PART I. GRAMMATICAL FORMS. CHAPTER I. DIVISION OF GRAMMATICAL FORMS. SECTION I.-GRAMMATICAL ELEMENTS. NOTE. The pupil is supposed to understand the Etymology of Grammar. 16. All the words which can enter into the structure of a sentence may be divided into, 1. SIGNIFICANT WORDS: i. e., those which express ideas. 2. CONNECTIVE WORDS: i. e., those which connect ideas or thoughts. 3. RELATION WORDS: i. e., those which show the relationship of ideas or thoughts. 17. Significant words are divided into three classes, viz: 1. SUBSTANTIVE WORDS: i. e., those which designate things or ideas, as, "man," "truth." 2. PREDICATIVE WORDS: i. e., those which designate acts or states of existence, as, "walks,” “ runs," " sleeps," "sits." 3. ATTRIBUTIVE WORDS: i. e., those which designate qualities of things or ideas, acts or states, as, "great," "greatly; "wise," wisely." 66 99.66 99.66 18. Substantive words, as "grammatical parts of speech," are: 1. NOUNS, as, Boston,' men," goodness." 2. PRONOUNS, as, "he," "we," "them." Predicative words are, grammatically considered, 1. VERBS, as, "works," "sits," "learns." 2. PARTICIPLES, as, "working," "sitting," "learning." Attributive words are, grammatically considered, 1. ADJECTIVES, as, "great," "ten," "the." |