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—222 SYNTAX.—GENITIVE. § 1064. To the Syntax of nouns, belongs all that part of Syntax relating tothe government of case. Every thing else in government belongs to theSyntax of the verb, § 137, et seq.SYNTAX OF THE NOUN.330.—In this part of Grammar, under the term noun or substantive, itcomprehended every thing' used as such ; namely, nouns, personal pronouns,adjective pronouns used personally, adjectives without substantives, gerunds,together with infinitives, and substantive clauses used as nouns.The construction of the oblique cases depends, in general, upon theparticular ideas expressed by the cases themselves, as they are statedNo. 50, or as they are mentioned hereafter, under each case.1 105. CONSTRUCTION OF THE GENITIVE.331.—T^he Genitive, as its name imports, with the meaning of theword, connects the idea of origin, and hence that of property or possession.It is used, in general, to limit the signification of another word, withwhich it is joined, by representing it as something originating with,possessed by, or relating to, that which the genitive or limiting word expresses; and it is said to be governed by the word so limited, i, e., theword limited requires the word limiting it to be put in the Genitive cuse.The Genitive is governed by Nouns, Adjectives, and Verbs; and also isused to express circumstances of place, quantity, or degree.§ 106. THE GENITIVE GOVERNED BY NOUNS.Rule VI. One substantive governs an-332.other in the genitive, when the latter substantivelimits the signification of the former ; as,Amor gloriaz,Lex naturte,The love of glory.The law of nature.333.—EXPLANATION.—Under this rule, the two substantives mustbe of different signification, and the one used to restrict the meaning of the