CHAPTER X.
SERJEANT PARSING IN SCHOOLROOM-SHIRE AGAIN.
A · GOOD ♥
IS · BETTER
THAN · RICHES
Before the court met again, Serjeant Parsing paid another visit to Schoolroom-shire.
“MY dear young friends,” he said, “will you kindly get your slates, and divide them into four parts, writing at the top of each part, the name of Mr. Noun, Mr. Pronoun, Mr. Adjective, and Dr. Verb. Then cut off two corners somewhere, for little ragged Article and Interjection. Then listen to the following story, and when any word that you know is read out, give a mark to the Part-of-Speech to whom it belongs. If you come to an adjective-pronoun, of course you must put a little man astride between Mr. Pronoun’s ground and Mr. Adjective’s; and whenever you come to a verb, please to say whether it is in the present, past, or future tense. When you have done, we will count up, and see which Part-of-Speech has gained the most marks.
“This is the story:—
“THE TWO NEIGHBOURS.
“A man lived by his labour; and as he had strong arms and a brave heart, he supported, easily, his wife, his little children, and himself.