The Relative has the fame relation to its Antece. dent, by agreeing with it in Gender and Number, as the Verb has to its Agent or Nominative Cafe, by agreeing with it in Number and Person.

The Relative That is used indifferently both of Perfons and Things, fee page 20; but perhaps would be more properly confined to the latter.

After an Adjective in the faperlative degree, the Pronoun that is generally ufed in preference to who or which; as, "Hannibal was one of the greatest generals that the world ever faw."

When no other word comes between the Relative and the Verb, with which the Verb may agree, the Relative be in the Nominative Cafe: as, may mafter who taught us."

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But if any other word with which the Verb may agree, come between the Relative and the Verb, then the Relative muft be in the Objective Cafe; as, "The child whom I faw."

The Cafe of the Pronouns after Verbs, or the Con. junction than, may be eafily determined by compleating the fentence, or asking the queftion. Ex.:

"She defired me to write. Who defired? She did.' "He, commends us, for he is pleased with us."? "You refpect her more than me" i, e. than you respect me.

"You are wifer than I;" i.e. than I am.

The proper place for the Pronoun Relative is im mediately after its Antecedent; as, Ex.

That is the Darius, whom Alexander conquered."

-The English language does not properly admit of more than two Cafes in the Nouns, and three in the Pronouns, as the different connections and relations of one thing to another are expreffed by Prepofitions, intead of varying the termination of the words.

The Greek and Latin vary the ending of the Noun, to answer the Purpose: Thefe different endings are called Cafes, and are fix in Number, viz.

The NOMINATIVE, which fimply names the ob ject, and has a, an, or the before it in English.

The GENITIVE, which marks the property or poffeffion of the object: it has of before it.

The DATIVE, gives, fends, or conveys to the object, and takes to before it.

The ACCUSATIVE, is the Cafe that receives the object, and takes the before it."

The VOCATIVE, calls, rouzes, or invokes the object: it has O before it.

The ABLATIVE, takes or derives from, and has from or by before it.

The following example will give an idea of Grammatical Conftruction in this particnlar.

Of ADJECTIVES.

AN Adjective, or Adnoun, is a word that cannot fubfift by itself, but always refers to fome Subftantive expressed or understood, and is added to Nouns to denote the Quality; as, a good, great, happy girl; good, or ill, or bad habits: the Form; as, a fquare, round, long table:-the Number; as, one, two, five books; or any other property belonging to the Noun.

Are not Adjectives which exprefs number, fometimes diftinguished into Ordinals and Cardinals?

Yes; one, two, three, &c. are Adjectives of Num., ber, or Cardinals, which join units together, and are those which are used in counting:

First, fecond, third, &c. are Adjectives of Order, or Ordinals, i. e. those which are used to diftinguifh the order in which things are placed.

Fft, or firftly, fecondly, &c. are Adverbs.

Adjectives are never varied, but when they exprefs Comparison.

What is meant by Comparison?

Comparison is the altering of the quality into more, or lefs, or marking the different degrees of it. How many degrees of Comparifon are there?

There are only two degrees; the Comparative, and the Superlative. The Pofitive being the first ftate of the Adjective, expreffing the quality fimply, without any increase or diminution; as, Arong, wife, happy.

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What is the Comparative degree?

The degree into which the Pofitive state of the Ad. jective is fomewhat increased or decreased; and it is formed by adding r, or er, or the Adverb more to the pofitive; as, Pofitive, wife, frong. Comparative,

wifer or more wise, stronger or more strong.

What is the Superlative degree?

The Superlative degree increases or diminishes the Pofitive to the utmost degree; and is formed by adding ft, ar eft, or the Adverb most to the Pofitive; as,

How is the Adjective happy compared ?

By more or moft, or by changing they into i, and adding er to form the Comparative, and eft the Super

Both the forms, as, more wifer, more stronger, most happiest, ought never to be used together.

The Adjective perfect, like the Noun, perfection, admits of no degree of Comparifon-but we may fay, nearer, or nearest to perfection-more or less imperfect. Are all Adjectives that admit of Comparison compared, as, wife, strong?

No:

Sometimes the Comparative of late is written latter as well as later. The latter of two, refers either to time or place; later refpects time only.

Are Adjectives ever compared in any other manner,? In fome few words the Superlative is formed by adding the Adverb moft to the end of them; as, nether, nethermoft, or lowest; utter, uttermoft, or greatest in degree; under, undermoft, or lowest in degree; upper, uppermoft, or highest in place; fore, foremost, or first in place.

OCCASIONAL REMARKS

RELATING TO ADJECTIVES.

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