“Adverbs modify verbs adjectives and other adverbs.”—­Bullions, E. Gram., p. 97.  “To Nouns belong Person, Gender, Number and Case.”—­Id., Practical Lessons, p. 12.  “Wheat, corn, rye, and oats are extensively cultivated.”—­Id., ib., p. 13.  “In many, the definitions, rules and leading facts are prolix, inaccurate and confused.”—­Finch’s Report on Gram., p. 3.  “Most people consider it mysterious, difficult and useless.”—­Ib., p. 3.  “His father and mother, and uncle reside at Rome.”—­Farnum’s Gram., p. 11.  “The relative pronouns are who, which and that.”—­Bullions, Practical Lessons, p. 29. “That is sometimes a demonstrative, sometimes a relative and sometimes a conjunction.”—­Id., ib., p. 33.  “Our reputation, virtue, and happiness greatly depend on the choice of our companions.”—­Day’s Gram., p. 92.  “The spirit of true religion is social, kind and cheerful.”—­Felton’s Gram., p. 81. “Do, be, have and will are sometimes principal verbs.”—­Ib., p. 26.  “John and Thomas and Peter reside at Oxford.”—­Webster, Philos.  Gram., p. 142; Improved Gram., p. 96.  “The most innocent pleasures are the most rational, the most delightful and the most durable.”—­Id., ib., pp. 215 and 151.  “Love, joy, peace and blessedness are reserved for the good.”—­Id., ib., 215 and 151.  “The husband, wife and children, suffered extremely.”—­Murray’s Gram., 4th Am.  Ed., 8vo, p. 269.  “The husband, wife, and children suffer extremely.”—­Sanborn’s Analytical Gram., p. 268.  “He, you, and I have our parts assigned us.”—­Ibid.

   “He moaned, lamented, tugged and tried,
    Repented, promised, wept and sighed.”—­Felton’s Gr., p. 108.

UNDER RULE IV.—­OF ONLY TWO WORDS.

“Disappointments derange, and overcome, vulgar minds.”—­Murray’s Exercises, p. 15.

[FORMULE.—­Not proper, because the two verbs here connected by and, are needlessly separated from each other, and from their object following.  But, according to Rule 4th, “When only two words or terms are connected by a conjunction, they should not be separated by the comma.”  Therefore, these two commas should be omitted; thus, “Disappointments derange and overcome vulgar minds.”]

“The hive of a city, or kingdom, is in the best condition, when there is the least noise or buzz in it.”—­Murray’s Key, 8vo, p. 171.  “When a direct address is made, the noun, or pronoun, is in the nominative case independent.”—­Ingersoll’s Gram., p. 88.  “The verbs love and teach, make loved, and taught, in the imperfect and participle.”—­Ib., p. 97.  “Neither poverty, nor riches were injurious to him.”—­Cooper’s Pl. and Pr.  Gram., p. 133.  “Thou, or I am in fault.”—­Wright’s Gram., p. 136.  “A verb is a word that