CHAP. V.

Of a VER B.

Q. WHAT is a Verb?
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A. A Verb is a Part of Speech that betokeneth Being; as, I live: Doing; as, I love: Or fuffering; as, I am loved.

Q. How many kinds of Verbs are there?
A. Three Active, Paffive, and Neuter.
Q. What is a Verb Active?

A. A Verb Active, is a Verb that denoteth Action; but in fuch a manner as to admit after it the Accufative Cafe of the Thing it acts upon; as, I love him.

Q. What is a Verb Paffive?

A. A Verb Paffive betokeneth Suffering; as, I am loved.
Q. What is a Verb Neuter?

A. A Verb Neuter fignifies the State or Being, and fometimes the Action of a Perfon or Thing, but has no Noun after it to denote the Subject of Action.

Q. How many different Ways is a Verb Neuter exprefs'd? A. Two Ways; fometimes actively; as, I fight; and fometimes paffivery; as, I am fick.

Q. How many Things belong to a Verb?

A. Four: Mood, Tenfe, Number and Perfon.

Of the MoOD S.

Q. What is a Mood?

A. "Tis the Manner by which a Verb fhews its Signification.
Q. How many Moods are there?

A. Six: The Indicative, the Imperative, the Optative, the Potential, te Subjunctive, and the Infinitive.

Q. How are thefe Moods known?

A. 1. The Indicative Mood directly declareth a Thing true or false; as, I read; or else afketh a Question; as, Do I read?

2. The Imperative Mood biddeth or commandeth; as, Read thou.

3. The Optative Mood wifheth or defireth; as, I wish 1 could read.

4. The Potential Mood fheweth Power or the want of it; and is known by these Signs, may, can, might, would, should, could, or ought; as, 1 can work or play just as I please: John would play but his Mafter will not let him.

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5. The Subjunctive Mood is Conditional, having always a Conjunction joined to it; as, When I can love; or, If I may read.

6. The Infinitive Mood affirmeth nothing, but fignifieth indefinitely; having neither Number, nor Perfon, nor Nominative Cafe before it; and it is commonly known by this Sign to before it; as, To love.

Q. Of what do Moods confift?

A. Of Tenfes.

There is also anot her Divifion of Time after this Manner: The Preterperfect Tenfe is fubdivided into the Preterimperfect Tenfe,or the Time not perfectly paft; and the Preterpluperfect Tenfe, or the Time long past.

And to these may be added, what the Greeks call a Second Future.

Q. How is the Prefent Tenfe known?

A. It is known by the Signs, do, doft, does, doth, and fpeaketh of an Action now adoing but not finished; as, I do read, that is, I have not yet done reading.

Q. How is the Preterperfect Tenfe knozun?

A. It is known by these Signs, have, haft, bath, and has, and fpeaketh of the Time perfectly paft, and of the Action finished without regard to any thing elfe; as, Lihave read, or quite done reading.

Q. How is the Preterimperfect Tenfe known ?

4. By the Signs did and didft, and fpeaketh of the Time past, but fhews that fomething was then adoing but not finished at that Time which we speak of; as, I did read while you was at play.

Q. How is the Preterpluperfect Tenfe known?

A. By the Signs had and hadft, and fpeaketh alfo of the Time paft, but fhews that fomething had been done before another Thing that was done and past; as, I had read an Hour before I wrote my Exercise.

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Q. How is the first Future Tense known?

A. The first Future Tenfe is known by the Signs fhall and will; and speaketh of a short Space of Time to come; as, I will read prefently. You shall write To-morrow.

Q. How is the fecond Future Tenfe known?

A. The fecond Future Tenfe is known by the Signs fall or will hereafter; and speaketh of a long Space of Time to come; as, I shall read hereafter.

Q. How

Of the Number of VERB S.

many Numbers are there in Verbs?

A. Two, the Singular and the Plural.

Q. How do you know the Number of the Verb?
A. By the Number of its Nominative Cafe.

Q. Have all Verbs Numbers?

A. All, but Verbs of the Infinitive Mood; which have no Number; because they admit of no Nominative Case.

Of the Perfon of VERBS.

Q. How are Verbs otherwife divided?

A. Into Perfonals and Imperfonals.

Q What is a Verb Perfonal?

