The same course is then taken with reference to the verb, after which sentences are introduced in their simplest form, containing only the essential elements, and the pupil is required to analyze them and construct similar sentences.
Then follows the adjective, and attention is called to its effect on the meaning of the sentence. The statement at the head of each section is not to be committed to memory, but is made to assist the pupil in appreciating the grammatical forms of the sentences which follow. In this manner, by the introduction of a new class of words, or the use of the same class in a different relation, the sentence is gradually built up; till, from the most simple, we have the most complex an involved forms. The technical terms, denoting the various relations and modifications, are then given, with marginal references to the illustrations. The definitions and rules in the Sequel are deduced from illustrations in the First Part.
The First Part of this Grammar has one peculiar advantage. It combines Construction with Analysis. On every principle developed, written exercises are required of the pupils, not only to insure an understanding of that particular principle and to perpetuate a knowledge of it, but also to furnish gradual and continued practice in the construction of sentences. This method of instruction makes correct writers, as it regards the using of words understandingly and grammatically in sentences, and prepares the pupil for the task of composition, by enabling him to express his thoughts correctly if he has any.
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