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20 ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
109. REMARK.-A noun is also called a substantive. But tbis term for
convenience is here used in a more comprehensive sense, to mean a noun,
n per.onal pronoun, or a phrase used as a noun, and usually called" a Bubs/anti/'e
phrase." Thus, in such a rule as this, "An adjective qualifies the
substantive," .!xc., the word substantive may mean either a nonn, 01' pronoun,
or substantive phrase.
EXERCISES."
1. In the fonowing list, distinguish proper nouns from common, and give
n reason for the distinction ;-
Albany, city, tree, nation, France, Philip, dog, bor~c, bouse,
garden, Dublin, Edinburgh, London, river, Hudson, Ohio,
Thames, countries, America, England, Ireland, Spain, sun,
moon, stars, planets, Jupiter, Venus, J\iars, man, woman, boy,
girl, John, James, l\hry, Susan, mountain, stream, valley.
2. In the following sentence~, point out the nouns. Say why they are
nouns; tell whether they are proper or common, and why. Thus," Table,"
a noun, because the name of a t.hiug; common, b"canse applied to all things
of the sam e sort.
The table and chairs in this room belong to John j the bookcase,
writing·desk, and books, to his brother.-Time and tide
wait for no man.-The largest city in Europe is London j in
America, New York.-'l'he northern states produce wheat,
oats, barley, rye, corn, and potatoes j while cotton, tobacco,
rice and sugar, are the products of the south.
s. 'Write down ten nouns, or names of persons or things, and my some··
thing respecting each, so as to make a sentence; thus:- -
Summer-summer is the warmest season of the year.
4. Tell what words in the sentences so made, are nouns, and why; which
are proper, or common, and why.
ACCIDEXTS of THE NOCN,
no. The accidents of nouns are PerSall, Gender,
Number, and Case.
NOTE.-These accidents belong also to pel'sonal and relative pronouns
(239) .
• The exerdses furnished l!ere, and throughout this work, are intended merely as
a speclme.n of the w.ay III \Vhlcl~ the leadm~ truths ,and facts in Grammar may he
wrought IIIto the mmds 9f PIlPlls, by means or exerCIses properly devised. It is lI'lt
however, eX(lect~d or deSIred that the teaeher .hould limit himself to these. Every
active a.nd mgell!olls teacher .will devis,e slIch new and various methods of exercising
hIS pupIls as theu' a!,:,', capacIty, alld CIrcumstances, and his own judgment and expertence
m~y Sll~g~st, ,as best calculated to dl'aw out tlleir powel'S, and culth'ate in
them a habit of thlUking and reasoumg for them.elves.