going," etc.; also before you, before a king, and before sure. 40. WRITTEN EXERCISE. Write from dictation the following sentences, numbering them: 1. If it were evening, we should have the lamps lighted. 2. If it weren't so cold, we could go fishing. 3. If it were four o'clock, we should be out of school. 4. If it weren't for hawks, the field mice would ruin the crops. 5. If it were war-time, the boys and women would have to run the farms. 6. If it weren't for fear of being called cowards, few men would be heroes. 7. If it were a bear, it would bite you. 41. WRITTEN EXERCISE. tion the following sentences: Write from dicta1. If there were more honest men, the rogues would be punished. 2. If there were no work, there could be no play. 3. If there were as many horses as wishes, the beggars could ride. 4. If there were no trouble, there could be no happiness. 5. If there were a king in this country, there would not be seventy million kings. 6. If there were no darkness, we should not know light when we saw it. 7. If there were a plenty of them, diamonds would be called pebbles. 42. ORAL EXERCISE. Supply the right word at the place indicated by a blank. 1. He talks as if he crazy. 2. She dresses as if she a princess. 3. He spends money as if it water. 4. The child looks as if it tired. 5. It rained as if there a flood. 6. The thunder sounds as if it in the very house. 7. The fox runs as easily as if he a leaf before the breeze. 8. Fido acts as if he mad. 9. The teacher speaks as if she sure the class understood the lesson. 10. The master of the subject. pupil recited as if he 11. It looks as if there 12. I feel as if I must act as if I to be more rain. being scolded. 13. I at ease. 14. The work men have stopped at five, just as if it six. 15. He remarks that the pickerel is a greedy fish; just as if every fish n't greedy! 16. It isn't as if there no other books to be had. 17. They ran from the poodle as if it 18. The red squirrel scolded as if he a lion. the owner of the woods. 19. He talks about staying here all the afternoon; as if there doubt of our catching the train ! any 43. "Have" with "not" and "been lowing contractions should be learned : I haven't been we haven't been 44. ORAL EXERCISE. I've not been you've not been we've not been The fol you've not been Give the contracted forms of section 43 before each of the following in turn: there; going; at home; thinking of going; planning to go; afraid of examinations. been any. 45. The literary forms there has not been any and there have not been any are contracted in conversation to there hasn't been any, there haven't The literary forms there has been no and there has been none are contracted in conversation to there's been no, there's been none. The form there have been none cannot easily be pronounced in any contracted form. 46. ORAL EXERCISE. Give the following sentences with proper contractions of the italic expressions. Supply words to any blanks. 1. It has not been long since we began the study of contractions. 2. It has not been the umpire's fault. 3. It has not always been as it is now. 4. It has not been many days since we returned from our vacation. 5. There has not been any serious ground for complaint. 6. There have not been any serious grounds for complaint. 7. There has been no serious ground for complaint. 8. There been no serious grounds for complaint. 9. There has been no doubt that team-work won the victory. 10. There been no doubts that the team-work won. 11. There has been no cleverer pupil in school for a long time. 12. There-been no cleverer pupils than those I speak of. 13. There been no cases of that disease lately. 14. There been no great generals who did not attend. to details. 15. There has been no day thus far when we couldn't work on the cabin. 16. There has been no problem yet, in our algebra, that I haven't solved by myself. 17. There has never been a result without a cause. 18. There has been no rule without an exception. 19. There has been no reason for not getting my lessons. 20. There has been no question in my mind about the outcome. CHAPTER IV. CORRECT FORMS OF THE VERB "TO HAVE” 47. Affirmative contractions. The forms I have, you have, he has, we have, they have, arc often shortened in conversation to I've, you've he's, we've, they've. But the form he's is less used than the others, because it is "ambiguous"—it may be taken in two senses. Point out two possible meanings of the sentence "He's a father." 48. ORAL EXERCISE. Use the contractions of section 47 (excepting he's) before the words a book; a notion; none. 49. Contractions of "have" with “no.” The forms I have no, you have no, he has no, we have no, they have no, are often shortened in conversation to I've no, you've no, he's no, we've no, they've no. But "He's no father" might mean what? |