"The property of my father." "The farm which belongs to you."

544. It must be noted that the possessive by no means always denotes possession. On the contrary this case-form may express many different logical elements. Thus, John's defeat." (Suf'g Obj.) "John's address." (Obj. Add.) John's advantage (Obj. Int.) "John's performance." (Agent.) (570). Flower's fragrance." (Origin and Source.) (570). "The river's breadth." (Connection.) "A day's work." (Time, How Long.) (561) father." (Relationship.)

Your

545. Number may be expressed either collectively or distributively; collectively by the words many, several, sundry, divers, numerous, manifold, some, any, all, none, few, more, &c.; distributively by the words each, every. Definite number is expressed of course by the numerals.

546. Quantity is expressed by the words much, ample, considerable, small, little, scanty, inconsiderable, &c. Some, any, all, no, express quantity when applied to objects not usually counted; as, "Some water." "Any food."

547. Relationship is used to express Civil, Political, Social, Domestic and Blood connections; as, "The President of the United States." "The Mayor of the City." "The General of the Army." "The sister of my friend." "The companion of my father." "My mother's servant."

548. Inclusion expresses the whole, to a part of which reference is made; as, "Some of the people." "One of the Soldiers." "Who of mortals." "Enough of praise." It may express the whole of an organic body to some organ or member of which reference is made; as, "The head of the man." "The paws of the bear."

549. The word-form is rare. The phrase-form takes the preposition of, from, among and out of are sometimes used; as, “One out of the whole number." "Two from the crowd." "One among them all."

550. Most of the above forms of the Circumstantial Adjective modifier, like those of the Qualifying Adjective, may be used figuratively; as, 44 The parent of vice." (Relationship.) "The heart of the Commonwealth," (Inclusion.) The beauty of virtue," (Connection.) &c. The figurative sense of these elements should be noted in the analysis of sentences.

EXERCISE 67.-Analyze the following, defining the Objective and Adjective Elements.

1. Many people. 2. Much money. 3. Sundry matters. 4. The tenth day. 5. Deep rivers. 6. Square blocks.

7.

Those red roses.

8. Several dappled horses. 9. Many fragrant flowers. 10. Some valuable books. 11. Their horses. 12. Their (460) overthrow. 13. Their benefit. 14. Their learning. 15. Their skill. 16. Their number. 17. Their father. 18. Their virtue. 19. Their commander. 20. Their living in poverty (seems pitiable). 21. My father's farm. 22. His wife's sister's son. 23. The Emperor of the French. 24. The height of the mountain. 25. Those men whom we

met.

Analyze, defining the Objective and Adjective Elements, and parse.

26. Every man has myriads of ancestors. 27. He is forbidden to say a word of what he believes. 28. Death is the mother of poverty. 29. "Brevity is the soul of wit.”—Shak. 30. Boast not of the favors (50) you bestow. 31. Calamities (72) which cannot be avoided it is useless to lament over. 32. Entertain no thoughts which you would blush at in words. 33. "A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another.”—Bible.

34. Thus incorporeal spirits to smallest forms
Reduced their shapes immense."―Milton.

35. "Lives there who loves his pain?"-Millon.

36. "Jacob told Rachel (462) that he was her father's brother and that he was Rachel's son."-Bible.

CHAPTER IV.

THE ADVERBIAL ELEMENT.

SEC. I.-DIVISION OF THIS ELEMENT.

551. The Objective Element, it will be remembered, completes the thought suggested by the predicate. Now the Adverbial modifier limits the predicate by adding some new