Present.     Preterit.
Beware,        ------
Can,           could. 
May,           might. 
Methinks,      methought. 
Must,          must.[298]
Ought,         ought.[298]
Shall,         should,
Will[299]      would. 
Quoth,         quoth. 
Wis,           wist.[300]
Wit,           wot.

EXAMPLES FOR PARSING.

PRAXIS VI—­ETYMOLOGICAL.

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

The definitions to be given in the Sixth Praxis, are two for an article, six for a noun, three for an adjective, six for a pronoun, seven for a verb finite, five for an infinitive, and one for a participle, an adverb, a conjunction, a preposition, or an interjection.  Thus:—­

EXAMPLE PARSED.

“The freedom of choice seems essential to happiness; because, properly speaking, that is riot our own which is imposed upon us.”—­Dillwyn’s Reflections, p. 109.

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.

Freedom is a common noun, of the third person, singular 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 singular number is that which denotes but 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.

Choice is a common noun, of the third person, singular number, neuter gender, and objective case. 1.  A noun is; the name of any person, place, or thing, that can he 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 singular number is that which denotes but one. 5.  The neuter gender is that which denotes things that are neither male nor female. 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.