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PRAXIS	VIII.—ETYMOLOGICAL.
In	the	Eighth	Praxis,	it	is	required	of	the	pupil—to	distinguish	and	define	the
different	parts	of	speech,	and	the	classes	and	modifications	of	the	ARTICLES,
NOUNS,	ADJECTIVES,	PRONOUNS,	VERBS,	PARTICIPLES,	and
ADVERBS.
The	definitions	to	be	given	in	the	Eighth	Praxis,	are	two	for	an	article,	six	for	a
noun,	three	for	an	adjective,	six	for	a	pronoun,	seven	for	a	verb	finite,	five	for	an
infinitive,	two	for	a	participle,	two	(and	sometimes	three)	for	an	adverb,—and
one	for	a	conjunction,	a	preposition,	or	an	interjection.	Thus:—
EXAMPLE	PARSED.
"When	was	it	that	Rome	attracted	most	strongly	the	admiration	of
mankind?"—R.	G.	Harper.
When	is	an	adverb	of	time.	1.	An	adverb	is	a	word	added	to	a	verb,	a	participle,
an	adjective,	or	an	other	adverb;	and	generally	expresses	time,	place,	degree	or
manner.	2.	Adverbs	of	time	are	those	which	answer	to	the	question,	When?	How
long?	How	soon?	or,	How	often?	including	these	which	ask.
Was	is	an	irregular	neuter	verb,	from	be,	was,	being,	been;	found	in	the
indicative	mood,	imperfect	tense,	third	person,	and	singular	number.	1.	A	verb	is
a	word	that	signifies	to	be,	to	act,	or	to	be	acted	upon.	2.	An	irregular	verb	is	a
verb	that	does	not	form	the	preterit	and	the	perfect	participle	by	assuming	d	or
ed.	3.	A	neuter	verb	is	a	verb	that	expresses	neither	action	nor	passion,	but
simply	being,	or	a	state	of	being.	4.	The	indicative	mood	is	that	form	of	the	verb,
which	simply	indicates	or	declares	a	thing,	or	asks	a	question.	5.	The	imperfect
tense	is	that	which	expresses	what	took	place,	or	was	occurring,	in	time	fully
past.	6.	The	third	person	is	that	which	denotes	the	person	or	thing	merely	spoken
of.	7.	The	singular	number	is	that	which	denotes	but	one.
It	is	a	personal	pronoun,	of	the	third	person,	singular	number,	neuter	gender,	and
nominative	case.	1.	A	pronoun	is	a	word	used	in	stead	of	a	noun.	2.	A	personal
pronoun	is	a	pronoun	that	shows,	by	its	form,	of	what	person	it	is.	3.	The	third
person	is	that	which	denotes	the	person	or	thing	merely	spoken	of.	4.	The
singular	number	is	that	which	denotes	but	one.	5.	The	neuter	gender	is	that
which	denotes	things	that	are	neither	male	nor	female.	6.	The	nominative	case	is
that	form	or	state	of	a	noun	or	pronoun,	which	usually	denotes	the	subject	of	a
finite	verb.
That	is	a	conjunction.	1.	A	conjunction	is	a	word	used	to	connect	words	or
sentences	in	construction,	and	to	show	the	dependence	of	the	terms	so
connected.
Rome	is	a	proper	noun,	of	the	third	person,	singular	number,	personified
feminine,	and	nominative	case.	1.	A	noun	is	the	name	of	any	person,	place,	or
thing,	that	can	be	known	or	mentioned.	2.	A	proper	noun	is	the	name	of	some
particular	individual,	or	people,	or	group.	3.	The	third	person	is	that	which
denotes	the	person	or	thing	merely	spoken	of.	4.	The	singular	number	is	that
which	denotes	but	one.	5.	The	feminine	gender	is	that	which	denotes	persons	or
animals	of	the	female	kind.	6.	The	nominative	case	is	that	form	or	state	of	a	noun
or	pronoun,	which	usually	denotes	the	subject	of	a	finite	verb.
Attracted	is	a	regular	active-transitive	verb,	from	attract,	attracted,	attracting,
attracted;	found	in	the	indicative	mood,	imperfect	tense,	third	person,	and
singular	number.	1.	A	verb	is	a	word	that	signifies	to	be,	to	act,	or	to	be	acted
upon.	2.	A	regular	verb	is	a	verb	that	forms	the	preterit	and	the	perfect	participle
by	assuming	d	or	ed.	3.	An	active-transitive	verb	is	a	verb	that	expresses	an
action	which	has	some	person	or	thing	for	its	object.	4.	The	indicative	mood	is
that	form	of	the	verb,	which	simply	indicates	or	declares	a	thing,	or	asks	a
question.	5.	The	imperfect	tense	is	that	which	expresses	what	took	place,	or	was
occurring,	in	time	fully	past.	6.	The	third	person	is	that	which	denotes	the	person
or	thing	merely	spoken	of.	7.	The	singular	number	is	that	which	denotes	but	one.
Most	is	an	a	adverb	of	degree,	compared,	much,	more,	most,	and	found	in	the
superlative.	1.	An	adverb	is	a	word	added	to	a	verb,	a	participle,	an	adjective,	or
an	other	adverb;	and	generally	expresses	time,	place,	degree,	or	manner.	2.
Adverbs	of	degree	are	those	which	answer	to	the	question,	How	much?	How
little?	or	to	the	idea	of	more	or	less.	3.	The	superlative	degree	is	that	which	is
most	or	least	of	all	included	with	it.
Strongly	is	an	adverb	of	manner.	1.	An	adverb	is	a	word	added	to	a	verb,	a
participle,	an	adjective,	or	an	other	adverb;	and	generally	expresses	time,	place,
degree,	or	manner.	2.	Adverbs	of	manner	are	those	which	answer	to	the	question,
How?	or,	by	affirming,	denying,	or	doubting,	show	how	a	subject	is	regarded.