alytical practical grammar - Toronto Public Library

t'ry ~JOr,OG V--PARSING,
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im1lsitive-expresses an act done hy olle person 01' thing to
another.
rRgula,·-its past tense and past participle end in cd.
pasl-exrresses an act now 1'''8t.
indicative-declares simply.
passive-represents its subj .. ct as aete.] upon.
tltird persoll-its subject is spoken ufo
sinqlliar-aflhms of Cone.
ABBREVIATED r.IODEL.
582. The length "f time neces~ary to parse eyen a few words in this
way, renders it impracticable to do it often, though occasionally it may tw
pl'ofitable. The following brief method will answer every purpose:-
Tile . ....... Definite article, Lc-Ionging to planl and animal, anrl showing
them to be limited.
minute .• t . ... Adjective, supctlative degret', qualifying plallt. &c.
pla,d ...... A noun, neuter, in tbe nominative singular. subj,·C't of affords.
or . .....••. A disjunctive conjunction, c"nncding Flant and allimal as
alternates.
animal .•••. A noun, neuter, in thc nominative singulal', subject of afford .•.
if . .....••. A conjunction, connecting the sentences.
it .......•. Third personal pronoun, neutel', in the nominntivc singnlar,
standing for plant or animal, nnd subject of i .., e.rnmined.
is t;:umi,.,d. A verb transitive, I'el;ular, in the present indicative. active,.
expreseing what is done to its slll~ect ii, used for plallt or
a"imal.
attwtivtly .. An adverb, modifying e.wmilled; compal ed by more alld
most.
affords . ...• A verb transitive, regulal" ill the prcpent indicative, activf',
third person singufar, and affirll1s of pla>!' or animal.
a ••....••• , Indefinite nrticle, showing tlloltsalld wOllder~ to be indefinite
thousand . .•. A numeral adjecti ,'e, used to qualify 1llonders.
wOllde" . .... A noun, neuter, in the objecti ve plural, object of offords.
and •.....• A copulative c"njunction; COIlnects the pred:cales offord."
&c., nnd oblifJes.
obliges . ..... A verb transitive, regular. in the present indicative active,
third person singular, and affirms of plallt or animal.
1IS ••••••••• First personal pronoun, masculine 01' feminine, in the "bjrc.
tive plural, object of obliges, and subject of to admire, &c.
10 admire .• . A verb tran.itive, regular, ill the prr,cnt i"finitive, active,
attribute of !lS, or object of oblifJes.
and.. . .... A copUlative conjunction; conoects to a,.'rnire and to adore.
to udore A verb transiti,'c, regular, in the present infinitive, act.ive,
attribute of liS, or object of ob!;geR.