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To these may be added the Auxiliary Verbs —— To Have, and to Be.

Of an ADVERB.

An Adverb is a Part of Speech joined to a Verb, a Noun Substantive, an Adjective or Participle, and sometimes to another Adverb, to express the Manner or Circumstance of the Thing signified; as he speaks properly, an orderly Man, truly good, extreamly loving, very devoutly.

Adverbs are very numerous, and have Relation to

Time; as now, lately, always.

Place; as here, there, no-where.

Order; as by Turns, abreast, orderly.

Quantity; as enough, more, entirely.

Number; as once, twice, thrice.

Doubting; as perhaps, may be, peradventure.

Asking; as why? whence? wherefore?.

Affirmation; as yes, indeed, certainly.

Negation; as no, never, not at all.

Comparison; as more, less, likewise.

Quality; as justly, prudently, indifferently.

Of a CONJUNCTION.

A Conjunction is a Part of Speech, which serves to connect and join the several Parts of a Discourse together, and is of various Kinds.

Copulative; as and, also, moreover.

Disjunctive; as or, neither, whether.

Adversative; as but, yet, notwithstanding.

Conditional; as if, unless, provided.

Casual; as for, because, forasmuch.

Conclusive; as then, so that, therefore.

Of a PREPOSITION.

A Preposition is a Part of Speech, that serves to express the particular Relation and Circumstance of some other Part of Speech, and is either used in Apposition, as in Heaven; or in Composition, as Invisible.

Prepositions used in Apposition.

Prepositions used in Composition.

Of an INTERJECTION.

An Interjection is a Part of Speech, that serves to express some sudden Motion or Passion of the Mind, transported with the Sensation of Pleasure or Pain.

Of Pleasure; as, O brave! O Heavens! O Joy!

Of Pain; as Alas! O my God! O Lord!

Interjections of a lower Order.

Of Caution; as, hold! take Care!

Of Admiration; as, see! look! behold!

Of Aversion; as, fie! away you Fool!

Of Silence; as, be still! Silence!

Of  SYNTAX.

Syntax is the Manner of constructing one Word with another prescribed by the Rules of GRAMMAR.

Rule 1st.

The Article a is usually placed before a Word that begins with a Consonant, the Article an before a Word that begins with a Vowel, and either a or an before a Word that begins with an h; and the Article the, before a Word that begins either with a Vowel or a Consonant; as, a Christian, an Infidel, a Heathen, or an Heathen; the Christian, the Infidel, the Heathen.

Rule 2d.

A Noun Substantive is usually placed after its Noun Adjective; as the Second Chapter, a great Man. But sometimes for the Sake of greater Distinction the