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ETYMOLOGY-PARSING, 121
1. Alexander the coppersmith, was not a friend to the Apostle Paul.
2. Hope, the balm of life, is our greatest friend. S. Thomsen, the author
of "The Seasons." is a delightful poet. 4. Tempel"ance, the best preserver
of health, should be the study of all men.
NOTE.-In parsing such seutences as those above, a relative and a verb
may be inserted betwecn the words in apposition. JJfllsclf, thysdj. hilllself,
&c. often stand at a considerabl,) distance from the words with which
th ey agree; as,
5. Thomas degpatched the letter himself. 6. They gathered the flowers
in the garden themselves. 7. Ann saw the transaction herself, aud could
1I0t be mistaken.
6. Myself, thyself, himself. d:c., often form the objectives after activetransiti"e
verbs, of wltich the words they represent are the subjecls or nom inative~.
as,
They are in such cases generally called Reflexive prono!l1i8 (249) ;
1. Ihurt myself. 2. He wronged himself, to oblige us. S. They will
Bupport themselves hy their industry. 4. She endeav,)ured to show hereelfolfto
advantage. 5. We must confine ourselves more to our studies.
u. They hurt themselves by their great anxiety.
7. Adjective., taken as nouns, and used in referellce to persons, are gen.
erallyoj the plural number (201); as,
1. The valiaut never taste of death but onCl'. 2. The virtuous are
generally the most happy. 3. The diligent make most improvement. 4.
The sincere are always esteemed. 5. The inquLitive are generally talIm
tive. 6. The dissipated are much to be pitied.
8. Nouns and pronouns, taken in tlte same connection, must be of tlte
sa1ne case; as,
1. The master taught him and me to write. 2. He aDd she were schoolfdlows.
3.:My brother anel he are tolerable grammarialls_ 4. He gave
the book to Juhn and Thomas. 5. I lent my knife and peucil to oue of
the scholars.
9. A relative generally precedes tlte verb tltat governs it; as,
1. He is a friend W/lOni I greatly rnpect. ~. They whom luxury has
corrupted, cannot relish the simple pleasures of life. 3. The books which
I bought yesterday, I have not yet received. 4. The trees which he planted
in the spring have all died.
10. lV/ten both a relative and its antecedent have each a verb belollging
to it, tlte Telati,.e is commonly tlte nominative to tlte first verb, and tlte ante.
cel.ellt to tlie second; as,
1. HJ.: who acts wisely DESERVES praise. 2. He who is a straugel' to indns·
tl'Y may possess, but he cannot enjoy. 3. They who are born in high
stations are not always the most happy. 4. The mall who is faithfuU,
attacued VI relig:on m,lY be relied on with confidence.