The curiosities which he has brought home, and that we shall have the pleasure of seeing, are said to be very rare.

Under Note 8.-Relative and Preposition.

Observe them in the order they stand.

We proceeded immediately to the place we were directed,
My companion remained a week in the state I left him.
The way I do it, is this.

Under Note 9.--Adverbs for Relatives.

Remember the condition whence thou art rescued.

I know of no rule how it may be done.

He drew up a petition, where he too freely represented his own merits.

The hour is hastening, when whatever praise or censure I have acquired, will be remembered with equal indifference,

Under Note 10.-Repeat the Noun,

Many will acknowledge the excellence of religion, who cannot tell wherein it consists,

Every difference of opinion is not that of principle.

Next to the knowledge of God, this of ourselves seems most worthy of our endeavour.

Under Note 11.-Place of the Relative,

Thou art thyself the man that committed the act, who hast, thus condemned it.

There is a certain majesty in simplicity, which is far above the quaintness of wit.

Thou hast no right to judge who art a party concerned.

It is impossible for such men as those, ever to determine this question, who are likely to get the appointment.

There are millions of people in the empire of China, whos↔ support is derived almost entirely from rice.

Under Note 12.- What for That.

I had no idea but what the story was true.

The post-boy is not so weary but what he can whistle.
He had no intimation but what the men were honest.

Under Note 13.-Adjectives for Antecedents.

Some men are too ignorant to be humble; without whick there can be no docility.-Berkley.

Judas declared him innocent; which he could not be, had ho in any respect deceived the disciples.—Porteus.

Be accurate in all you say or do; for it is important in all the concerns of life.

Every law supposes the transgressor to be wicked; which in deed he is, if the law is just.

RULE VI-PRONOUNS.

When the antecedent is a collective noun conveying he idea of plurality, the Pronoun must agree with it in the plural number; as, "The council were divided in their sentiments."

OBSERVATION ON RULE VI.

Most collective nouns of the neuter gender, may take the regular plural form, and be represented by a pronoun in the third person, plural, neuter; as, "The nations will enforce their laws." This construction comes under Rule 5th. To Rule 6th there are no exceptions.

NOTE TO RULE VI.

A collective noun conveying the idea of unity, requires a pronoun in the third person, singular, neuter, agreeably to Rule 5th; as, "The nation will enforce its laws."

FALSE SYNTAX UNDER RULE VI.-PRONOUNS.

The jury will be confined till it agrees on a verdict.

[FORMULE.-Not proper, because the pronoun it is of the singular number, and does not correctly represent its antecedent jury, which is a collective noun, conveying the idea of plurality. But, according to Rule 6th, "When the antecedent is a collective noun conveying the idea of plurality, the pronoun must agree with it in the plural number." Therefore, it should be they; thus, he jury will be confined till they agree on a verdict.]

In youth, the multitude eagerly pursue pleasure, as if it were its chief good.

The council were not unanimous, and it separated without coming to any determination.

The committee were divided in sentiment, and it referred the business to the general meeting.

There happened to the army a very strange accident, which put it in great consternation.

The enemy were not able to support the charge, and he dis persed and fled.

The defendant's counsel had a difficult task imposed on it.

The board of health publish its proceedings.

I saw all the species thus delivered from its sorrows.

Under Note to Rule 6th.-The Idea of Unity.

I saw the whole species thus delivered from their sorrows,
This court is famous for the justice of their decisions.

The convention then resolved themselves into a committee of the whole.

The crowd was so great that the judges with difficulty made their way through them.

RULE VII.-PRONOUNS.

When a Pronoun has two or more antecedents con nected by and, it must agree with them in the plural number; as, "James and John will favour us with their company."

EXCEPTION FIRST.

When two or more antecedents connected by and, serve merely to describe one person or thing; they are in apposition, and do not require a plural pronoun: as, "This great philosopher and statesman continued in public life till his eighty-second year.""-"The same Spirit, light, and life, which enlighteneth, also sanctifieth, and there is not an other."-Penington.

EXCEPTION SECOND.

When two antecedents connected by and, are emphatically distinguished; they belong to different propositions, and (if singular) do not require a plural pronoun: as, "The butler, and not the baker, was restored to his office." "The good man, and the sinner too, shall have his reward."-" “Truth, and truth only, is worth seeking for its own sake."

EXCEPTION THIRD.

When two or more antecedents connected by and, are preceded by the adjective each, every, or no; they are taken separately, and do not require a plural pronoun: as, "Every plant and every tree produces others after its kind.""It is the original cause of every reproach and distress which has attended the government."-Junius.

OBSERVATIONS ON RULE VII.

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OBS. 1.-When the antecedents are of different persons, the first person is preferred to the second, and the second to the third: as, John, and thou, and I, are attached to our country."-" John and thou are attached to your country."

OBS. 2.-The gender of pronouns, except in the third person singular, is distinguished only by their antecedents. In expressing that of a pronoun which has antecedents of different genders, the masculine should be preferred to the feminine, and the feminine to the neuter.

