CHAP. 1. SECT. Of the nature of the letters, and of General observations on the sounds of the letters. : : : : : : 21 The nature of articulation explained. 31 arranging them. 9. verbs to have and to be. : : : The auxiliary verbs conjugated in their simple form; with observa- Of the syntax of the article. Of the syntax of the noun. Of several nouns joined by copulatives. Of nouns of multitude. : : : : : : : : 147 Of one noun governing another in the posses→ sive case. : : : : : : : : ::: : 169 Of the syntax of the adjective, : : : : : 156 Of the verb's agreement with the nominative case. 139 Of verbs active requiring the objective case. : : 175 Of one verb governing another in the infinitive mood. : : : : : : :* : : : : : : 178 Of verbs related in point of time. Of the syntax of the participle. : : : : : ENGLISH GRAMMAR is the art of speaking and writing the English language with propriety. It is divided into four parts, viz. ORTHOGRAPHY, ETYMOLOGY, SYNTAX, and PROSODY, This division may be rendered more intelligible to young minds, by observing, in other words, that Grammar treats, first, of the form and sound of the letters, the combination of letters into syllables, and syllables into words; secondly, of the different sorts of words, their various modifications, and their derivation; thirdly, of the union and right order of words in the formation of a sentence; and lastly, of the just pronunciation, and poetical construction of sentences. PART 1. ORTHOGRAPHY. CHAPTER 1. Of the LETTERs. SECT. 1. Of the nature of the letters, and of a perfect alphabet. An articulate sound, is the sound of the human voice, formed by the organs of speech. Orthography teaches the nature and powers of letters, and the just method of spelling words. A letter is the first principle or least part of a word. The letters of the English language, called the English Alphabet, are twenty-six in number. B |