meadow. 3. Both civil [] and religious liberty are enjoyed by the American people. 4. Here are a gold [], a silver [], and a paper dollar. 5. An old [] and a young man were walking in the garden. 6. A large [] and a small tree are growing in my garden. Section 2. There being no ellipsis of the noun. EXAMPLES. 1. A white and black horse is grazing in the pasture. 2. A clear and calm day sometimes succeeds a cloudy and stormy night. REMARK. The repetition of the article indicates that two objects are meant; and its non-repetition, that only one is meant. ARTICLE XXVI. PRIMARY AND ATTRIBUTIVE OBJECTS. Section 1. The attributive object a noun. EXAMPLES. 1. They called him John (a). 2. They named him Henry. 3. The saints proclaim Thee King. 4. They elected him captain. 5. They voted it a nuisance. 6. The Turks style their emperor Sultan. (a) Him is a pronoun, etc., and is the primary object of called.— Rule III, Note 1. John is a noun, etc., and is the attributive object of called.— Rule III, Note 1. Section 2. An infinitive as attributive object. EXAMPLES. 1. I commanded him to go. 2. He ordered the servant to saddle the horse. 3. I requested him to lend me a book. 4. I saw him [to] go. 5. He ordered the horse to be saddled. (a) Him is a pronoun, etc., and is the primary object of commanded.-Rule III, Note 1. To go is a verb, etc.; inf., and the attributive object of commanded.-Rule III, Note 2. ARTICLE XXVII. THE OBJECTIVE CASE AFTER PASSIVE VERBS. EXAMPLES. 1. James was taught grammar (a). 2. He was asked a question. 3. They were refused admittance. 4. He was banished the realm. 5. We were denied the right. (ɑ) Grammar is a noun, etc.; in the obj. case after the passive verb was taught.-Rule III, Note 3. ARTICLE XXVIII. INFINITIVES USED ATTRIBUTIVELY. EXAMPLES. 1. He was urged to return. 2. They were seen to be agitated. 3. They were ordered to leave. 4. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. 5. The sun seems to rise and set. 6. The cholera is known to have originated in India (a). (a) To have originated is a verb, etc.; infinitive, etc. It is used attributively, and relates to cholera as its subject.-Rule XI. ARTICLE XXIX. INFINITIVES FOLLOWING THE CORRELATIVES SO.... AS. EXAMPLES. 1. Thou wouldest certainly blush at thy barbarity, if thou hadst been so unfeeling as to laugh at or despise a miserable being who had lost one of his legs []. 2. The difficulties were so great as to deter him [ ]. 3. No station is so high, no power so great, no character so unblemished, as to exempt men from the attacks of rashness, malice, or envy [(a)]. (a) Supply "would require one's station to be high, one's power to be great, and one's character to be unblemished." ARTICLE XXX. INFINITIVES PRECEDED BY THE CORRELATIVES OTHER.... THAN. EXAMPLES. 1. I left the place of my confinement with no other views than to pay to heaven the vows I had made, settle my family concerns according to the rules of justice, and to bid adieu to my children, that I might die in peace [(a)].-Trans. from Fénelon. 2. You can not do better than to accept my offer [(a)]. (a) Supply "would be doing well." 3. The vanquished army could not do otherwise than to submit to the conditions imposed upon them by the victors [(a)]. (a) Supply "would be doing." ARTICLE XXXI. THE INTERJECTIONS. Section 1. Words properly classed as interjections. EXAMPLES. 1. Forbid it, O (a) Father of mercy! (a) O is an interjection of calling. It has no grammatical connection with the other words of the sentence.-Rule XIV. 2. O (a) let not thy heart despise me! (a) O is an interjection expressing desire. It has no grammatical connection with the other words of the sentence.-Rule XIV. 3. Ah no! Achilles meets a shameful fate; O, how unworthy of the brave and great!-Pope. 4. Alas! alas! (a) that great city Babylon! that mighty city for in one hour is thy judgment come.— Rev. xviii: 10. (a) Alas! is an interjection expressing grief. It has no grammatical connection, etc.-Rule XIV. Section 2. Words of other parts of speech used as interjections. EXAMPLES. 1. Amazing! (a) What do I see and hear? (a) Amazing! is an adjective used as an interjection to express 2. Hark! (a) they whisper. (a) Hark! is a verb in the imperative mode used as an interjec- Section 3. Interjectional phrases. EXAMPLES. 1. "Dear me!" (a) said the fox; "[are they] coming (a) Dear me! is an interjectional phrase expressing surprise 2. Can gold gain friendship? Impudence of hope! ARTICLE XXXII. WORDS USED AS SUBSTITUTES FOR EXAMPLES. 1. Do you hear me? Yes (a). 2. Have you found (a) Yes is a substitute for the sentence I do hear you. |