Plura..

1. We love.

2. Ye or you love. 3. They love.

Plura..

1. We are loved.

2. Ye or you are loved.
3. They are loved.

Plural.

1. We are.

2. Ye or you are.

3. They are.

548. For a further illustration of these obsolete conjugations, the fearner is referred to those treatises on grammar in our schools, which profess to furnish him with a sure and infallible guide to the true and proper use of the English language.

BULE VI.

The nominative case governs the verb in number and

person.

RULE VI.

A verb must agree with its nominative case in number and person.

RULE VIII.

Active-transitive verbs govern the objective case.

EXERCISES IN PARSING.

"William was admired for his prudence."

549. William is a PROPER NOUN, of the THIRD PERSON, SINGULAR NUMBER, MASCULINE GENDER, and in the NOMINATIVE CASE to was admired, agreeably to RULE VI.

Was admired is a REGULAR PASSIVE VERB, from the verb to admire "Pres. admire; Imp. admired; Perf. part. admired. 1. I was admired; 2. You were admired; 3. He or William was admired"-made in the INDICATIVE MOOD, IMPERFECT TENSE, THIRD PERSON, SINGULAR NUMBER, and agrees with William, according to RULE VII.

For is a PREPOSITION.

His is a PERSONAL PRONOUN, of the THIRD PERSON, SINGULAR NUMBER, MASCULINE GENDER, and agrees with William, according to RULE V.-"Nom. he; Poss. his"-made in the POSSESSIVE CASE, and governed by prudence, by RULE I.

Prudence is a COMMON NOUN, of the THIRD PERSON, SINGULAR NUMBER, NEUTER GENDER, OBJECTIVE CASE, and governed by for, by RULE X.

EXERCISES IN PARSING CONTINUED.

"John was applauded for his elo-
quence."
"The king was crowned at West-

minster Abbey."
"Thomas has been esteemed."
"The business will be regulated."

"Addition teacheth"? "He that hath ears"?" He that simeth"? "Thou lovedst"? "Thon nightst, coulist, wonldst, or shouldst have lamented"? What is the rule for the agreement of the verb? rule for the nominative? rule by which verbs govern the objective case? William was admired for his prudence." Will you parsa William ? 549.

«The girl was ridiculed by her companions.”

"Susan was respected for her vir

tuous conduct.

"James will be rewarded by his instructer."

was admired? 519. for? 549. his? 519. prudence? 549.

What is a passive verh? 444. How formed? 510. Why is admired regular? 533.

Why is for a preposition? 246. Why is his a pronoun?

Will you now parse the remaining ex oreison

"We may be esteemed."
"He might have been promoted."
"William would have been de-
throned."

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2.

"Justice may have been stayed."
"The task must be performed."
"We should not (1.) be easily (1.)
disheartened in a good cause.'

If he be learned.”

550. If is a coPULATIVE CONJUNCTION.

Be learned is a REGULAR PASSIVE VERB, from the verb to learn "Pres. learn; Imper. learned; Perf. part. learned. 1. If I be learned; 2. If you be learned; 3. If he be learned"-made in the SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD, SUBJUNCTIVE FORM, PRESENT TENSE, THIRD PERSON, SINGULAR NUMBER, and agrees with he, according to RULE VII.

EXERCISES IN SYNTAX CONTINUED.

XLVI. OF IRREGULAR VERBS.

551. Irregular verbs are those which do not form their imperfect tense and perfect participle by the addition of d or ed to the present tense; as,

"If he he learned." Will you parse if? 550. be learned? 550. Why in the subjunctive mood? 456.

(1.) Adverb.

Why in the subjunctive form? 463. Will you parse the remaining exercises in these lessons?

(2.) Irregular verb. (3.) For William and mother apply Rule XI. (4.) Adjective.

553. We say, "I have seen,' ," "I had seen," and "I am seen," using the participle seen instead of the verb saw: hence, NOTE VI. We should use participles, only, after have, and had, and the verb to be.

EXERCISES IN SYNTAX.

"John has written his copy."

554. Has written is an IRREGULAR ACTIVE-TRANSITIVE VERB, from the verb to write-" Pres. write; Imperf. wrote; Perf. part. written. 1. I have written; 2. You have written; 3. He or John has written"-found in the INDICATIVE MOOD, PERFECT TENSE, THIRD PERSON, SINGULAR NUMBER, and agrees with John, by RULE VII.

John, copy, and his are parsed as before.

EXERCISES IN SYNTAX CONTINUED.

XLVII. GOVERNMENT OF THE INFINITIVE.

555. When I say, "John begins to read," to read is a verb in the infinitive mood; and it follows, as you perceive, the verb begins: hence we say that it is governed by begins.

"He is beginning to read." Here, the infinitive follows the participle beginning; it is, therefore, governed by beginning.

"He is eager to learn." Here, the infinitive follows the adjective eager ; we therefore say that it is governed by eager.

"He has an opportunity to learn." Here, the infinitive, to learn, gov erned by the noun opportunity, because it follows the noun.

In like manner the infinitive may be governed by pronouns; as,

a fine opportunity for him to learn:" hence,

XLVII. "John begins to read." In what mood is to read? 555. Why? 479. By what is it governed? 555. Why? 555. "He is beginning to read." What governs to read in this case? 555. "He is eager to learn." What governs to learn in this case? 555. Why? 555. (1.) Adverb.

"There is

"He has an opportunity to learn?" What part of speech governs to learn in this example? 555. Why? 555.

"opportunity for him to learn.' What does the infinitive here follow By what, then, is it governed? 555.

# See 543.