when joined in a Sentence with the neuter Verb: as, "It was written (not it was wrote) in Hebrew."

125. That Form of the Tenfes in Verbs, which is diftinguished by the active Participle, is ufed with ftrict Propriety, when we would exprefs the Continuance of an Action: as, I have been writing a long Time; I fall be writing all the Week."

126. The auxiliary Signs, do and did, and their Inflections, doth, doft, or does, and didft, ought to be used only for the Sake of Emphafis: as, "I do love; he did go."

127. Shall is ufed in the first Perfon barely to exprefs the future Action or Event; as, "I fhall do it:" But, in the fecond and third, it promifes, or commands; as, "You shall do it." On the contrary, will, in the fecond and third Perfons, barely expreffes the future Action or Event; as, "You will do it:" But, in the first, it promifes or threatens; as, " I will do it"

128. The

128. The Terminations eth, ed, and the participial Form of the Verb, are ufed in the grave and formal Style; but s, 'd, and the Form of the paft Tenfe, in the free and familiar Style: as (gravely)," He hath loved; The Man hath poken, and ftill fpeaketh;" (familiarly), "He has lov'd; The Man has fpoke, and still speaks."

129. When two Nouns come together with the Prepofition of between them, denoting Poffeffion, the latter may be made the genitive Cafe, and fet before the other: as, "The Property of the Men; The Men's Property."

130. Pronouns must always agree with the Nouns for which they ftand, or to which they refer, in Number, Perfon, and Gender: as, "The Sun thines, and his Raceisappointed to him; The Moon appears, and he fhines with Light, but not her own; The Sea fwells, it roars,

NOTE 129. Nouns of the plural Number, that end in s, will not very properly admit of the genitive Cafe.

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and

and what can repel its Force? This Man, Thefe Women."

131. The neuter Pronoun, by an Idiom peculiar to the English Language, is frequently joined in explanatory Sentences with a Noun or Prenoun of the mafculine or feminine Gen"It is I; It was the Man,

der: as,
Woman that did it.'

132. When two or more Nouns or Pronouns, of different Perfons, are joined in a Sentence, the Pronoun, which refers to them, muft agree with the firft Perfon in Preference to the fecond, and with the fecond in Preference to the third: as, "Thou and thy Father are both in the fame Fault, and ye ought to confefs it; The Captain and I fought on the fame Ground, and after

NOTE 131. Though this feems tò be an indefinite Ute of the neuter Pronoun, as expreffive of fome Caufe or Subject of Inquiry, without any Refpect to Perfon or Gender; yets in ftrict Propriety, it cannot be so used with a Noun of the plural Number: thus, "It was they that did it-" is an Impropriety.

wards

wards we divided the Spoil, and shared it between us.

133. When two or more Nouns or Pronouns of the fingular Number are joined together in a Sentence, the Pronoun, which refers to them, must be of the plural Number: as, "The King and the Queen had put on their Robes."

134. The genitive Cafe of a Pronoun is always used, when joined to a Noun, to denote Property or Poffeffion: as, My Head and thy Hand." The Head of me and the Hand of thee are inelegant Expreffions.

135. The genitive Cafes of the Pronouns, viz.my, thy, &c. are ufed when joined with Nouns; but mine, thine, &c. when put abfolutely, or without their Nouns: as, "It is my Book;" or, omitting the Noun, "It is mine."

The fame Thing may be observed of other and others, in the plural Number: 25, "The property of other Men;" or, H 3 without

without the Noun, "The Property of others."

136. Mine and thine are frequently put for my and thy, before a Word that: begins with a Vowel: as; " Mine Eye" for My Eye."

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137. Pronominal Adjectives are only ufed in the genitive Cafe, when put abfolutely: as, "I will not do it for tens Sake."

138. The Adjective is usually fet before its Subftantive: as, "The fecond Year; A good Man." Sometimes, however, for better Sound's Sake, especially in Poetry, the Adjective comes often after its Subftantive: as,

"The genuine Caufe of every Deed divine."

NOTE 136. Thou is used to denote the greateft Refpect: as, “O Thou most High!" And likewife to denote the greatest Contempt: as, "Thou worthlefs Fellow!"

139. When