Q. When I say, "He (meaning William) should learn,' what person ough he to be, and why? 124. The third person; because it stands in the place of a noun which is spoken of. Q. I invariably stands for the first person, you; for the secord, and he for the third, how can we tell the different persons of procours? 125. By the pronouns themselves. Q. What have these pronouns been called from this circunstar ce? 126. Personal pronouns. IPI will now give you a list of all the personal pronouns, wheb you m first examine carefully, and then answer such questions on them as may b asked you. Q. Will you decline I in both numbers? thou or you? he? she? it? Q. In what person, number, and case is I? we? my? mine? our of our me? us? thou? ye? his? they? them? Q. In what gender, person, number, and case is he? she? it? his? hers? her? him? Q. How many numbers do pronouns appear to have, and what are they? 128. Two-the singular and plural. Q. How many cases, and what are they? 129. Three-the nominative, the possessive and the the masculine, feminine, and neuter. ouns are there in all, of the first person? e second, and how many of the third? the nominative case, singular, are called leading pro ese are there? thou or you, he, she, it. e possessive and objective cases of the singular and e nominatives plural, reckoned in the number of the they are all considered as variations e singular. pronouns is it customary to apply gender? ird person singular, he, she, it. first and second persons each made always to repreand second persons being always ders are supposed to be known. en, pronouns stand for nouns, what gender, number, have? as the nouns for which they stand. ›e considered a rule for the agreement of the pro RULE V. agree with the nouns for which gender, number, and STIONS ON PARSING. person. at sorts of words have we now found, and what are NOUN, the ARTICLE, the ADJECTIVE, u know, means division; and speech, the power o what, therefore, shall we call these grand divisions SPEECH. you what part of speech boy is, for instance, wha ean? as to ask me whether boy is a noun h, then, is William, and why? (36.) t to school." t to her task." went to his play." urned from his school." - you to mind your studio. " Q. What is the gender of his, in the fourth sentence? why 1137.) lu number? why? (137) Its person? why? (137.) Its case? why (61) Q. Will you name the nouns in the first sentence? in the second third feurth fifth? sixth? Q. When I say, "James strikes William," which word tells what James does? 141. Strikes. Q. The word verb means word; and as the words in all sentences, which e. what the nouns do, are the principal ones, what shall such words be called? 142. VERBS. Q. If, in the phrase "William strikes James," we leave out the word strikes, you perceive at once that the sense is destroyed: what reason, then, can you give, for calling some words in a sentence verbs, and others by a dif ferent name? 143. The words which we call verbs are the most Important. Q. "William studies his lesson." Which word is the verb here, and why? 144. Studies, because it tells what William does. Q. When I say, "John dances," which word is the verb, and why? Q. When I say, "James strikes John," which word shows that an action is performed? 145. Strikes. Q. What kind of a verb, then, shall we call strikes? 146. An active verb. Q. What kind of a verb is walks, in this sentence, "John walks," and why? 147. Walks is an active verb, because it expresses action. Q. "He beat William." Which word here is the 'erb? agent or an object? 148. An object. Is William an Q. When I say, "The child walks," walks, it is true, is an active verb but it has no noun after it for an object, as beat has, in the phrase above, nei. ther can we supply one; for we cannot say, "The child walks" any thing what, therefore, is to be inferred from this fact, in regard to the nature of ac tive verbs? 149. That some active verbs will take nouns after them for objects, and others will not. Q. We will next notice this difference. The term transitive means passing over; and when I say, "William whips Charles," the verb whips shows that the action which William performs, passes over to Charles as the object. What kind of a verb, then, shall we call whips? 150. An active-transitive verb. Q. What, then, is an active-transitive verb? 151. It is one that either has, or may have, an object after it. ot take an object after it. He eats it," "He beats him," we immediately deterare active-transitive verbs, by the objects after tnem e and intransitive verbs be distinguished? e can place him or it after any active ense, it is transitive; otherwise, it is at home-sleeps at home-is at home." Which sleeps, and is. Ot imply action, like strikes, beats, &c. 1 what do they rest, or being, in a certain state. others of similar character, have been called neuter ammarians, because they are neither active nor pas on, I will make you fully acquainted with a passive Our present purpose, that you perceive the reason of erb. What is a neuter verb? verb is one that simply implies being certain state. e now, in general terms, what is a correct definition a word which signifies ACTION or rike," in what number and person is strike, and why? f the first person singular, because this person and number. erceive, that verbs, in themselves considered, do not why, then, are they said to have these properties al t of the connection which they have or nominatives. " and "He writes"; hence you perceive that the as its agent or nominative varies what, then, will ve case? RULE VI. case governs the verb in number and person. ase governs the verb in number and person, in what e with its nominative case? RULE VII. ee with its nominative case in mber and person. Les beats him," the pronoun him is the object of s, and is, therefore, in the objective case what, - the objective case after active verbs? Q. I will now give numbers and persons. you the different endings of the ver> love, in its differen 161. First person, Q. Will you repeat the variations of am? Singular. 1 Pers. I am. 2 Pers. You are. 3 Pers. He is. First person, Plural. We love. Second person, You love. Plural. 1 Pers. We are. 2 Pers. You are. 3 Pers. They are. Q. Will you repeat, in the same manner, the variations of hate? desire? read EXERCISES IN PARSING. "I study my lesson." 163. I is a PRONOUN, a word used instead of a noun—PER. SONAL; it always denotes the same person, (the first)—FIRST PERSON; it denotes the speaker-SINGULAR NUMBER; it means but one-" Nom. I"-made in the NOMINATIVE CASE to study, according to RULE VI. The nominative case governs the verb in num ber and person. Study is a VERB; it expresses action-TRANSITIVE; it admits an object after it-"1 Pers. I study"-made in the FIRST PERSON-SINGULAR NUMBER, because its nominative l is, with which it agrees, agreeably to RULE VII. A verb must agree with its nominative case in number and person. My is a PRONOUN, a word used for a noun-PERSONAL; ›i always represents the same person—FIRST PERSON; it repre sents the person speaking-"Nom. I; Poss. my, or mine". made in the POSSESSIVE CASE-and governed by the nour lesson, according to RULE I. The possessive case is governed by the following noun. Lesson is a NOUN-COMMON; it is a general name-NEV TER GENDER; it is neither male nor female-THIRD PERSON it is spoken of- SINGULAR NUMBER; it means but one-and in the OBJECTIVE CASE; it is the object of the verb study nd governed by it, according to RULE VIII. Active-transitive verbs govern the objectiv |