The same course is then taken with reference to the verb, after which _sentences_ are introduced in their simplest form, containing only the essential elements, and the pupil is required to analyze them and _construct_ similar sentences.
Then follows the adjective, and attention is called to its effect on the meaning of the sentence. The _statement_ at the head of each section is not to be committed to memory, but is made to assist the pupil in appreciating the _grammatical forms of the sentences_ which follow. In this manner, by the introduction of a new class of words, or the use of the same class in a different relation, the sentence is _gradually built up_; till, from the most simple, we have the most complex an involved forms. The _technical terms_, denoting the various relations and modifications, are then given, with marginal references to the illustrations. The _definitions_ and _rules_ in the Sequel are deduced from illustrations in the First Part.
The First Part of this Grammar has one _peculiar_ advantage. It combines CONSTRUCTION with Analysis. On every principle developed, _written_ exercises are required of the pupils, not only to insure an understanding of that particular principle and to perpetuate a knowledge of it, but also to furnish gradual and continued practice in the _construction_ of sentences. This method of instruction makes _correct writers_, as it regards the using of words _understandingly_ and _grammatically_ in sentences, and prepares the pupil for the task of _composition_, by enabling him to express his thoughts _correctly_ if _he has_ any.
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A PRACTICAL SYSTEM OF BOOK-KEEPING BY SINGLE AND DOUBLE ENTRY. BY IRA MAYHEW, A. M. FOR FARMERS, MECHANICS, AND MERCHANTS.
This is a very neat-looking volume, whose title, "Practical Book-keeping," is indicative of its leading characteristics. The specimens of accounts presented in it are in script that closely resembles writing, and they hence afford excellent models for imitation. The book contains four forms of accounts, immediately following each of which is a large number of examples for practice. In their solution, the pupil has occasion practically to apply the knowledge he has already acquired of both arithmetic and penmanship, while at the same time he learns Book-keeping as he will have occasion to practice it in after life. For this purpose a set of account books, in which the examples for practice are to be written out by the learner, and a Key for teachers containing the solution, accompany the book.