PART IV.

EXERCISES IN PUNCTUATION.

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CHAP. 1. Sentences which require the application of the

Comma, disposed under the particular Rules 165

2. Sentences which require the insertion of the

Semicolon and Comma

177

5. Sentences requiring the application of the Dash;

of the Notes of Interrogation and Exclama-

tion; and of the Parenthetical Characters 183

6. Promiscuous instances of defective Punctuation 185

PART V.

EXERCISES TO PROMOTE PERSPICUOUS AND

ACCURATE WRITING.

First, With respect to single Words and Phrases.

CHAP. 1. Violations of the Rules of Purity

2. Violations of the Rules of Propriety

3. Violations of the Rules of Precision

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Secondly, With respect to the Construction of

Sentences.

CHAP. 1. Sentences in which the Rules of Clearness are

violated

2. Sentences in which the Rules of Unity are

violated

3. Sentences in which the Rules for promoting the

Strength of a sentence are violated............. 226

4. Instances of an irregular use of Figures of Speech. 240

5. Violations of the Rules respecting perspicuous

and accurate writing, promiscuously disposed 243

APPENDIX.

CHAP. 1. On transposing the members of a sentence ........ 259

2. On variety of expression

264

EXERCISES.

PART I.

EXERCISES IN PARSING.

CHAPTER I.

EXERCISES IN PARSING, AS IT RESPECTS ETYMOLOGY ALONE.

SECTION 1.

Etymological Parsing Table.

WHAT part of speech?

1. An article.-What kind? Why?

2. A substantive.-Common or proper? What gen-

der? 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?

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SECTION 2.

Specimen of Etymological Parsing.

"Hope animates us."

Hope is a common substantive of the third person, in the singular number, and the nominative case. [Decline the substantive.] Animates is a regular verb active, indicative mood, present tense, third person singular. [Repeat the present tense, the imperfect tense, and the perfect participle; and sometimes conjugate the verb entirely.] Us is a personal pronoun, first person plural, and in the objective case. [Decline the pronoun.]

"A peaceful mind is virtue's reward."

A is the indefinite article. Peaceful is an adjective. [Repeat the degrees of comparison.] Mind is a common substantive, of the third person, in the singular number, and the nominative case. [Decline the substantive.] Is is an irregular verb neuter, indicative mood, present tense, and the third person singular. [Repeat the present tense, the imperfect tense, and the participle; and occasionally conjugate the verb entirely.] Virtue's is a common substantive, of the third person, in the singular number, and the possessive case. [Decline the substantive.] Reward is a common substantive, of the third person, in the singular number, and the nominative

cuse.