Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-01-09
THE INFINITIVE.
Paper Read by A. u. OrwIg at the
Joint Meeting Of tho Lucas and Wood
County Teachers Association.
rRIMAnY srArEMENrs


fHlNAUf siAiENENIs'
l. The in6nitiye Is not a distinct part
OF speech; but distinct class with respect
to the properties Of the verb, or a distinct
class with respect to the nature, the Use, or
the form OF the verb.
2. The properties OF the verb are
voice, tense, person, number and mode.
.. mat tile inhnitiye is not distinct
class with respect to voice, tense, person or
number, IS evident.
Mo VIII consider NE remaining property,
modc' MODE is the manner III when
tue ACTON, or nelng implied ~ Tue verb Is
ekpfesSeu' IL lhhnlllVe ne lne name
oil q class WIN respect 10 mode, tins class,
caIieu lnnhltlVe' must nave at 'c"s', one
peeuiiaIlty that distinguishes nom All
other cI"sSeS oi ihoues, else we nave Two
or more names Tor the same class, which
we WIZ "Ssume TO be untrue we WIZ
cOus'utr "h'y 'he mc"''"r'tleS c'alihed ior
Tue ihIinl'ive, peculiar manners oil expres'
'i1n' on. -,
flrs', th"l o, ABSTRACT expression, whch'
10 us, means lhat the nciIoh implied IN
lhe vero Is expressed independent OF ,he
ooJect 10 whIch u Iog'ca'Iy oeluhgS' Ley
an eNahiple serve rs u 'eS' OF 'ne so-Salled
pcc",l"Ihy ",'u him' 'h"I ne s,i3uIu
20, ios'o""y eq"'N"'e"' 10 'o'u p'n
'og1' ~
lne aclIon III PllSu III ,he 'ero 70 go
70 "o, eHPLesSe, IhuePeIueni VI 'he o'lect
20 TnIon " "eIo,'sIs, US yoln the "s'cAl
"nu ~ sr"n,',i"ttca' s, ooJec.' yon PleaSe' are
eA e pleSSeu u, VIZ Woru ,in lnen i" go
Is Is not "u r'l'nItlNe' Dut 10 go s an III
"nI.lNe, , "nu 'l'eIe4ore po' IN !''nnitlFe, ~ nn
"os,l "o' eNpieS'io' Us ""S'S Vi oI"SSih'
'"t,V" :.
| We wiz uSSu'lie 'l'"l 'nc "c'ior ihI''eu
IN 'ne 'eI" ~ So;Ie'I'e7 ,s ~ ac'
~ "s' ~ 'TVe 70 20 o9'y' 10 zee Slu
~ 80 "Ie poln inh''''l'eS '' "nu '.eielole
W." W Oo'i'u'o' ','n'.o'e, 'o.io 90
O'Ni' Vt o,'nolne"'io'' ' AoS.I"c' eNlIeH
H,o" - "o' 'no oo,i',nu, o""i w"
!n'lIloIe cos no' "iS''"guis'' 'he i"n'i'iNe
J" S."TTinL".'on' ..i u.r,
an "u.nor s"ys INC lhiini,iVe eA-
PRESSES uo.Io'I "l'nu"' "inin',"B II, hS.In
let ah eNanlPie serve ~ a .est; ! tolu 'in'
inat ne snou." 80, los'caip e!niV,aieht TO-
s!I; to,u nii, " so' 'ie "o'io" Oei"s iosic"ii!
IIi;eu ~ Do'n,
li,?ue VI
u"iy .TI poteI.n''I .',ou. iIoo.o 49,
%'So"' '' ~ S II. '' - =
cJ.n'i"nu' w. 10y .I"'if :ne OJunT''ee ,r,
n,oue eN II .aoeo :, uo''D', 1,at nooe
~ '"ii''eio " ~ "ie 'ee' W einei 90
'"."ei2 VI i"SiN"i Pl'o''o", '"S in
..' ~ ~ S'''S IS W VIZ
s'T"P' WV o''9o ": "'"a' ia
AZ 'e'H', U"e PeouI"i'y ''"t "'a'l"sul7i
II iioii "ii o'"ei 'i"'a,' oelo"s i"S ~ 'pIi
HI"e sIo"P, ""u on t'e a' ''iie W
!irs',no'''o". ~ We n"Ne H"o"" tn"' tie
l,n'iti,e IA" nv ''e i"" l'e'"'''i''
c!"ll'eu ioI is, M!tl IeSleG: 10 tle conui,
!'on Vi et"ss'.'c"''u" "" ""ic" '"e properly
~ question - cilT'ine,' we nave sroMn W.
