| Nom. case. | Intran. verb. | Nom. case. | Intran. verb. |
| Men | labor. | The sun | sets. |
| Armies | march. | The moon | rises. |
| Vessels | sail. | The stars | twinkle. |
| Birds | fly. | The rain | descends. |
| Clouds | move. | The river | flows. |
| Multitudes | perish. | The nation | mourns. |
Your improvement in grammar depends, not on the number of words which you parse, but on the attention which you give the subject. You may parse the same exercises several times over.
For the gratification of those who prefer it, I here present another
DIVISION OF VERBS.
Verbs are of two kinds, transitive and intransitive.
A verb is transitive when the action affects an object; as, "Earthquakes rock kingdoms; thrones and palaces are shaken down; and potentates, princes, and subjects, are buried in one common grave."
The nominative to a passive verb, is the object, but not the agent, of the action.
A verb is intransitive when it has no object; as, "The waters came upon me;" "I am he who was, and is, and is to come."
As an exercise on what you have been studying, I will now put to you a few questions, all of which you ought to be able to answer before you proceed any farther.