Exercises.

Let each Verb and Participle in the following exercises be pointed out, and its Class and Modification given.

We are all fond of singing.

Some are accustomed to sing by rote.

The young ladies ought to have attended the lecture.
By teaching others, we improve ourselves.

Being accustomed to study, we can learn that lesson easily. Having been censured for idleness, John has resolved to be diligent.

By endeavoring to please all, we fail to please any. "To be, or not to be that is the question."

"Spirit! I feel that thou

Wilt soon depart―

This body is too weak longer to hold

The immortal part.

The ties of earth are loosening,

They soon will break;

And thou, even as a joyous bird,

Thy flight wilt take

To the eternal world."

"Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers:
But Error, wounded, writhes in pain,

And dies amid her worshipers."

Crushed...... is [a Participle, from the verb crush;] used here to describe a condition of "Truth;" hence, a verbal Adjective.

Will rise. ....asserts an act of "Truth;" hence, a Verb.

has no object; hence, Intransitive.

simply declares; hence, Indicative Mode.
denotes time future; hence, Future Tense.
.asserts being of "years;" hence, a Verb.
has no object; hence, Intransitive.
simply declares; hence, Indicative Mode.
denotes time present; hence, Present Tense.

Wounded.

...

..is [a Participle, from the verb wound;] used here to Le
scribe a condition of "Error;" hence, verbal Adjective.

Writhes...
......asserts an act of "Error;" hence, a Verb.
has no object; hence, Intransitive.

simply declares; hence, Indicative Mode.
denotes time present; hence, Present Tense.
"The surging billows and the gamboling storms
Come crouching to his feet."

Surging...... is [a Participle, from the verb surge.]

used here to describe "billows;" hence, a verbal Adjective.

Gamboling...is [a Participle, from the verb gambol.]

et

Come....

"

used here to describe "storms;" hence, a verbal Adjective. asserts an act of "billows" and "storms;" hence, a Verb has no object; hence, Intransitive.

simply declares; hence, Indicative Mode.

denotes time present; hence, Present Tense.

Crouching....is [a Participle, from the verb crouch.]

used here to modify the act expressed by "come;" (it declares the manner of coming ;) hence, an Adverb "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Beginning .is [a Participle, from the verb begin.]

used here as the name of an event; hence, a verbal Noun. asserts an act of "God;" hence, a Verb.

act passes to objects (heaven and earth); hence, Transitive. simply declares; hence, Indicative Mode.

denotes a particular time past; hence, Past Terse Definite.

QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW.

What is a Verb?

What is the first distinction of Verbs ?

What is a Transitive Verb? Intransitive?

What is a Neuter Verb?

What are the Modifications of Verbs ?

When is a Verb in the Active Voice?

When is a Verb in the Passive Voice?

How is the Passive Voice of a Verb formed?

What Verbs take the Passive form?

What is denoted by the term Mode?

What are the Modes?

When is a Verb in the Indicative Mode ?
When in the Potential?-the Subjunctive?
When in the Imperative ?-the Infinitive?
What is a Participle }

How are Participles distinguished?
What is a Present Participle?-how formed?
What is a Past Participle ?-how formed?
What is a Compound Participle ?--how formed?
To what "Parts of Speech" do Participles belong?
What Participles must be Transitive?
What Participles may be Transitive?
What Participles must be Intransitive?

CONJUGATION OF VERBS.

Rem. We have seen that most verbs are varied in form to denote different modes and times of action or being.

They are also varied to correspond with their subjects in Person anc Number.

The regular arrangement of the various forms of a verb, is called its

Conjugation.

Def. 94. A Verb which may be conjugated by one regular method of variation, to indicate its different Modes and Tenses, and to correspond with its Subjects in Person and Number, is called

A Regular Verb.

OBS.-A Regular Verb forms its Past Tense Definite and Passive Participle, by adding d or ed to the root of the verb.

Def. 95. A Verb whose conjugation is not ac

cording to the regular formula, is called

An Irregular Verb.

Def. 96. A Verb that is not used in all of the Modes and Tenses, is called

Def. 97. A Verb that is prefixed to another verb, or to a Participle, to distinguish the Voice, Mode, or Tense, of the principal verb, is

OBS.-When used as Auxiliary Verbs

Can, may, must, shall (used to command); and will
(signifying volition), are the signs of the Present,
Potential.

Could, might, should and would, are the signs of the
Past Tense, Potential.

Have is the sign of the Prior Present Tense, Indica-
tive.

Shall have is the sign of the Prior Future, Indicative.
May have

Might have

Had
Shall

66

3 3

15

Prior Present Tense,

Potential.

66

66 (Second and Third Persons).

Present Indicative (in-
tensive form).

Past Tense, Indicative.
Passive Voice, and is used
in all the Modes and
Tenses.

Do, with its variations, often has a very extensive signification--as, "I think as you do." "Edward studies more diligently than we do." In such instances, do adopts the signification of the previous verb. "I think as you think." "Edward studies more diligently than we study."