A. Any Verb that will admit the Pronouns, I, thou, he, she, or their Plurals, We, ye, or they before it.

Q. What is a Verb Imperfonal?

A. It is an abfolute Verb, which hath only one Perfon; and therefore can only admit of the Pronoun It before it; as, It raineth: It freezeth: It is hot: It is cold.

Q. How many kinds of Imperfonals are there?

A. Two, Active; as, It rains; Paffive; as, It is warm.

Of the helping VERBS.

Q. What is a helping Verb?

A. It is a Verb that is prefixt to another Verb, to denote or fignify the Time, or the Mood, or the Manner of the Verb. Q. Which are the helping Verbs ?

A. Do, doft, does, doth, did, didft, have, baft, bas, bath, bad, hadft, will, wilt, fhall, fhalt, may, mayft, can, canft, might, mightest, would, wouldft, should, shouldft, could, couldft, ought, oughteft, let, am, are, is, was, were, been and be.

See the Formation of Verbs thro' Mood and Tenfe, in Page 107, &c.

CHAP.

CH A P. VI.

Of the PARTICIPLE.
HAT is a Participle?

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A. A Participle is a Part of Speech derived of a Verb, and fignifies Being, Doing, or Suffering, and alfo implies Time, as a Verb does; but is otherwife like a Noun Adjective. Q. How many Participles are there?

A. Two; the Active Participle, that ends in ing; as loving; and the Paffive Participle, that ends in d, t, or n; as, loved, taught, flain.

Of the Formation of the Verb Active, To educate. Q. Conjugate me the Verb Active Educate, through Mood and Tenfe.

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INDICATIVE MOOD.

Prefent Tenfe.

Sing. I educate or do educate; thou educateft or doft educate; er you educate or do educate; he educateth, educates, or doth or does educate. Plur. We educate or do educate; ye or you educate or do educate; they educate or do educate.

Preterperfect Tenfe.

Sing. I have educated; thou haft or you have educated; he hath or has educated. Plur. We have educated; ye or you have educated; they have educated.

Preterimperfet Tenfe.

Sing. I educated or did educate; thou educatedst or didft educate, or you educated or did educate; he educated or did educate. Plur. We educated or did educate; ye or you educated or did educate; they educated or did educate.

Preterpluperfect Tenfe.

Sing. I had educated; thou hadit or you had educated; he had educated. Plur. We had educated; ye or you had educated; they had educated.

First Future Tense.

Sing. I fhall or will educate; thou fhalt or wilt, or you fhall or will educate; he fhall or will educate. Plur. We fhall or will educate; ye or you shall or will educate; they fhall or will educate.

Second Future Tenfe.

Sing. I fhall or will educate hereafter; thou shalt or wilt, or you fhall or will educate hereafter; he fhall or will educate hereafter. Plur. We fhall or will educate hereafter; ye or you. fhall or will educate hereafter; they fhall or will educate hereafter.

IMPERATIVE MOOD.

Sing. Educate thou; let him educate. Plur. Let us educate; educate ye; let them educate..

POTENTIAL MOO D.
Prefent Tenfe.

Sing. I may or can educate; thou mayeft or canft; or you may or can educate; he may or can educate. Plur. We may or can educate; ye or you may or can educate; they may or can educate.

Preterperfect Tenfe.

Sing. I might or could have educated; thou mightest or couldit, or you might or could have educated; he might or could have educated. Plur. We might or could have educated; ye or you might or could have educated; they might or could have educated.

Preterimperfect Tenfe.

Sing. I might or could educate; thou mighteft or couldst, or you might or could educate; he might or could educate. Plur. We might or could educate; ye or you might or could educate; they might or could educate.

Preterpluperfect Tenfe.

Sing. I might or could have had educated; thou mighteft or couldft, or you might or could have had educated; he might or could have had educated. Plur. We might or could have had educated; ye or you might or could have had educated; they might or could have had educated.

- First Future Tenfe is wanting.

Second Future Tenfe.

Sing. I may or can educate hereafter; thou mayeft or canft, or you may or can educate hereafter; he may or can educate hereafter. Plur. We inay or can educate hereafter; ye or you may or can educate hereafter; they may or can educate hereafter.

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