'hat tue Inu,'l''!e ~ hot property vi 'he
VefD' II 'ne ihhn'tiNe oe NOT properly
OIL lne NeIo' 1t Is c'"ss oi Tue Eero WIN
respect ~ "a'uIe' use, OF 'orn. ne naluIe
VI l.'e VIZ 70 I" Pec"ll"'l'y WIN" l'S1iI e.
.n"' "@is',"s"'SneS @ ~ "s ~, :ep"I".1 u "is
'.n1' pa vi Npeee" nus l'ee''i"'l'y I'
eiIhei 'ne very power vi "9Ser'I',g or pre-
"ic"u.e, vi ~ 'le "c'io"' Vi pei"s iii
P'ieu =" 9'e 'e'o' :.
WIN leTi,rcU 'o'ne uIS' Pecu'''rI'y'Veip p'
uo no' "'neI ""u therefore can my "e
: cl"sS,neu WI" ieNle1! 10 ""'ule oI Su.n
Pycu'i"I'y as eonu,'ioti VI Glis'llGa''o'I
WIN IeIfstl to we Seco"u Peculi"Il'Y
'1:uS ;aI w S S'nel anu t.eielu,e ma! e e,aH
Hine"' '7"iie Ne'pS e~PIeSS "I,to' an,
o'herS w 'ol express "c',on' we m".
I; name mem ac'ive ana neu'er resiFell!eiy
;; ana suo,ulViue 'he "a, rGtl'e Into lI"hSI.iv'
an" ihir"nSi'iEe' Inc inLh''iNe E"rle'
'hIouSn lne c,nSSeS; any tne suo-c'"SSe'
nnlneu' an" tneieioie - uo' ;" seP;a "a'
ciaST' Im 'ne "ooHe uon',.'ion VI o,"'',i,o" in1
: ton Dut lhe lhhnltlVe is separate cIaHs
1 anu therefore must Se Such VIII ~, IeSlec
! 10 the use OF lori'' OF tHe Nern' Inc use
e the verD Is Tue verbs cIpreSse1 nowerS oil as
Ser''hg' or Preuicallhg' Mheh the eN
e pressed power oi tne Nero Is the power o
r compete pre"'t"'ioH' ,h'S power ]" th
e same Us we "",Tre ol ti'e 'ero. III som
Il coHS'I"c''o"S t"c Ne'p m'S 'he power
!, complete Preulcatloh, "nhe III o'her con
J. Struc'ious an "uAlli"rE " uS'u 10 a'u tn
Herp' anu 'h'N' hlP'e'e tue Preulcal'on
u iheh wiz. respect W use we may uiFi"
."c Nelp INV WV e'"SHes' ,,' T"i" P'I.e ~"
C lhcohipiete IeSpccuNe'!' Ihe li'il"'tlN
y NarleS 'nro"S" '"'ac ei'sNeS anu tHe'eiOi
u cannot oe %par"'e G'aSS Oh ''e same p'
FL SiS vi c'"Ha'hc''lo,' p"t coco!"'Hs 10 o''
r prllh"ry statement t"e InlihitlVe Is SET
"rhie cl'No l"ereiore II must oe sue
u win RESPECT 70 ''e ioI'n ol me NeIo'
II ~ ou' ie'con'"s oe r"lu we nave P'oEe
X W""' 'ne i"h"''i'e ~ ny proving "n"'
/ ~ NOT p"V W coIIotor"te' we WI, eH"nl!''
o Inc Verp WIN respect 10 i"Tm. Ner,S'Wi
L respect 10 ior'n' may NC distinguishes u
= tne allNeS TO- m9' or ny 'he absence oi ines
l. ahXes' lherel"re' win respect 10 lorh
/. we can nave three Glasses, whlch we VII
IS cal' ihnnl'lVe' paf'ic'lle anu hni'e' II
Ii spGG'lNely' :,
but says rome one, u you lL"s cIaFsil
: ano name ,ne iern's oi me VerD' you u'
:, s!roy 'he s,ghihc"nce o. 'he Terms lhnn
l. I'VE, Pa,li9'P'e "nu hI'i'e; Let uHeAa''i'
f. 'le e, won'eu sig''lic'nce ol t.ese Terms;
y ne primary meaning ol the terms ih,''
=, Is pnnea' lnal oi lhnni'iVo, Is "nl'mTs d,,
anu tna' oi P"l!S.P'e, Is PutGNl"g ". ~
l ilh,.e verp Is Saiu TO oe 50 called pecuSe
II Is ll'nl'eI oy person ma h9moer, Nari' li'