men, possessive men's, objective men (39.) Man is in the singular number (23) and is nominative to the verb is (118.) Note. Blessed is the man, is a transposition. The regular order would be, The man is blessed (168.) THAT, a relative (51;) refers to its antecedent man, and is the subject of the verb walketh (116.) WALKETH, a verb intransitive (69 ;) I walk, I walked, walking, I have walked. Walketh is in the indicative mode (74,) present tense (72,) and agrees with the relative that, and its antecedent man in the third person sing. (116.) Nor, an adverb (94.) IN, a preposition (100,) and governs the noun counsel (132.) THE, the definite article (17.) COUNSEL, a noun common (20;) sing. nom. counsel, Plural, nom. counsels (38.) Counsel is the object. case (32,) sing. number and governed by the preposition in (132.) OF, a preposition (100.) THE. the definite article (17.) UNGODLY, an adjective (52;) and refers to the noun men understood (53.) NOR, a conjunction (96;) and connects like modes and tenses between the verbs standeth and walketh (135) intransitive, (69.) STANDETH, a verb intransitive (69 ;) I stand, I stood, standing, I have stood. Standeth is in the indicative mode (74,) present tense (72,) and is con nected by the conjunction nor, to walketh, in the third person singular (135.) IN, a preposition (100.). THE, the definite article (17.) WAY, a substantive common (20;) sing. nom. way, possess. way's; Plural, nom. ways (38.) Way is the objective case (32) singular number, (23,) and governed by the preposition in (132.) OF, a preposition (100.) SINNERS, a noun common (20;) sing. nom. sinner, poss, sinner's; plur. nom. sinners, poss. sinners (38.) Sinners is in the objective case (32,) plural number (24,) and governed by the preposition of (132.) NOR, a conjunction (96,) and connects like modes and tenses between the verbs standeth and sitteth (135.) SITTETH, a verb intransitive (69 ;) I sit, I sate, sitting, I have sat or sitten. Sitteth is in the indic. mode (74,) present tense (72,) and is connected by nor to the verb standeth in the third person singular (135.) IN, a preposition (100.) THE, the definite article (17.) SEAT, a noun com. (20 ;) sing. nom. seat; plur. nom. seats. Seat is the objec. case (32,) sing. (23,) and governed by the prep. in (185.) Or, a preposition (100.) num. THE, the definite article (17.) SCORNFUL, an adjective (52 ;) scornful, more scornful, most scornful (62.) Scornful relates to the substantive men understood (53.) EXAMPLE II. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament sheweth his handy-work. Ps. xix. 1. THE, is the definite article (17.) HEAVENS, a substantive proper (21 ;) plural number (24,) and nominative to the verb declare (118.) DECLARE, a transitive verb (68 ;) indic. mode (74,) pres. tense (72,) and agrees with its sub ject heavens in the third person plural (106.) THE, the definite article (17.) GLORY, a noun common (20;) and the objec tive after the verb declare (119.) OF, a preposition (100.) GOD, a noun proper (21 ;) governed by the preposition of (132.) AND, a conjunction (96.) THE, the definite article (17.) FIRMAMENT, a substantive proper (21;) and the subject to the verb sheaeth (118.) SHEWETH, a transitive verb (68,) from to shew; in the indic. mode (74,) present tense. (72,) and agrees with its subject firmament, in the third person singular (106.) His, pronominal adjective (63,) and relates to the substantive handy-work (53.) HANDY-WORK, a compound substantive, in the singular number, and the objective case after the verb sheweth (119.) DIRECTIONS FOR YOUNG BEGINNERS IN PARSING. Search first for the word and part of speech in your Dictionary. 1. If an article, You are to tell whether definite or indefinite, and tell why so called. 2. If a noun, You are to tell what kind, i. e: proper or com. reg. or irreg. and inflect it-name the numb. gen. person and case, and give the rule for its being in that case. If a Personal Pronoun, You are to inflect it— tell what numb. gen. person and case, and give the rule for its being in that case. 3. If a Relative Pronoun, You are to tell what is its antecedent-what person, numb. and case. and give the rule for its being in that case. 4. If an Adjective, You are to compare it, if it admits of comparison, tell what it agrees with, and give the rule of Concord. 5. If a Verb, You are to tell whether transitive, intransitive, or auxiliary-what mode, tense, person and numb.-what nominative it agrees with, and give the rule of Concord. 6. If a Participle, You are to tell whether present or past, and from what verb derived. 7. If an Adverb, You are to say whether of time, place, num. affirming, denying or quality. 8. If a Conjunction, You are to say whether copulative or disjunctive, and tell what it connects. 9. If a Preposition, You are to tell what it governs, and give the rule. 10. If an Interjection, You are to tell what case of the pronoun it requires, and give the rule. EASY EXAMPLES IN PARSING. TAKEN FROM MURRAY'S ENGLISH EXERCISES. I am sincere. Pronoun and Verb, &c. Let us improve our- Thou art industrious, He is disinterested. Let them advance. We honour them. We completed our jour ney. Know yourselves. They may offend. He might surpass them. would be happy. Our hopes did flatter us. Ye should repent. Your expectations have failed. The accident had happened. He had resigned himself. Their fears will detect You shall submit. He will have determin- We shall have agreed. Do thou instruct him. H me. They may have forgot ten us. Thou might have im We should have consi dered. To see the sun is plea sant. To live well is honoura- To have conquered him- est. He lives respected. |