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given element is to take its place. Thus, in “The University 
teaches students thorough^?/,” the ending “ly” adds no element 
of thought to the already accumulated total, hut shows that the 
idea of thoroughness—not available as first or last or mid¬ 
term—must associate itself with teaching—not with any other 
idea. 
Mow to attach the instructional inflection “ly” to any other 
word than “thorough,” to put it by itself in some other part of 
the sentence, or even to place it separately after “thorough,” 
would—more or less, according to policy adopted—imperil in¬ 
tended thought-construction. I conclude accordingly (1) that 
instructional inflections are—and apparently must be—intro¬ 
duced at the moment of their need; and (2) conversely that, if 
at a given moment, inflection which exhibits particular syntax 
be introduced, that introduction may be accepted as indicating 
that such syntax is then and there effected. 
Returning now to my modified infinitive illustration, I find 
that “to exceeds” effects two exhibitions of instruction. As in¬ 
dicated on page 174, the “s” is busy with the minor syntax of 
the sentence. On the other hand, the “to” is busy with the ma¬ 
jor syntax. Moreover the “to” precedes the “s”. According 
then to principles of priority indicated just above, it appears 
that, as the intructional inflection for major syntax precedes 
the one for minor syntax, so also the major syntax itself is ef¬ 
fected before the minor. That is, the infinitive—or else the 
infinitive phrase—is recognized as object of “declare”, before 
there is any recognition that “him” is the subject of “exceed.” 
Row before this latter recognition there is properly speak¬ 
ing, no infinitive phrase. Uor reasons given on page 171 the 
element “him” indeed is present. I further concede that 
“to exceed”—without, as yet, the personal inflection—is also 
present, though I might contend that, in my illustration, “to” 
establishes, as object of “declare,” an infinitive foreseen to be 
on the way, before its appearance. The “him” and “to exceed” 
are at the most, however, no more than tentatively ranked as 
subject and verb thereof; for such a ranking would be overruled 
by the possible “him to exceeded thee” (Uor change of word- 
order, see pp. 131-133.) Meantime the object “thee” has not 
