7. The auxiliary verbs conjugated in their sim-

ple form; with observations on their

peculiar nature and force .....

111

121

131

8. The conjugation of regular verbs..... 137

SECT. 1. Of the various ways in which words are

derived from one another

2. A sketch of the steps, by which the English

language has risen to its present state of

refinement

180

189

CHAP. 12. Number and variety of words, &c. 192

PART III

SYNTAX,

Of the syntax of the article

195

234

Of the syntax of the noun.

Of several nouns joined by copulatives

Of nouns connected by disjunctives

205

209

Page.

Of nouns of multitude ......

Of one noun governing another in the possessive case 239

Of the syntax of the pronoun.

Of pronouns agreeing with their antecedents .......

.... 212

Of the relative being nominative to the verb

Of the relative preceded by nominatives of different

..... 219

Of the verb's agreement with the nominative case ...... 193

Of verbs active requiring the objective case

.......... 247

Of one verb governing another in the infinitive mood... 252

Of verbs and words related in point of time .....

Of the syntax of the participle

Of the rules respecting adverbs.

Of the position of adverbs.......

Of two negatives

Of the syntax of prepositions

Of the syntax of conjunctions.

254

26.5

.... 270

... 273

274

Of conjunctions connecting the same moods, tenses, and

cases

... 281

Of conjunctions requiring the subjunctive mood, &c... 283

Of the syntax of interjections

...... 310

Of comparisons by the conjunction than or as 295

Of the apostrophe, caret, &c. .... 891

Directions respecting capital let-

СНАР. 6.

CHAP. 7.

APPENDIX.

RULES AND OBSERVATIONS FOR PROMOTING PERSPICUITY
AND ACCURACY IN WRITING.

PART I.

Of perspicuity and accuracy of expression, with respect to single

Of perspicuity and accuracy of expression, with respect to the con-