UNDER RULE II.—­OF SIMPLE MEMBERS.

“When the sun had arisen the enemy retreated.”—­Day’s District School Gram., p. 85.

[FORMULE.—­Not proper, because no comma here separates the two simple members which compose the sentence.  But, according to Rule 2d, “The simple members of a compound sentence, whether successive or involved, elliptical or complete, are generally divided by the comma.”  Therefore, a comma should be inserted after arisen; thus, “When the sun had arisen, the enemy retreated.”]

“If he become rich he may be less industrious.”—­Bullions, E. Gram., p. 118.  “The more I study grammar the better I like it.”—­Id., ib., p. 127.  “There is much truth in the old adage that fire is a better servant than master.”—­Id., ib., p. 128.  “The verb do, when used as an auxiliary gives force or emphasis to the expression.”—­Day’s Gram., p. 39.  “Whatsoever it is incumbent upon a man to do it is surely expedient to do well.”—­J.  Q. Adams’s Rhetoric, Vol. i, p. 46.  “The soul which our philosophy divides into various capacities, is still one essence.”—­Channing, on Self-Culture, p. 15.  “Put the following words in the plural and give the rule for forming it.”—­Bullions, Practical Lessons, p. 19.  “We will do it if you wish.”—­Id., ib., p. 29.  “He who does well will be rewarded.”—­Id., ib., 29.  “That which is always true is expressed in the present tense.”—­Id., ib., p. 119.  “An observation which is always true must be expressed in the present tense.”—­Id., Prin. of E. Gram., p. 123.  “That part of orthography which treats of combining letters to form syllables and words is called SPELLING.”—­Day’s Gram., p. 8.  “A noun can never be of the first person except it is in apposition with a pronoun of that person.”—­Ib., p. 14.  “When two or more singular nouns or pronouns refer to the same object they require a singular verb and pronoun.”—­Ib., p. 80.  “James has gone but he will return in a few days.”—­Ib., 89.  “A pronoun should have the same person, number, and gender as the noun for which it stands.”—­Ib., 89 and 80.  “Though he is out of danger he is still afraid.”—­Bullions, E. Gram., p. 80.  “She is his inferior in sense but his equal in prudence.”—­Ib., p. 81.  “The man who has no sense of religion is little to be trusted.”—­Ib., 81.  “He who does the most good has the most pleasure.”—­Ib., 81.  “They were not in the most prosperous circumstances when we last saw them.”—­Ib., 81.  “If the day continue pleasant I shall return.”—­Felton’s Gram., 1st Ed., p. 22; Ster.  Ed., 24.  “The days that are past are gone for ever.”—­Ib., pp. 89 and 92.  “As many as are friendly to the cause will sustain it.”—­Ib., 89 and 92.  “Such as desire aid will receive it.”—­Ib., 89 and 92.  “Who gave you that book which you prize so much?”—­Bullions, Pract.  Lessons, p. 32.  “He who made it now preserves and governs it.”—­Bullions, E. Gram., p. 83.