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 are referred."&mdash;Ingersoll's Gram., Pref., p. x. "The Infinitive Mode is that form of the verb which expresses action or being, unlimited by person, or number."&mdash;Day's Gram., p. 35. "A man, diligent in his business, prospers."&mdash;Frost's Practical Gram., p. 113.  "O wretched state! oh bosom, black as death!"       &mdash;Hallock's Gram., p. 118.    "O, wretched state! O, bosom, black as death!"       &mdash;Singer's Shak., Vol. ii, p. 494.

UNDER RULE IX.&mdash;OF FINITE VERBS.
"The Singular denotes one; the Plural more than one."&mdash;Bullions, E. Gram., p. 12; ''Pract. Lessons, p. 16; Lennie's Gram.'', p. 7.

[.&mdash;Not proper, because no comma is here set after Plural, where the verb denotes is understood. But, according to Rule 9th, "Where a finite verb is understood, a comma is generally required." Therefore, a comma should be inserted at the place mentioned; thus, "The Singular denotes one; the Plural, more than one."]

"The comma represents the shortest pause; the semicolon a pause longer than the comma; the colon longer than the semicolon; and the period longer than the colon."&mdash;Hiley's Gram., p. 111. "The comma represents the shortest pause; the semicolon a pause double that of the comma; the colon, double that of the semicolon; and the period, double that of the colon."&mdash;Bullions, E. Gram., p. 151; ''Pract. Lessons'', p. 127. "Who is applied only to persons; which to animals and things; what to things only; and that to persons, animals, and things."&mdash;Day's Gram., p. 23. "A or an is used before the singular number only; the before either singular or plural."&mdash;Bullions, Practical Lessons, p. 10. "Homer was the greater genius; Virgil the better artist."&mdash;Day's Gram., p. 96. "Homer was the greater genius, Virgil the better artist."&mdash;: British Poets, Vol. vi, p. viii. "Words are formed of syllables; syllables of letters."&mdash;St. Quentin's General Gram., p. 2. "The Conjugation of an active verb is styled the ; and that of a passive verb the ."&mdash;''Frost's El. of E. Gram.'', p. 19. "The of an active verb is styled the, and that of a passive verb the ."&mdash;''Smith's New. Gram.'', p. 171. "The possessive is sometimes called the genitive case; and the objective the accusative."&mdash;L. Murray's Gram., 12mo, p. 44. "Benevolence is allied to few vices; selfishness to fewer virtues."&mdash;Kames, Art of Thinking, p. 40. "Orthography treats of Letters, Etymology of Words, Syntax of Sentences, and Prosody of Versification."&mdash;Hart's English Gram., p. 21. "Earth praises conquerors for shedding blood;   Heaven those that love their foes, and do them good."&mdash;See Key.

UNDER RULE X.&mdash;OF INFINITIVES.
"His business is to observe the agreement or disagreement of words."&mdash;Bullions, E. Grammar, Revised Edition, p. 189.

[.&mdash;Not proper, because no comma here divides to observe from the preceding verb. But, according to Rule 10th, "The infinitive mood, when it follows a verb from which it must be separated, or when it depends on something remote or understood, is generally, with its adjuncts, set off by the comma." Therefore, a comma should be inserted after is; thus, "His business is, to observe the agreement or disagreement of words."]

"It is a mark of distinction to be made a member of this society."&mdash; Farnum's Gram., 1st Ed., p. 25; 2d Ed., p. 23. "To distinguish the conjugations let the pupil observe the following rules."&mdash;Day's D. S. Gram., p. 40. "He was now sent for to preach before the Parliament."&mdash; Life of Dr. J. Owen, p. 18. "It is incumbent on the young to love and honour their parents."&mdash;Bullions, E. Gram., p. 83. "It is the business of every man to prepare for death."&mdash;Id., ib., 83. "It argued the sincerest candor to make such an acknowledgement."&mdash;Id., ib., p. 115. "The proper way is to complete the construction of the first member, and leave that of the second understood."&mdash;Ib., ib., p. 125. " is a name. It is a term of distinction given to a certain person to show the character in which he is represented."&mdash;O. B. Peirce's Gram., p. 23. "The object of this is to preserve the soft sound of c and g."&mdash;Hart's Gram., p. 29. "The design of grammar is to facilitate the reading, writing, and speaking of a language."&mdash;Barrett's Gram., 10th Ed., Pref., p. iii. "Four kinds of type are used in the following pages to indicate the portions that are considered more or less elementary."&mdash;Hart's Gram., p. 3.

UNDER RULE XI.&mdash;OF PARTICIPLES.
"The chancellor being attached to the king secured his crown."&mdash;Wright's Gram., p. 114.

[.&mdash;Not proper, because the phrase, "being attached to the king," is not commaed. But, according to Rule 11th, "Participles, when something depends on them, when they have the import of a dependent clause, or when they relate to something understood, should, with their adjuncts, be set off by the comma." Therefore, two commas should be here inserted; thus, "The chancellor, being attached to the king, secured his crown."&mdash;Murray's Gram., p. 66.]

"The officer having received his orders, proceeded to execute them."&mdash; Day's Gram., p. 108. "Thus used it is in the present tense."&mdash;Bullions, E. Gram., Revised Ed., p. 33. "The Imperfect tense has three distinct forms corresponding to those of the present tense."&mdash;Id., ib., p. 40. "Every possessive case is governed by some noun denoting the thing possessed."&mdash;Id., ib., p. 87. "The word that used as a conjunction is preceded by a comma."&mdash;Id., ib., p. 154. "His narrative being composed upon such good authority, deserves credit."&mdash;''Cooper's Pl. and Pr. Gram.'', p. 97. "The hen being in her nest, was killed and eaten there by the eagle."&mdash;Murray's Key, 8vo. p. 252. "Pronouns being used instead of nouns are subject to the same modifications."&mdash;Sanborn's Gram., p. 92. "When placed at the beginning of words they are consonants."&mdash;''Hallock's