third, 19 m 7 f 16 p; and in the fourth, 15 m 5 f 32 p. far did he travel? GRAMMAR.-LESSON 12. Exercises in Parsing. How Ans. 92nr 6f 9p. RULE 4. Prepositions govern the objective case; as: Mary lives on the hill. In this phrase, on, is a preposition and expresses the relative position or situation between Mary and the place of her abode; it therefore requires the noun, hill, or the name of some other place, or some other word in the same case; hence, the preposition is the governing word. Hill, is a noun, common, third person, singular number, of no gender, and is governed by the preposition, on, in the objective case. Rule 4.. John rides on Peter's horse along the bank of the river. Thomas plants Joseph's corn in the field by the fence. James struck Peter's horse on the leg with a horse whip. Mary wound Ann's silk from a skein into a ball. Joseph knocked Ralph's ball into the river with a club. James said Ralph might say the truth of him, do justly by him, and live peaceably with him. William shot a bird on a tree by the road with a gun on Monday at noon. 16. My good Papa', my works shall prove', 17. Dear Ma', when feeble', old', and gray, My Mother. 18. And when', at last', life's verge you tread And o'er you, tears of anguish shed', My Mother. 19. May God', who rules above the skies', My Mother. SUBTRACTION OF COMPOUND TERMS.-LESSON 15. RULE. 1. Place the smaller given sum under the larger, so that those of the same name shall stand under each other, and draw a line. 2. Begin at the right hand term, and take the lower from the upper, and place the difference below the line. 3. If the lower term be greater than the upper, take it from that number which makes one in the next left hand figure. 4. Add the remainder to the upper term for the true differ. ence, which place below the line, and carry one to the next left hand figure: thus on to the last term. Proof, as in subtraction of whole numbers. 76 13 8 6 2 3 3. Subtract £209 12 9 1, from £576 -13-10-2 4. Subtract £65-19-5-3, from £100-10-6-2, and then find the amount of all the differences. 3. Subtract lb146-11 from 1b22 - 12 -6. 4. Subtract lb12-11-10-11, from lbs16, and add the several differences into one sum. GRAMMAR.-LESSON 16. Exercises in Parsing. BULE 5. Active participles govern the objective case, as: James saw his sister feeding the fowls. In this sentence, the noun fowls, is in the objective case and is governed by the active participle, feeding; agreeably to Rule 5. Joseph, digging the field found a purse of money. Joseph saw the men ploughing the farm. Ann, in helping the needy, does her duty. The good man, feeding the poor, honours his master. NOTE. Participles are of three kinds; to wit, the present participle, the past participle, and the compound participle. The present participle ends in ing; and when it governs the objective case, it generally comes from a verb that can be made transitive; and therefore is styled an active participle. The present participle does not always act upon, or govern the objective case; for it frequently does the office of an adjective, as, a loving child; a charming girl; the pelting storm; the roaring ocean, &c. The past participle ends in d, or ed, t, or n, as loved, learned, taught, blown, &c. And the compound participle is a connexion of the present and past, as, having loved, being taught, &c. 1. The little winged insect', is allured by the brightness of the evening candle', and dances round the flame until its silken wing is singed, and it drops and dies in the flame'. 2. The heedless boy', plays', with thoughtless mirth', upon the very verge of evil', and dips his finger deep', and steeps his senses', until', at last', he drops in infamy' and ruin'. 3. The summer insect that flies about the evening lamp', is a thing so frail', so tender', that the slightest touch', crushes it to powder. Hence', it is the last of the winged tribe', that should dare the candle's blaze'. 4. The dazzling rays of light', which', as a flood poured on the evening gloom', seems', like a friend', to court the insect near, betray the guest', and work its utter ruin`. 5. O'! thoughtless boy', beware'; let not the dazzle of gay things deceive you'. Vice', in its most appalling shape', and gangrene state', lies covered in a gilded dress', and fair, inviting form`. 6. The fairest leaves the rose adorn', And yet, beneath them', lurks the thorn`. SUBTRACTION OF COMPOUND TERMS.-LESSON 19. 5. A. Bo't. yds. 33 - 2 of crape, and sold yds. 19 - 3 - 2, what had he left? GRAMMAR.-LESSON 20. The article is placed before the noun to limit its application. There are two articles; a or an, and the. A is called the indefinite article, for it does not limit its noun to a specific object; but,merely to one of a kind, as: a man, a bird; that is, one of the species of men or birds, but no particular one. The, is called the definite article, for it limits its noun to a known object, as: the man, the bird; that is, some man or bird which is known and of which mention has been made. The article a, is generally put before the noun singular, and limits it to one of a kind; but the, is put before nouns of both numbers; as: a man, the man or the men, a bird, or the bird, or the birds. RULE 6. The article refers to the noun either expressed or implied in limitation, as; a man walks. In this example; a is the indefinite article and refers to the noun man in limitation, Rule 6. Man is a noun common, third person, singular number, masculine gender, and the subject of the verb walks; walks is an intransitive verb, third person, singular number, and agrees with its subject man, Rule 1. A bird sings. A horse runs. shines. The grass grows. The river flows. The sun OBS. 1. When a noun is used without an article, expressed, or implied, it is taken in its most exiensive meaning; as: man goes to his long home, that is, all mankind. OBS. 2. When the article a, comes before another vowel or a silent h, then it is changed into an, as; an ox, an ant, an apple, an hour. But when a comes before the vowel u, having the long sound, it is not changed into an, as: a unit, a unicorn, a useful man, a union of minds. Deer run on the hill. Youth fly to pleasure. Man is born Hope keeps the heart whole. to die. |