ON ADJECTIVES.

Adjectives.—­How formed.—­The syllable ly.—­Formed from proper nouns.  —­The apostrophe and letter s.—­Derived from pronouns.—­Articles.—­A comes from an.—­Indefinite.—­The.—­Meaning of a and the.—­ Murray’s example.—­That.—­What.—­“Pronoun adjectives.”—­Mon, ma.—­Degrees of comparison.—­Secondary adjectives.—­Prepositions admit of comparison.

LECTURE VIII.

ON VERBS.

Unpleasant to expose error.—­Verbs defined.—­Every thing acts.—­Actor and object.—­Laws.&md
ash;­Man.—­Animals.—­Vegetables.—­Minerals.—­Neutrality degrading.—­Nobody can explain a neuter verb.—­One kind of verbs.—­You must decide.—­Importance of teaching children the truth.—­Active verbs.—­Transitive verbs false.—­Samples.—­Neuter verbs examined.—­Sit.—­Sleep.—­Stand.—­Lie.—­Opinion of Mrs. W.—­Anecdote.

LECTURE IX.

ON VERBS.

Neuter and intransitive.—­Agents.—­Objects.—­No actions as such can be known distinct from the agent.—­Imaginary actions.—­Actions known by their effects.—­Examples.—­Signs should guide to things signified.—­ Principles of action.—­=Power=.—­Animals.—­Vegetables.—­Minerals.—­All things act.—­Magnetic needle.—­=Cause=.—­Explained.—­First Cause.—­=Means=.—­Illustrated.—­Sir I. Newton’s example.—­These principles must be known.—­=Relative= action.—­Anecdote of Gallileo.

LECTURE X.

ON VERBS.

A philosophical axiom.—­Manner of expressing action.—­Things taken for granted.—­Simple facts must be known.—­Must never deviate from the truth.—­Every cause will have an effect.—­An example of an intransitive verb.—­Objects expressed or implied.—­All language eliptical.—­Intransitive verbs examined.—­I run.—­I walk.—­To step.—­ Birds fly.—­It rains.—­The fire burns.—­The sun shines.—­To smile.—­Eat and drink.—­Miscellaneous examples.—­Evils of false teaching.—­A change is demanded.—­These principles apply universally.—­Their importance.

LECTURE XI.

ON VERBS.

The verb =to be=.—­Compounded of different radical words.—­=Am=.  —­Defined.—­The name of Deity.—­Ei.—­=Is=.—­=Are=.—­=Were=, =was=.—­=Be=.—­A dialogue.—­Examples.—­Passive Verbs examined.—­Cannot be in the present tense.—­The past participle is an adjective.

LECTURE XII.

ON VERBS.

=Mood=.—­Indicative.—­Imperative.—­Infinitive.—­Former distinctions.—­ Subjunctive mood.—­=Time=.—­Past.—­Present.—­Future.—­The future explained.—­How formed.—­Mr. Murray’s distinction of time.—­Imperfect.—­ Pluperfect.—­Second future.—­How many tenses.—­=Auxiliary Verbs=.—­Will.  —­Shall.—­May.—­Must.—­Can.—­Do.—­Have.