Part 178 (1/2)

”Before I shall say those Things, (O conscript Fathers) about the Public Affairs, which are to be spoken at this Time; I shall lay before you, in few Words, the Motives of the Journey, and the Return”--_Brightland's Gram_, p 149

”Of well-chose Words soh

And think they should be (like the Subject) rough”

--_Ib_, p 173

”Then having shewed his wounds, _he'd_ sit (him) down”

--_Bullions, E Gram_, p 32

UNDER RULE II--OF INCLUDED POINTS

”Then Jael smote the Nail into his Temples, and fastened it to the Ground: (for he was fast asleep and weary) so he died OLD TEST”--_Ward's Gram_, p 17

[FORMULE--Not proper, because this parenthesis is notwith a pause equal to that which precedes it But, according to Rule 2d above, ”The curves do not supersede other stops; and, as the parenthesis terminates with a pause equal to that which precedes it, the same point should be included, except when the sentences differ in form”

Therefore, a colon should be inserted within the curve after _weary_]

”Every thing in the Iliad hasis acted or spoken”--_Pope, Pref to Homer_, p vi

”Those nouns, that end in _f_ or _fe_ (except so those letters into _ves_: as, thief, _thieves_; wife, _wives_”--_Bucke's Gra equality) Mine is as good as yours

_As_,--so; (expressing equality) As the stars, so shall thy seed be

_So,--as_; (with a negative expressing inequality) He is not so wise as his brother _So--that_; (expressing consequence) I am so weak that I cannot walk”--_Bullions, E Gram_, p 113; _Pract Les_, p 112

”A captious question, sir (and yours is one,) Deserves an answer similar, or none”--_Cowper_, ii 228

MIXED EXAMPLES OF ERROR

”Whatever words the verb TO BE serves to unite referring to the sa, must be of the same case; --61, as, _Alexander_ is a _student_”--_Bullions, E Graative, it cooverns it --40, R 9 (Murray's 6th rule is unnecessary)”--_Id, ib_, p 90 ”It is generally improper (except in poetry,) to omit the antecedent to a relative; and always to omit a relative when of the nominative case”--_Id, ib_, p 130 ”In every sentence there must be a _verb_ and a _nominative_ (or subject) expressed or understood”--_Id, ib_, p 87; _Pract Lessons_, p 91 ”Nouns and pronouns, and especially words denoting tioverned by prepositions understood; or are used to restrict verbs or adjectives without a governing word, --50 Reave (to) me a full account of the whole affair”--_Bullions, E Graht_, to express _present_ duty, --20, 4, it may be followed by the present; as, 'You _should_ study that you _may_ become learned'”--_Id, ib_, p 123 ”The indicative present is frequently used after the words, _when, till, before, as soon as, after_, to express the relative time of a future action; (--24, I, 4,) as, 'When he _comes_, he will be welcome'”--_Id, ib_, p 124 ”The relative is parsed by stating its gender, nu always the same as those of the antecedent) thus, 'The boy who' '_Who_' is a relative pronoun, ular, the nominative, and refers to '_boy_' as its antecedent”--_Bullions, Pract Les_, p 31

”No, I seize, I clasp _thy_ charms, And now _you_ burst; ah! cruel froe froular to the second plural It would have been better thus,

”No I seize, I clasp _your_ charms, And now _you_ burst; ah! cruel from my arms”

--_J Burn's Gram_, p 193

SECTION IX--THE OTHER MARKS

There are also several other marks, which are occasionally used for various purposes, as follow:--

I ['] The APOSTROPHE usually denotes either the possessive case of a noun, or the elision of one or ard to her _parents'_ advice;”--_'gan, lov'd, e'en, thro'_; for _began, loved, even, through_ It is son; as, Two _a's_--three _6's_[467]