FALSE SYNTAX UNDER RULE VII.-PRONOUNS. Discontent and sorrow manifested itself in his countenance. [FORMULE.-Not proper, because the pronoun itself is of the singular number, and does not correctly represent its two antecedents discontent and sorrow, which are connected by and, and taken conjointly. But, according to Rule 7th, "When a pronoun has two or more antecedents connected by and, it must agree with them in the plural number." Therefore, itself should be themselves; thus, Discontent and sorrow manifested themselves in his countenance.]

Your levity and heedlessness if it continue, will prevent all substantial improvement.

Poverty and obscurity will oppress him only who esteems it oppressive.

Good sense and refined policy are obvious to few, because it cannot be discovered but by a train of reflection.

Avoid haughtiness of behaviour, and affectation of manners: it implies a want of solid merit.

If love and unity continue, it will ke you partakers of one an other's joy.

Suffer not jealousy and distrust to enter: it will destroy, like a canker, every germ of friendship.

Hatred and animosity are inconsistent with Christian charity? guard, therefore, against the slightest indulgence of it. Every man is entitled to liberty of conscience, and freedom of opinion, if he does not pervert it to the injury of others.

RULE VIII.-PRONOUNS.

When a Pronoun has two or more singular antecedents connected by or or nor, it must agree with them in the singular number: as, "James or John will favour us with his company."

OBSERVATIONS ON RULE VIII.

OBS. 1.-When a pronoun has two or more plural antecedents connected by or or nor, it is of course plural, and agrees with them severally. To the foregoing rule, there are properly no exceptions.

OBS. 2.-When antecedents of different persons, numbers, or genders, are connected by or or nor, they cannot be represented by a pronoun that is not applicable to cach of them. The following sentence is therefore inaccurate: "Either thou or I am greatly mistaken in our judgement on this subject.". Murray's Key. But different pronouns inay be so connected as to refer to such antecedents taken separately; as, "By requiring greater labour from such slave or slaves, than he or she or they are able to perform."-Prince's Digest. Or, if the gender only be different, the masculine may involve the feminine by implication; as, "If a man smite the eye of his servant or the eye of his maid that it perish, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.”— Exodus, xxi, 26.

FALSE SYNTAX UNDER RULE VIII.-PRONOUNS.

Neither wealth nor honour can secure the happiness of their votaries.

[FORMULE.-Not proper, because the pronoun their is of the plural number, and does not correctly represent its two antecedents wealth and honour, which are connected by nor, and taken disjunctively. But, according to Rule 8th, "When a pronoun has two or more singular antecedents connected by or or nor, it must agree with them in the singular number." Therefore, their should be its; thus, Neither wealth nor honour can secure the happiness of its votaries.]

Neither Sarah, Ann, nor Jane, has performed their task,
One or the other must relinquish their claim.

A man is not such a machine as a clock or a watch, which will move only as they are moved.

Rye or barley, when they are scorched, may supply the place of coffee.

A man may see a metaphor or an allegory in a picture, as well as read them in a description.

Despise no infirmity of mind or body, nor any condition of life, for they may be thy own lot.

RULE IX.-VERBS.

A finite Verb must agree with its subject, or.nominative, in person and number: as, "I know; thou knowst, or knowest, he knows, or knoweth."-"The bird flies; the birds fly."

OBSERVATIONS ON RULE IX.

OBS. 1.-To this general rule for the verb, there are properly no exceptions. The infinitive mood, having no relation to a nominative, is of course exempt from such agreement; and all the special rules which follow, virtually accord with this.

OBS. 2.-Every finite verb (that is, every verb not in the infinitive mood) must have some noun, pronoun, or phrase equivalent, known as the subject of the being, action, or passion; and with this subject the verb must agree in person and number.

OBS. 3.--Different verbs always have different subjects, expressed or understood; except when two or more verbs are connected in the same con struction, or when the same verb is repeated for the sake of emphasis.

OBS. 4.-Verbs in the imperative mood, commonly agree with the pronoun thou, ye, or you, understood; as, "Do [thou] as thou list."-Shak. "Trust God and be doing, and leave the rest with him."-Dr. Sibs.

OBS. 5.-The place of a verb can have reference only to that of the subject with which it agrees, and that of the object which it governs; this matter is therefore sufficiently explained in the observations under Rule 2d and Rule 20th.

NOTES TO RULE IX.

NOTE I." The adjuncts of the nominative do not control its agreement with the verb: as, Six months' interest was due." -W. Allen. "The propriety of these rules is evident."-Id. "The mill, with all its appurtenances, was destroyed."

NOTE II. The infinitive mood, a phrase, or a sentence, is sometimes the subject to a verb: a subject of this kind, however composed, if it is taken as one whole, requires a verb in the third person singular; as, "To lie is base." "To see the sun is pleasant."—"That you have violated the law, is evident.”

"For what purpose they embarked, is not yet known.”—“How far the change would contribute to his welfare, comes to be considered."-Blair.

OBS. 1.-The same meaning will be expressed, if the pronoun it be placed before the verb, and the infinitive, phrase, or sentence, after it; as, "It is base to lie.""It is evident that you have violated the law." The construction of the following sentences is rendered defective by the omission of the pronoun: "Why do ye that which [it] is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?" -Luke, vi, 2. "The show-bread which [it] is not lawful to eat, but for the priests only."-Luke, vi, 4.

OBS. 2.-When the infinitive mood is made the subject of a finite verb, it