217. Uniting, combining, or joining together. Q. You recollect that, in varying the verb, we joined the pronouns with it ; hence this exercise is called conjugation: what, then, do you understand by the conjugation of a verb? 218. The conjugation of a verb is the regular combination and arrangement of its several moods, tenses, numbers and persons. 219. Conjugation of the verb LEARN. 1. I might, could, would, or 2. You might, could, would, or Plural. 1. We might, could, would, or should have learned. 2. You might, could, would, or should have learned. 3. They might, could, would, or should have learned. Synopsis of the Second Person Singular, with Tuoυ. 220. Pres. Thou mayst, canst, or must learn. Perf. Thou mayst, canst, or must have learned. Imp. Thou mightst, couldst, wouldst, or shouldst learn. Plup. Thou mightst, couldst, wouldst, or shouldst have learned. Q. In what mood is "I may learn"? Why? (215.) Q. Will you repeat the synopsis with I? thou? he? we? ye? you? they? Q. In what mood, tense, number and person, is "I can learn"? "You might assist"? "They could have learned" ? may learn"? must study"? "You "He Q. In what mood and tense is "I have learned" ? "He shall run" ? "Wil Gam did sing"} Q. Will you conjugate learn in the present tense, potential mood? Will you conjugate love m the same mood, and imperfect tense? Strike, in the perfect tense? Come, in the pluperfect tense? Q. How many tenses has the potential mood? EXERCISES IN PARSING. "He may return." 221. He is a PRONOUN, a word used instead of a nounPERSONAL; it invariably represents the same person—MASCULINE GENDER; it represents a male-THIRD PERSON; it denotes the person spoken of-SINGULAR NUMBER; it implies but one--and in the NOMINATIVE CASE; it denotes the agent― "Nom. he”-nominative case to may return, by RULE VI. The nominative case governs the verb. May return is a VERB; it implies action or being-ACTIVE; it implies action-INTRANSITIVE; it does not admit an object after it-POTENTIAL MOOD; it implies possibility, liberty, &c.-PRESENT TENSE; it denotes what may be now" 1. I may or can return; 2. You may or can return; 3. He may or can return"-made in the THIRD PERSON, SIN◄ GULAR, because its nominative he is, with which it agrees. according to RULE VII. A verb must agree with its nominative case in number and person. EXERCISES IN PARSING CONTINUED. 222. When I say, "I am at home," you know that am is a verb, because it implies being or existence; and since to be means to exist, the verb am bas been called the verb to be. 224. Synopsis of the Second Person Singular with THOV. INDICATIVE MOOD. Pres. Thou art. 1 Fut. Thou shalt or wilt 2 Fut. Thou wilt have been. POTENTIAL MOOD. Pres. Thou mayst, canst, or must be Imp. Thon mightst, couldst, wouldst, or shouldst be. Perf. Thou mayst, canst, or must have been. Plup. Thou mightst, couldst, wouldst, or shouldst have been. XIV. QUESTIONS ON THE FOREGOING CONJUGATION Q. Why am a verb? (158.) What is it sometimes called? (222.) Why is it so called? (222.) Q. Will you give the synopsis of the verb to be with I through the indica. tive mood? Q. Will you conjugate am in the present indicative? Imperfect? Perfect! Pluperfect ? Future? 2 Future? Present potential? Imperfect ? Perfect? Pluperfect? Q. In what mood, tense, number and person is "I am" ? "Am I ?” “You were"? "I have been"? "Have you been?” “ He may or can be"?" We should be"? "He may have been"? They should have been"? shouldst have been"? "Thou mayst be"? 66 Q. Will you repeat the synopsis with thou? EXERCISES IN PARSING. "The girls were industrious." "Thou 225. Were is a VERB; it implies action or being-NEUTER; it is neither active nor passive, expressing simply being-INDICATIVE MOOD; it simply indicates or declares a thing-IMPERFECT TENSE; it expresses past time" 1. I was; 2. You were; 3. He was. Plur. 1. We were ; 2. You were; 3. They were, or girls were"-made in the THIRD PERSON PLURAL, because its nominative girls is, with which it agrees, agreeably to RULE VII. A verb must agree with its nominative case in number and person. Industrious is an ADJECTIVE, a word joined with a noun to describe it" industrious, more industrious, most industrious" in the POSITIVE DEGREE; it describes, without any comparison-and belongs to the noun girls, according to RULE IV. Adjectives belong to the nouns which they describe. For the and girls, apply RULES III. and VI. EXERCISES IN PARSING CONTINUED. "William is attentive." "John is studious." "We are jealous." "Thou art dutiful ” "Am I young?" "Was I wrong?" "Have we been wicked ?" Q. When I say, "The bird flies swifily," I do not mean by swiftly to describe inrd: what does swiftly describe? 226. The manner of flying. Q. To what part of speech is swiftly joined in the phrase, “The bird flies swiftly"? 227. To the verb flies. Q. What does the word udverb signify? 228. Joined to a verb. Q. What, then, shall we call all such words as swiftly? 229. ADVERBS. Q. "John runs very swiftly." Which word here describes or shows how swiftly John runs ? -230. Very. Q. What is the word very called, and all such words as qualify or describe adverbs? 231. Adverbs. Q. "Industrious, more industrious, most industrious." What are more and most called here, and why? 232. Adverbs, because they describe or qualify adjectives. Q. From the foregoing particulars, what appears to be a proper definition of adverbs? 233. Adverbs are words joined to verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs, to qualify or describe them. Q. "John visits me often, but Thomas oftener." In this example, we saa that adverbs may be compared: will you, therefore, compare soon? 234. "Soon, sooner, soonest." Q. Will you compare wisely? 235. "Wisely, more wisely, most wisely." Q. How do adverbs ending in ly appear to be compared 236. By the adverbs more and most. Q. Will you in this manuer compare admirably? foolishly? Q. Many adverbs are compared like adjectives of one syllable, as soon above; but there is a very considerable number, the comparison of which is not regulated by any general rule. The following list embraces adverbs variously compared: will you repeat the comparative and superlative of each, as I same the positive? 937. Comparative. more, better, sooner. Positive.. more justly, Wisely, more wisely, Justly, less justly, Badly, or ill, worse, Superlative, soonest. most justly. worst. |