PARTS OF SPEECH. 109 LXIV. OF WORDS USED AS DIFFERENT PARTS OF SPEECH. 650. THAT is a relative, When who or which may be substituted for it, and make sense; as, "The man that [who] arrived yesterday." 651. THAT is a demonstrative pronoun, When it is joined with a noun to point it out; as, "That man is intelligent." 652. THAT is a conjunction, In all cases when it is neither a relative nor a demonstrative pronoun; as, " He studies that he may learn." 653. BUT is a preposition, When it has the sense of except; as, "All but [except] John came. 654. BUT is an adverb, When it has the sense of only; as, "This is but [only] doing our duty." 655. BUT is a conjunction, In all cases when it is neither an adverb nor preposition; as, "He called, but I refused to go." 656. As is a relative, When it follows many, such, or same; as, "Let such as hear take heed." 657. As is an adverb, When it is joined to an adverb or adjective in the sense of so; as. "He does as well as he can." 658. As is a conjunction, In all cases except when it is an adverb or relative; as, "He did as I directed him." 659. EITHER is a conjunction, When it corresponds to or; as, " Either the one or the other." 660. EITHER is a distributive pronoun, When it means "one of the two;" as, "You can take either road." 661. BоTH is a conjunction, When it is followed by and; as, "We assisted him both for his sake and our own." How may nouns, naturally neuter, be converted into the masculine or feminine gender? 318. What is the feminine corresponding to bachelor? 319. How is the feminine here formed? Will you spell the feminine corresponding to lad? king? benefactor? 319. How is the feminine here formed? Will you spell the feminine corresponding to baron? poet? priest? Jew? votary tutor? hero? duke? instructer? 319. LXIV. When is that a relative? 650. Give an example. A demonstrative pro noun? 651. Give an example. When a conjunction? 652. Give an example. When is but a preposition? 653. Give an example. When an adverb? 654. Give an example. When a conjunction ? 655. Give an example. When is as a relative? 656. Give an example. When an adverb? 657. Give an example. When a conjunction? 658. Give an example. When is either a conjunction? 659. Give an example. When a distributive pronoun? 660. Give an example. When is both a conjunction? 661. Give an example. When an adjective pronoun ? 662. Give an example. 662. BOTH is an adjective pronoun, When it means "the two;" as, " Both the men are guilty." 663. YET is a conjunction, When it follows though; as, "Though he reproves me, yet 1 esteem him." In all other cases, it is an adverb; as, "That event has yet to come." 664. FOR is a conjunction, When it means the same as because; as, " He trusted him, for he knew that he would not deceive him.' 665. For is a preposition, In all instances except when it is a conjunction; as, " He works for me." 666. WHAT is a compound relative, When it stands for "that which;" as, "I will take what [that which] you send me." 667. WHAT is an interrogative relative pronoun, When used in asking questions; as, "What do you want?" 668. WHAT is an adjective pronoun, When joined with a noun; as, "What strange things he said!" 669. WHAT is a compound adjective pronoun, When joined with nouns, and has the sense of two or more words; as, "In what manner he succeeded, is unknown to me;" that is, The manner in which he succeeded, is unknown to me.' 670. WHAT is an interjection, When used to express wonder; as, "What! take my money ?” 671. THEN is a conjunction, When it has the sense of therefore; as, "If he has commanded it, then I must obey." 672. THEN is an adverb, When it refers to time; as, "Did you hear it thunder then ?” 673. MUCH is a noun, When it stands for quantity; as, "Where much is given, much will be required." as, 674. MUCH is an adjective, When it is joined to nouns; as, "Much labor fatigues us." 675. Much is an adverb, When it qualifies the same parts of speech that the adverb does ; "Thou art much mightier than I." 676. MORE is a noun, When it implies quantity; as, "The more we have, the more we want.' When is yet a conjunction? 663. an example. When an adverb Give an example Give When an interjection? 670. Give an example. When is for a conjunction? 664. Give an example When a preposition 665 Give an example When is what a compound relative 666 Give an example. When an interrogative relative pronoun .667 Give an example When an adjective pronoun? 663 Give an example. When a compound pronoun 669 Give an example When is then a conjunction? 671. Give an example. When an adverb? 672. Give an example. When is much a noun? 673. Give an example. When an adjective? 674. Give an example. When an adverb? 675. Give an examplo. When is more a noun? 676. Give an example 677. MORE and MOST are adjectives, When they qualify a noun; as, "The more joy I have, the more sorrow I expect ;" "Most men are mistaken in their pursuit of happiness." 678. MORE and мOST are adverbs, When used in comparisons; as, "This boy is more obedient than ;""The soil of Cuba is most fertile." that;" 679. PROMISCUOUS EXERCISES IN SYNTAX. "They perfume their garments." "A rise sometimes signifies the beginning." "Rufus speaks the language of truth.' When are more and most adjectives? 677. Give examples of each. When adverbs? 678. Give examples of each. What is number? 5. What does the singular number denote? 8. What the plural? 10. What nouns have the singular form only? 324. What the plural? 325. What are the same in both numbers ? 325. How is the plural number of nouns generally formed? 327. When nouns end in ch, sh, &c., how do they form the plural? 328. How do those ending in for fe? 329. How is the plural formed, when the singular ends in y, with no other vowel in the same syllable? 330. What is case? 333. The nominative case? 335. Possessive case? 337. How 1 2. "His elder brethren came before Benjamin did." "John left after William came." "Evil communications corrupt good manners. "Corrupt conversation is very foolish." "A walk in the fields in the summer season is delightful." "A true fast is abstaining from iniquity." "Sin is a moral evil, and the cause of natural evils." "Protest not rashly, lest thou have to repent of it." "A protest is a solemn declaration against a thing." "Do nothing rashly, lest thou precipitate thyself into inextricable difficulty." "Hasty promises are seldom kept.' "He works for me." "He refused what was sent him." "What! will you take my life?" "The more joy I have, the more "The most dutiful children are "Virtue and vice are opposites." "When John's father asked him that question, he heard him but refused to answer him." "The wall is sixty feet high." "To meet our friends after a long absence affords us much joy.' 680. LXV. CONTRACTIONS. Of the Auxiliary HAVE, also of HAD. They've forsaken him.' "I'd gone when you came." "They'd just returned from town." 681. "I've satisfied myself. "They'd determined to let him go." Of WILL and WOULD. 684. Omissions of the Principal Verb after an Interrogative Sentence. "Who will assist me?" "John" [will assist me]. "What sent our forefathers to this country?" "The love of liberty." "What will make me respectable 685. Omissions of the Principal Verb after an Auxiliary. "Stephen will go if John will" [go]. "Susan shall walk, but John shall not." "He received me in the same "I have recited; have you?" 686. Omissions of the Principal "Thomas is a better scholar than William" [is]. "He was more beloved than Cinthia, but not so much admired." 687. manner that I would you." "I will do it as soon as I can.' "The work is not completed, but soon will be.” Verb after THAN and As. "Johnson is richer than James." "Susan is not so beautiful as Mary." "She is more playful than her brother." Omissions of the verb To BE. |