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ETYMOLOG Y-PARSING. 12£>
pbrase, is neitber tbe subject of nny verb, nor governed by any word in the
sentence. Of this kind are 01\ Fuch expressions as the following: "It is nn
honor to be the alltlior of such II work."-' '1'0 be 8Urtty for a stranger is
dangerous "-" The atr0ciulH crime of {"oi1l1; a yOUllg man, I sball attempt
neither to pr.lliate nor dl'ny,'·-l'itt. III all such examples, whether the
phrase be the ~ubject of II verb, 01'· the obj,'ct of an active·transitive verb
01' preposition, the noun or pronounJollowillg' the verb" to be," or a passi ve
vel'l" is pruperly in the predicate-nominative (6::; 1 and 799). The words
m "Y be parsed separately, or the whole ph rose may be parsed 08 one word.
L He h",,1 the honor of being a director for life. 2. By being a diligent
student, he soon ncquired eminence in his profession. ~. l\Iony benefits
result to men from being wise aud temperate (men).
25. It qj'ten refers to persons, or to an infinitive coming after: as,
1. It is Joltn that is to blam e. 2. It wa.l I that wrote tbe letter. 3. It
is the duty of all to improve. 4. It is the business of every mau to pre·
pare for death. 5. It was reserved for Newton to discover the law of
gravitation. 6. It is easy to form good resolutions but difficult to put
them in pmctice. 7. It is iocumbent on the young to Inye and honor their
parents.
26. WorJs,:especially in poetry, are ofiO! much transposed; as,
1. Great is Diana of the Ephe,ians. 2. On yourEelf depend fol' aid.
3. Happy the man:wbo puts his trust in his ~I:tker. 4. Of uight tbe glllom
was dark and dense.
5. Or where the gorgeous east, with richest hand,
Showers on her kings barbaric, real'ls aud gold.
6. No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets.
'1. A transient calm the happy scenes bestow.
As additional exercises in parsing, ~he little work entitled" PUOGUESSIVE
EXERCISES in Analysis and Parsing" may now be used, or sentences from
any plain, simple, and accurate composition, such as arc contained in tbe
reading lessons, may be selected. The excrcises under the bead of
., ANJ.LYBIS," page 12, &e., may be used for the same purpose.