THE DECLENSION OF NOUNS.

The declension of a noun is a regular arrangement of its numbers and cases.  Thus:—­

EXAMPLE I.—­FRIEND.

Sing.  Nom.   friend,      Plur.  Nom.   friends,
Poss.  friend’s,          Poss.  friends’,
Obj.   friend;            Obj.   friends.

EXAMPLE II.—­MAN.

Sing.  Nom.   man,         Plur.  Nom.   men,
Poss.  man’s,             Poss.  men’s,
Obj.   man;               Obj.   men.

EXAMPLE III.—­FOX.

Sing.  Nom.   fox,         Plur.  Nom.   foxes,
Poss.  fox’s,             Poss.  foxes’,
Obj.   fox;               Obj.   foxes.

EXAMPLE IV.—­FLY.

Sing.  Nom.   fly,         Plur.  Nom.   flies,
Poss.  fly’s,             Poss.  flies’,
Obj.   fly;               Obj.   flies.

EXAMPLES FOR PARSING.

PRAXIS III.—­ETYMOLOGICAL.

In the Third Praxis, it is required of the pupil—­to distinguish and define the different parts of speech, and the classes and modifications of the ARTICLES and NOUNS.

The definitions to be given in the Third Praxis, are two for an article, six for a noun, and one for an adjective, a pronoun, a verb, a participle, an adverb, a conjunction, a preposition, or an interjection.  Thus_:—­

EXAMPLE PARSED.

“The writings of Hannah More appear to me more praiseworthy than Scott’s.”

The is the definite article. 1.  An article is the word the, an, or a, which we put before nouns to limit their signification. 2.  The definite article is the, which denotes some particular thing or things.

Writings is a common noun, of the third person, plural number, neuter gender, and nominative case. 1.  A noun is the name of any person, place, or thing, that can be known or mentioned. 2.  A common noun is the name of a sort, kind, or class, of beings or things. 3.  The third person is that which denotes the person or thing merely spoken of. 4.  The plural number is that which denotes more than one. 5.  The neuter gender is that which denotes things that are neither male nor female. 6.  The nominative case is that form or state of a noun or pronoun, which usually denotes the subject of a finite verb.

Of is a preposition. 1.  A preposition is a word used to express some relation of different things or thoughts to each other, and is generally placed before a noun or a pronoun.

Hannah More is a proper noun, of the third person, singular number, feminine gender, and objective case. 1.  A noun is the name of any person, place, or thing, that can be known or mentioned. 2.  A proper noun is the name of some particular individual, or people, or group. 3.  The third person is that which denotes the person or thing merely spoken of. 4.  The singular number is that which denotes but one. 5.  The feminine gender is that which denotes persons or animals of the female kind. 6.  The objective case is that form or state of a noun or pronoun, which usually denotes the object of a verb, participle, or preposition.