, yet he is not volatile. O peace! how desirable thou art! I have been often occupied, alas! with trifles. Strange! that we should be so infatuated. O! the bumiliations to which vice reduces us. Hark! how sweetly the woodlark sings! Ah! the delusions of hope. Behold! how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Hail, simplicity! source of genuine joy. Welcome again! my long lost friend. SECTION 4. A few instances of the same words constituting several of the parts of speech. |