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p. 24; Merchant’s, Fisk’s, Kirkham’s,
Greenleaf’s, et al. (16.) “But when
y is preceded by a vowel, it is very rarely[455]
changed in the additional syllable: as coy, coyly.”—Murray’s
Gram. again, p. 24; Merchant’s, 14;
Fisk’s, 45; Greenleaf’s,
20; Wright’s, 29; et al. (17.)
“But when y is preceded by a vowel, in
such instances, it is very rarely changed into
i; as coy, COYLESS.”—Kirkham’s
Gram., p. 24. (18.) “Sentences are of a twofold
nature: Simple and Compound.”—Wright’s
Gram., p. 123. (19.) “The neuter pronoun
it is applied to all nouns and pronouns:
as, It is he; it is she; it is
they; it is the land.”—Bucke’s
Gram., p. 92. (20.) “It is and it
was, are often used in a plural construction; as,
’It was the heretics who first began
to rail.’”—Merchant’s
Gram., p. 87. (21.) “It is and it
was, are often, after the manner of the French,
used in a plural construction, and by some of our
best writers: as, ’It was the heretics
that first began to rail.’ Smollett.”—Priestley’s
Gram., p. 190; Murray’s, 158; Smith’s,
134; Ingersoll’s, 210; Fisk’s,
115; et al. (22.) “w and y,
as consonants, have one sound.”—Town’s
Spelling-Book, p. 9. (23.) “The conjunction
as is frequently used as a relative.”—Bucke’s
Gram., p. 93. (24.) “When several clauses
succeed each other, the conjunction may be omitted
with propriety.”—Merchant’s
Gram., p. 97. (25.) “If, however, the members
succeeding each other, are very closely connected,
the comma is unnecessary: as, ’Revelation
tells us how we may attain happiness.’”—Murray’s
Gram., p. 273; Merchant’s, 151; Russell’s,
115; Comly’s, 152; Alger’s,
80; Smith’s, 190; et al. (26.)
“The mind has difficulty in passing readily through
so many different views given it, in quick succession,
of the same object.”—Blair’s
Rhet., p. 149. (27.) “The mind has difficulty
in passing readily through many different views of
the same object, presented in quick succession.”—Murray’s
Gram., 8vo, p. 341. (28.) “Adjective pronouns
are a kind of adjectives which point out nouns by some
distinct specification.”—Kirkham’s
Gram., the Compend, or Table. (29.) “A noun
of multitude conveying plurality of idea[456], must
have a verb or pronoun agreeing with it in the plural.”—Ib.,
pp. 59 and 181: see also Lowth’s Gram.,
p. 74; L. Murray’s, 152; Comly’s,
80; Lennie’s, 87; Alger’s,
54; Jaudon’s, 96; Alden’s,
81; Parker and Fox’s, I, 76; II, 26;
and others. (30.) “A noun or pronoun signifying
possession, is governed by the noun it possesses.”—Greenleaf’s
Gram., p. 35. (31.) “A noun signifying possession,
