But we must be allowed an emphatic protest against the needless and mechanical quoting, in parsing, of "Rules of Syntax." When a pupil has said that such a noun is in the nominative case, subject of such a verb, what is gained by a repetition of the definition in the Rule: "A noun or a pronoun which is the subject of a finite verb is in the nominative case"? Let the reasons for the disposition of words, when given at all, be specific.
+Parsing+—a word is giving its classification, its modifications, and its syntax, i.e., its relation to other words.
+Direction+.—Select and parse in full all the nouns and pronouns found in the first ten sentences of Lesson 120. For the agreement of pronouns, see Lesson 142.
+Model for Written Parsing+.—Elizabeth's favorite, Raleigh, was beheaded by James I.
CLASSIFICATION. | MODIFICATIONS. | SYNTAX. ————————-|———————————-|——————————————— |Per- Num- Gen- | Nouns. Kind.|son. ber. der. Case.| ————————-|———————————-|——————————————— Elizabeth's Prop.| 3d Sing. Fem. Pos. | Mod. of favorite. favorite Com. | 3d Sing. Mas. Nom. | Sub. of was beheaded. Raleigh Prop.| 3d Sing. Mas. Nom. | Expl. Mod. of favorite. James I. Prop.| 3d Sing. Mas. Obj. | Prin. word of Prep. phrase.
TO THE TEACHER.—For exercises in parsing nouns and pronouns, see Lessons 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 44, 46, 59, 60, 71, 73, 78, 80, and 81. Other exercises may be selected from examples previously given for analysis, and parsing continued as long as you think it profitable.
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LESSON 122.
CASE FORMS—NOUNS.
Nouns have two case forms, the simple form, common to the nominative and the objective case, and the possessive form.