296. Latin Prefixes. Explain and illustrate the following:-a, ab, abs, ad, ambi, ante, bene, bi or bis, circum, cis, con, com, co, col, contra, contro, de, di or dis, e, ex, equi, extra, in, inter, intro, juxta, mal or male, manu, multi, ob, omni, per, post, præ, pro, præter, re, retro, se, sine, subter, super, trans. Give an instance of the improper use of the inseparable prepositions.

Divide the following into their simples and explain each: - Abstract, ascend, ambiguous, antedate, benevolent, bisect, circumnavigate, cisalpine, convoke, contradict, dethrone, distract, elect, equidistant, extraordinary, include, intervene, introduce, juxtaposition, &c.

297. Greek Prefixes. Explain and illustrate the following;-A or an, amphi, ana, anti, apo, dia, epi, hyper, hypo, meta, mono, para, peri, poly, semi, syn.

Divide the following into their simples and explain each;- Anonymous, amphibious, anatomy, anti-christian, apogee, diameter, epidemic, hypercritical, hypocrite, metamorphoses, monosyllable, paradox, periphrases, polysyllable, hemisphere, synod.

298. Affixes. What is said of the origin of Affixes. Mention some denoting the agent or doer;- the person acted upon; - the state of being. Explain the affixes dom and ric; -cle, kin, let, ling, och; -ac, al, an; -ate, ful, ose, ous;—ish ; —ine, able, ible;➡less ; — ate, en, fy; —ly.

Explain the terminations in these; Adherent, conformist, potentate, assignee, piracy, bondage, despotism, bishopric, duckling, infantile, childish, methodize.

299. Composition of English words. From the following nouns as roots, namely, Courage, hand, traitor, society,- form derivative Adjectives and Verbs.

300. From the following root Verbs, form derivative Nouns and Adjectives -Expend, compare, excel, agree.

301. From the verbs-Think, grow, speak, strike, give the name of the agent or doer, and of the thing.

302. From the past participles — Joined, flowed, deserved, weighed, mention some derivative nouns.

303. From the verbs Breatheth, girdeth, healeth, stealeth, mention some derivative nouns.

304. Quote the rule for the pronunciation of Compounds.

305. Mention some nouns and verbs derived from the Adjectives — sweet, quick, sure. Mention some formed by contraction from long, broad, slow.

306. By what means are the different parts of speech formed from each other? Mention the derivatives of please; - of fit. Show that derivatives partake of the meaning of their primitives.

307. In how many senses were words originally employed? Mention some words which retain both a primary and a secondary sense. Mention some that retain only a secondary sense. How many primary meanings can a word have? how many secondary? What furnishes a key to the remotest secondary meanings? What are words primarily denoting the properties of matter intended to describe? Adduce instances. When are words sometimes transferred from one object to another? Adduce instances. How are words of a generic signification sometimes restricted? Adduce instances. How are some words originally specific sometimes applied? Give instances. In other words, how is the change from one meaning to another effected? Give instances. To what do some words owe their secondary sense? Give instances.

Inhume, exhume, posthumous; humid, humble, humility, humiliation.

Exercise. From the following Latin primitives, form several derivatives, attaching to each the proper signification according to

Exercise. From the following Latin primitives, form several derivatives, according to the Abridged Model, No. 2.

Asper, rough.

Cado, casum, I cut.

Cando, I burn.

Cano, cantum, I sing.
Capio, captum, I take.

Cedo, cessum, I yield, give up.

Censeo, I judge or vote.
Cerno, cretus, I separate, see.

Clamo, clamatum, I cry out.

Claudo, clausum, I close.

Exercise. From the following Greek primitives, form several derivatives, attaching to each the proper signification, according

Exercise. From the following Greek primitives, form several derivatives, according to the Abridged Model, No. 2.

Exercise. From the following Latin primitives, form several derivatives, attaching to each the proper signification, according

Exercise 49.- Section Seventh.

Exercise. From the following Latin primitives, form several derivatives, attaching to each the proper signification, according to Model 1,- --or in the Abridged Model 2.

Composition of English Words.

1. Write derivative Adjectives and Verbs from these Nouns ;

Gram. 299.

Life,

Circle,

Body,

haste,
beauty,

peace,

class,

person,

terror,

liquor.

friend.

nature.

2. Write derivative Nouns and Adjectives from these Verbs ;—

3. Write the names of persons and things from these Verbs,

1. Hints on Teaching Syntax and Punctuation.

1. First; let the pupil carefully read in the Grammar, a rule and all its notes and observations, both in the large and small type, explaining in order every word which presents the least difficulty, till every paragraph is distinctly understood.

2. Let the pupil repeat the rules and notes, printed in the large and second types, till they can be repeated readily and correctly. The observations printed in the small type are intended merely to be read. The repetition may be commenced at the same time as the explanation.

3. The pupils can next proceed with the Exercises adapted to the rule and notes; thus-if vivâ voce,

a. Correct the sentence.-b. Assign the reason for such correction.

c. Quote the rule in full for the correction. -d. Parse the principal words according to the formula, p. 42. and p. 12.

Proceed in a similar manner with the other sentences.

When the Exercises are written, let the error violating the rule be corrected and underlined, and the Numeral of the rule which has been violated be placed over the word.

2. Syntactical Parsing Table.

1. Article...........Why is it the definite or indefinite article? Why omitted? Why repeated ?

2. Substantive

3. Adjective

Why is it in the nominative, possessive, or objective case? Why in apposition? Why is the apostrophic s omitted or inserted?

.......What is its substantive? Why in the singular or in the plural number? Why in the positive state, comparative, or superlative degree? Why placed after its substantive? Why omitted? Why repeated?

4. Pronoun ........What is its antecedent? Why is it in the singular or plural number? Why of the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender? What person, and why? What case, and why? Why omitted? Why repeated ?

5. Terb.............What mood, and why?-tense ?-number and person? Why? Repeat the rule. Why do participles govern the objective case? Repeat the rule. Why is the verb omitted or repeated?

6. Adverb..........What is its proper situation? Why is the double negative used or rejected?

7. Preposition....What word does it govern? Why omitted? Why re

peated?

8. Conjunction....What moods, tenses, or cases does it connect? Why? Repeat the rule.

9. Interjection....Why does the nominative case follow it? Why the objective? Why omitted? Why repeated?