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" In instances like these, the
application of the foregoing rules _may_ be of some use; but the
constructions in which they do not apply, are probably more numerous
than those in which they do.
EXERCISES IN PARSING.
Nom. case. Intran. verb. Nom. case. Intran. verb.
Men labor. The sun sets.
Armies march. The moon rises.
Vessels sail. The stars twinkle.
Birds fly. The rain descends.
Clouds move. The river flows.
Multitudes perish. The nation mourns.
Your improvement in grammar depends, not on the number of words which
you parse, but on the _attention_ which you give the subject. _You may
parse the same exercises several times over._
For the gratification of those who prefer it, I here present another
DIVISION OF VERBS.
Verbs are of two kinds, transitive and intransitive.
A verb is transitive when the action affects an object; as, "Earthquakes
_rock_ kingdoms; thrones and palaces _are shaken_ down; and potentates,
princes, and subjects, _are buried_ in one common grave.


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