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114 ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
speech, its class, and the words or sentences which it
connects; as, "He and I must go; but you may stay."
.and-a copulative conjunction, and connects the words He and 1.
But-a disjunctive conjunction, and connects the 6entcnces, "He Bnd I
must go," and" you may stay."
573. PRELIMINARY ORAL EXERCISE.
When we say, "John and James study," what word connects John nnd
James 1 What class of words connect words or sentences 1 'Yhat part of
speech is and? In the sentence, "John reads and write~," what docs and
connect i What does and connect in the following phrases, "A red and
white rose "-" A red rose and a white rose "-" Well and truly said I"
What coujunction connects the following sentences, .. 'fhe.y are happy,
because they Ilre good"! Here the following facts may be noticed (\146,
.1:c.):-
1. 'Vhen two nouns or pronouns are connected, they are in the same
case, and in the same construction.
2. When two verbs are conuected, they have the same subject; as,
"James reads and writes."
3. When two adjectives are connected, they qualify the Eame noun or
pronoun.
4. When two adverbs are connected, they modify the same word.
6. When conjunctions connect sentences, they do not connect individnal
words in the sentence. Thus," They are happy, because they are
good," the conjunction does not connect they with they, nor are with
are, DOl' happy with good; but, "They are happy," with" they are
good." So also when they connect phrases: .. He spoke to James,
and to me "-" Of him, and througb him, and to him, arc all things."
EXERCISES O~ C'JNJUNCTIONS.
1. In the following sentence~, point out the conjunctions, aud state what
words, or Bentences, or phra~es. they connect. Sometimes the order is so
inverted, that the conjunctive clause stands first.
2. Parse the words in their order.
Time and tide wait for no man.-The eyening and the morning
were the first day.-The memory of the just is blessed, but
the name of the wicked shall rot.-If thou taint in the day of
adversity, thy strength is small.-Two and two make four.­
George or John will go.-They will succeed because they are
industrious.-Because they are industrious they will succeed.
Of him, and through him, and to him, are all thiugs.-Though
he slay me, yet will I trust in him.-Of making many hooks
there is no end, and much study is a weariness to th" flesh.­
My SOD, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.