--What
testimony have we that many things do not act? (page 43.)--Repeat some
of the arguments in favor of, and against, the principle which regards
all verbs as _active_.--In what moods are verbs used in their
_noun-state?_ (page 48.)--Give examples.--What is said of the
terminations _est, eth, s,_ and _en_, and of the words _to_ and _do?_
REMARKS ON VERBS AND NOUNS.
You have already been informed, that verbs are the most important part
of speech in our language; and to convince you of their importance, I
now tell you, that you cannot express a _thought_, or communicate an
_idea_, without making use of a verb, either expressed or implied. Verbs
express, not only _the state_ or _manner of being_, but, likewise, all
the different _actions_ and _movements_ of all creatures and things,
whether animate or inanimate. As yet I have given you only a partial
description of this sort of words; but when you are better prepared to
comprehend the subject, I will explain all their properties, and show
you the proper manner of using them.
A word that is generally a _noun_, sometimes becomes a _verb_; and a
verb is frequently used as a _noun_.
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