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"7o ana. from are propositions"
Tutor.-What part of speech are the words
to and from in this example.
Pupil-"Io and from" are propositions.
Tutor--Can you make nothing else of them
than propositions?


Pupi.-No: the sentence says they are
propositions, and they are in the list Of
propositions


Tutor.-You are very stupid they are
nouns.-What part of speech is "arc"a
Pupil.--Are is verb.


Tutor.-Very well 4: and what is "hrchosi-
tons"


Neutrality-suspicious." serve to connect
words with one another, and to shew the
relation between them. They arc for the
mos, hart, put before nouns and pronouns
Tutor-Thc patience of Job, could not
bear with such folly y.-"prepositions" is a
noun


A Pupil of Mr. Browns would parse the
sentence as follows.


"7o and from independent major


words in the sentence-but indie


pendent major words are nouns


therefore 10 and from being indepen-


dent major words, are nouns Coined


by the conjunction and.)


"Are"-is verb-a verb varies to express


different times-are is the present


and varies to zOere for the past ;---i


also expresses the state of the major


words; and answering to two of the


definitions, it is verb.


Propositions. lis an independent majol


word &c. but independent major


words are nouns-theretore hrchosi-


tions being an independent major


word is a noun.


Persons who are unacquainted with the
difference between the oil grammar and
Mr.. Browns, may suppose that the above
cases are strained to make the contrast moro
visible; but appeal to any candid teacher
whether they do not, every day, meet
with equal blunders by scholars who have
not only been weeks, but frequently by
those who have been double that time at the
study. Speaking from my own experience
remember. that whilst was learning gram
mar at school, though was mostly at tho
mead of the class for months; yet, after
having occupied every moment that was
'ospare from sleeping and from school il
getting my lessons, after having used every
exertion that was capable Of to avoid the
angry looks and words of my teacher,
was frequently called stupid blockheat
ior my unavoidable blundcrs :--notwith-
standing, ] believe my progress was not o
'he most tardy kind.-And verify believe
mat no sinner ever felt more JOY at having