PART I. Page CHAP. 1. Instances of false Orthography, ar- ranged under the respective Rules 30 5. Sentences requiring the application of the Dash; of the Notes of In- terrogation and Exclamation; and of the Parenthetical Characters 126 4. Instances of an irregular use of Fi- 5. Violations of the Rules respecting The following is a list of COLLINS & Co.'s editions of Murray's works, with their prices at retail, and by the dozen. I. First Book for Children, from 4th Eng. edit. 2. An English Spelling-Book, 3. An English Gram. together with the Exercises 9th do. 3.00 14th do. 62 7 50 9: 00 8888888 and Key, 8vo. 4. English Exercises to the Grammar, 5. An English Grammar, 6. Eng. Exercises to the Grammar, 7. A Key to the English Exercises, 8. An Abridgment of the Grammar, 9. Introduction to the Eng. Reader, 10. The English Reader, II. Sequel to the English Reader, 12. Introduction au Lecteur François, 13. The Power of Religion on the Mind, 13th do. I oo ΙΟ The Proprietors of Lindley Murray's works, think it is no fmall recommendation of them, that the whole of thefe valuable publications, from "The First Book for Children," to "the Power of Religion on the Mind," may be properly confidered, as forming a little code of important elementary inftruction. They are ftrictly fubfervient to one another, and most intimately connected. Their peculiar and acknowledged excellence is, that in every part of them, the pureft principles of piety and virtue, are happily blended with the elements of literature. They may, therefore, with the greatest confidence, be put into the hands of young perfons, as books which (to use the language of a Reviewer refpecting them). "will eminently conduce to pure religion and morality, and to the acquifition of a correct and elegant ftyle." The following extract of a letter from LINDLer MurRAY will shew his opinion of the merits of COLLINS & Co.'s editions of his works. "I am much indebted to Collins & Co. for the neat and correct manner in which they reprint my rublications; and for their care and exertions to exhibit the books AS THEY WERE PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR, and especially with His laseft improvements. I fhall make it a point to communicate to them from time to time, and as early as poffible, copies of all the new and improved editions of the books. It affords me a peculiar gratification to perceive that my publications are fo extensively diffused over my native country." EXERCISES. PART I. EXERCISES IN PARSING. CHAP. I. Exercises in PARSING, as it respects ETYMOLOGY alone. W SECT. I. Etymological Parsing Table. HAT part of speech? 1. An article. What kind? Why? 2. A substantive. Common 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? B SECT. II. Specimen of Etymological Parsing. Hope animates us." Hope is a common substantive, of the neuter gender, 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 pirticiple; 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 neuter gender, 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 neuter gender, the third person, in the singular number, and the possessive case. [Decline the substantive.] Reward is a common substantive, of the neuter gender, the third. person, in the singular number, and the nominative |