alytical practical grammar - Toronto Public Library

172 ENGLISH GRAMlIIAR •
.. Repenting Ii im of his design," should be, II Repenting of his design.' I
Still, a few Illiomalies of this kind are to be fonnd; as, " They laughed him
to scorn."-" Tile manline!'s to look the subject in the face."-" Talked the
night away."
804. RULE 3.-Intransitive t'erbs ill a trallsilivt sense (375) gOI'em the
objecth'e (a,c (321, 1, 2); as, "He runs a race."-" They live a holy life."
805. To this usage may be referred sucb expres!ions in poetry as the
following: "The brooks ran nectar "_H The trees wept gums and balms"
-" Her lips 1Ilu8h deeper sweets," &c.
806. To this rule nlso belongs tbe objective nfter causatit'es (375-3) ;
as, "He runs a stage."-" John walks his horse."-" He works him hard,"
&c. Such expressions, however, as " Grows corn," are inelegant, and should
be avoided.
807. RULE 3.-1ntransilil·e I'erbs to not admit a passive voice, except when
used transitively (375). Thus-
"I am purposed "-" I am perished," should be, "I have purposed
"-" I am perishing." But we can say, "l\fy race is 1'ltn,"
beca1'lse nm is used transitively. Such expressions as "I am H­
sol!'ed"-" He is deceased "-" He is retired from business"-"\Ye
(/re deier?n';'d,r/ to go on," &c., though common, are incorrect. It is
better to say, "I hCll'C resolved "-" He has retired," &c.
808, A transitive verb in the active voice, without nn object, either has
an object understood, 01' is used i!ltransitively (320).
809, RULE 4.-.R transitive verb does not admit a proposition after it;
thus, "I must premise lrilh a few observations."-'· I will not allow oj it."
Omit with and of.
810. RULE 5.-Verbs signifying 10 NAME, CHOOSE, APPOINT, CONSTITu-TE,
and the like, generally gOl'fTn two objectives, t·i:., the DIRECT, denoting the
pPTson or thing acted upon, and the INDIRECT, denoting the result of the act
expressed; as, "They named him John."-"The people elected him president."-"
They made it a book."
811. In sucb sentences, when the verb is in tbe passive voice, the direct
fJ~ject of the actiye form is made the snhject of tbe passive, and the indirect
remains as the predicate nominative after the verb, according to Rule
IX. Tbus." He was named John."-" He was elected president."-" It was
made a book."
812. Besides the direct 01' immediate object in the objective case, some
vel bs have a remote object belwe~n tbe immediate and the verb, governed
by a preposition understood; as, "John gave ME a book." But when the
remote object comes last, the preposition must be expressed; os, "John
gave a book to ME." The verbs thus used are such as dignify to ask, teaeTt,
offer, promise, give, pay, tell, allow, deny, and some others.
813. These verbs properly talte the immediate object of the nctive