AS the grammar contains a considerable number of positions and minor rules, which are not readily discoverable by the general arrangement of the work; and as the last editions of the Exercises and Key, comprise many critical and explanatory notes, which could not conveniently be inserted in the Grammar; the author conceived that an Alphabetical Index to the Grammar, Exercises, and Key, would not be unacceptable to the reader. With this view, and in conformity with the wishes of persons, for whose judgment he entertains great respect, he has produced the following Index to the three books. In forming this work, it was not his sole design to assist the student, in readily discovering any particular subjects of grammar. He wished also to express the most important principles of the art, in short, comprehensive, and striking sentences, calculated to stimulate the learner's curiosity, and to impress the subjects more deeply in his memory. The author was desirous that the work should at once form an Index to particulars, and an Epitome of the chief rules and principles of the language. The reader who consults this Index, will observe that the references to the pages always point to the Grammar, unless the Exercises, or the Key, are mentioned. The Stereotype edition of the Grammar, the Twelfth of the Exercises, and the Tenth of the Key, are the editions referred to: and the pages of reference to each of the books, will be the same, in every subsequent edition. In all cases, where explanatory notes, or critical discussions, have been inserted in the Exercises or the Key, the Index refers to the pages which contain them: and, in a few special cases, these books are referred to, as illustrating and exemplifying the rules. But general references of this kind could not be made, without giving the Index too great an extent. The student may, ́ : however, in every rule that is mentioned, readily apply to the correspondent Exercise and Key; in which he will always find a variety of exemplification, and, in many instances, extended views of the subject. Accent dignifies syllables; emphafis, words, 233 er's education, By what marks signified, Manner of pronouncing the unaccented vowels, denotes the speak- ACCUSATIVE cafe. The same as the objective, ADDRESS to the young students, on the ufe and abuse of their lite- rary attainments, ADJECTIVE. The definition of it, It is varied only by degrees of Comparison, 31,32 270 53 327,328 56 57 Whether the pofitive is a degree of comparison, 57 Various modes of forming the degrees of comparison, 57,58 How adjectives become nouns, and nouns adjectives, 58,166 Though the degrees of comparison are indefinite in number, yet language requires but few of them, 59 The superlative of Eminence, and the superlative of Comparison, Thefe pages of the Grammar refer to Gollins & Co.'s Stereotype Edition. ADJECTIVE. Double comparatives and superlatives improper, 162 Degrees of it often inaccurately applied, 163 163, 164 In particular cafes, the adjective and noun should not be feparat- 164 164,165 A plural adjective pronoun will fometimes affociate with a fingu- When placed before, when after its noun, In what cafes to be omitted, in what repeated, ADJECTIVE pronoun. See Pronoun. ADJUNCTS. Their nature and punctuation, 165 208 259 258,263 119,121 The fame word occafionally used as an adverb, an adjective, or a 120. See Words. Adverbs of time not fuperfeded by the tenfes of verbs-and Adverbs improperly used as adjectives, 122 162 This point elucidated, Exercises, 63. Key, 46 Rules to determine when the adverb, and when the adjective, Exercises, 113 Its appropriate fituation in general, 186,187,288 The adverb never commonly precedes the verb, Adverbs improperly used for substantives, 188 ALLEGORY. Its nature. Rules for ufing it properly, 319,320 ALPHABET. Nature of a perfect one, 15 The English alphabet imperfect, 15,17 ANTITHESIS. Its nature, 323-It should be discreetly used, 324 APOSTROPHE. The nature and use of this figure, See Characters. Key, p. 3 323 APPOSITION. Rule refpecting the cafes of nouns in appofi- ARTICLE. Its nature, use, and importance, The article a agrees with nouns in the singular number only: the 166 Omitting or using the article forms a nice diftinction in the sense, 168 When to be omitted, when repeated, Article the used as an epithet of diftinction, 168, 169, 207, 208, 276 168 Article the is fometimes ufed instead of the poffeffive pro- noun, It fometimes governs the participle, 169 184 71, 78, 79, 85, 95-99 The fame verb is fometimes an auxiliary, fometimes a princi- pal, Their form in the Subjunctive Mood, 97 90, 99, 196-201 Auxiliary and principal constitute but one verb, 84, 85, 100, 108, 109 100 Auxiliary and principal form a compound tense, 209, 210. Key, 66 tongues, See Verb. 119 B. THE BIBLE. The present translation of it is the best standard of 161 DR. BLAIR'S recommendation of the study of grammar and com- pofition, 6,7 C. CADENCE. Its nature, and how to be managed, 238, 239 The clofe of a fentence fhould not be abrupt, or unpleasant, 314 CAPITAL letters. Rules refpecting the use of them, CASE. Only three in English, 249, 251 272, 273 Exercises, 125 53 Mode of forming cafes in Latin, not applicable to our lan- 54 Reafons in support of an objective cafe attached to English nouns, 54, 56, 110 177 Ex. 71 The verb to be has the fame cafe before and after it, them, P 178. Exercises, 71 |