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CAPITALS.

The following words should begin with capitals. 1st, The first word of every book, chapter, lettes, paragraph, &c.

2d, The first word after a period, and frequently after the notes of interrogation and exclamation.

3d, The names of the Deity: as, God, Jehovah, the Supreme Being, &c.

4th, Proper names of persons, places, ships, &c. 5th, Adjectives derived from the proper names of places as, Grecian, Roman, English, &c.

6th, The first word of an example, and of a quota❤ tion in a direct form: as, "Always remember this ancient maxim; Know thyself.'

7th, The first word of every line in Poetry. 8th, The pronoun I, and the interjection Ó!.. 9th, Words of particular importance as, the Reformation, the Restoration, the Revolution.

APPENDIX;

· Containing

EXERCISES

IN ORTHOGRAPHY, IN PARSING, IN SYNTAX, AND IN

PUNCTUATION.

PART I.

EXERCISES IN ORTHOGRAPHY

A sprigg of mirtle.

The lilly of the valley.
A border of daysies.
A bed of vilets.
The Affrican marygold.
The varigated jeranium.

Newington peeches.
Italien nectarins.
Turky apricocks.
The orleans plumb.
A plate of sallet.
A dish of pees.
A bunch of sparagrass.
A mess of spinnage.

A pidgeon pye.
A plumb puddin.
A rich cheasecake.

The Portugal mellon.
Dutch currans.

Red and white rasberries.
The prickley coucumber.
Red and purple reddishes.
Meally potatoes.
Early Dutch turneps.
Late colliflowers.
Dwarf cabages.
A hauthorn hedge.
A fine spredding oak.
A weepping willow.

The gras is green.
Safron is yallow.
Vinigar is sowr.
Shugar is sweet.

A pair of scizzars.

* The erroneous spelling is to be rectified by Dr. John=" son's Dictionary-For the propriety of exhibiting erroneous Exercises in Orthography, see the Advertisement to the Eleventh edition of the English Exercises.

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Lisbon orranges.
Spannish chessnuts.
A beach tree.
A burch tree.
A flour gardin.
A feild of rie.

The wheat harvest.
A bleu sky.
A lovly day.

A beautifull scene.
A splendid pallace.
A chearful countenance.
An antient castel.

A straight gate.
A strait line.

A disagreable journy.
A willful errour.
Blameable conduct.
Sincere repentence.
Laudible persuits.
Good behaivour.
A reguler vissit.
Artifitial flowers.
Chrystal streams.

A silver bodken.
A small pennknife.
Black-lead pensils.
Ravens' quils.

A box of waifers.
A stick of seeling wax.

The pint of a sword.
The edge of a razer.
The tail of a plow.
The gras of the feilds.

A clean flore.
An arm chare.
The front dore.
The back kitchin,
The little parlor.
A friendly gift.

An affectionnate parent.
A dutifull child.

An oblidging behaivour.
A wellcome messenger.
Improveing conversation.
An inportunate begger.
An occasional visitter.
An encourageing look.
A skillfull horsman.
A favorable reception.
Every season has its pe
culier beautys.

Avoid extreams.

Never decieve. Knowledge inlarges the mind.

To acquire it is a great priviledge.

The school encreases.
We must be studeous.

Murmering winds.
A tranquill retreet.
A noizy school,
A surprizing storey.
Spritely discourse.
Prophane tales,
A severe headake,
An intermittent feaver.

Enquire before you re solve.

Be not affraid to do what is right.

Preserve your honor.

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WHAT part of speech?

1. An article. What kind? Why?

able.

2. A substantive. Commen 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. Why?

9. An interjection. Why?

SECT. II.

Specimen of Etymological Parsing.

Hope animates us.

Hope is a common substantive of the third person,

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