particularly.

6. Adjectives should be placed next to the nouns which they qualify;
as, "A tract of _good_ land."

7. We should generally avoid comparing such adjectives as do not
literally admit of comparison; such as, _more impossible, most
impossible; more unconquerable, more perfect_, &c. See REMARKS on
adjectives, page 76.

8. When an adjective or an adverb is used in comparing two objects,
it should be in the comparative degree; but when more than two are
compared, the superlative ought to be employed; as, "Julia is the
_taller_ of the two; Her specimen is the _best_ of the three."

FALSE SYNTAX.

_Note_ 2. The boat carries thirty tun.

The chasm was twenty foot broad, and one hundred fathom in depth.

_Note_ 6. He bought a new pair of shoes, and an elegant piece of
furniture.

My cousin gave his fine pair of horses for a poor tract of land.

_Note_ 7. The contradictions of impiety are still more
incomprehensible.

It is the most uncertain way that can be devised.

This is a more perfect model than I ever saw before.

_Note_ 8. Which of those two cords is the strongest?

I was at a loss to determine which was the wiser of the three.

RULE XIX.

Adjective pronouns belong to nouns, expressed or understood; as, "_Any_
man, _all_ men."

NOTE 1. The demonstrative adjective pronouns must agree in number
with their nouns; as, "_This_ book, _these_ books; _that_ sort,
_those_ sorts."

2. The pronominal adjectives, _each, every, either, neither,
another_, and _one_, agree with nouns in the singular number only;
as, "_Each_ man, _every_ person, _another_ lesson;" unless the
plural nouns convey a collective idea: as, "_Every_ six months."

3. _Either_ is often improperly employed instead of _each;_ as, "The
king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, sat _either_ of
them on his throne." _Each_ signifies _both_ taken separately;
_either_ implies only _the one_ or _the other_ taken
disjunctively:--"sat _each_ on _his_ throne."

FALSE SYNTAX.

_Note_ 1. Those sort of favors do real injury.

They have been playing this two hours.

These kind of indulgences soften and injure the mind. He saw one
or more persons enter the garden.

_Note_ 2. Let each esteem others better than themselves.

There are bodies, each of which are so small as to b