MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES OF FALSE SYNTAX FOR

CORRECTION.

I.

1. The pyramids of Egypt has stood thousands of years.
2. Neither the time nor the place of Homer's birth are known.

3. My books was bought at Brown's the bookseller's.

4. The hunter shot an owl, squirrel, eagle, and quail.
5. An honest and an honorable man is always respected.
6. This book is the largest and costliest of the two.
7. Select either of the three books on the table.
8. I, he, and you are all going there together.
9. Who shall we invite to our party next week?
10. I think it was neither him nor her who did it.
11. They say they will not give me no more money.
12. You neither care for us or anybody else.

13. Wisdom and prudence dwell with the lowly man.
14. Neither of the boys were able to pass examination.

15. If I was him I would accept the office.

16. He hasn't got no money to pay for it with.

17. Avarice is one of those passions which is never satisfied. 18. The news have just been received by telegraph.

19. Much depends on a man doing right.

20. Are the visitors from the city arrived yet?

II.

1. The teacher told every scholar to bring their books.

2. Every boy and every girl were at school in season.
3. Each one of us have as much as they can do.
4. She sung very fine and looked very prettily.
5. We should help them friends which help us.

6. Who did you give the apple to?

7. London is larger than any city in the world.
8. You cannot be her.

9. Father brought some candy to divide between us all
10. Who did you say you went to visit?

11. He is the richest man who I know of.

12. The ladie's parlor is finer than the gentlemens'.

13. It is more hard to work than play.

14. Believe me, I'll never do so no more again.

15. Will we have a vacation next week.

16. The number of inhabitants exceed forty million.

17. I saw four horses, but did not buy either of them.
18. Grammar learns us to write correct and speak proper.
19. Was you living there at that time.

20. I will drown, and nobody shall help me.

COMPOSITION EXERCISES.

From each of the following sets of subjects select the subject which suits you best, and write a composition about it:

1. Housekeeping.

2. Haying-time.

FIRST SET.

3. A husking.
4. Making cider.

SECOND SET.

5. Making wine.

6. Picking cotton.

Write some anecdote that you have read about any one of the following animals :

Write from memory a short sketch of one of the following stories:

Write a short description, telling how the following products are

On a subject chosen by yourself, write the best composition you can, as a specimen of your ability to write good English. After you have made the first draft, go carefully over it, correcting errors and improving your sentences. Then copy the whole in your best style of penmanship.

SECTION VI.

ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS.

LV.-DEFINITIONS.

I. SUBJECT AND PREDICATE.

I. Analysis is the separation of a sentence into the parts, or ele ments, of which it is composed.

II. Synthesis is the process of constructing sentences from their elements.

III. A sentence is a combination of words expressing a complete thought.

IV. The principal elements of a sentence are the subject and the predicate.

The subject represents that of which something is stated: as, "Birds sing."

The predicate tells what is stated of the subject: as, "Birds sing."

V. An adjunct, or modifier, is a word (or words) added to the subject or predicate to limit or modify its meaning: as, "The big fire burns brightly."

VI. The simple subject is the subject without adjuncts: as, "Fire burns."

VII. The complete subject is the simple subject with its adjuncts: as, "The big FIRE burns."

VIII. The simple predicate is the predicate verb: as, "The big fire burns."

IX. The complete predicate is the predicate verb with its adjuncts: as, "The big fire BURNS brightly."

X. A proposition is the combination of a subject with a predicate, forming either an independent or a dependent statement. Thus

1. Life is but an empty dream-[independent statement].

2. Tell me not that life is but an empty dream—[“ that life is but an empty dream a dependent statement, because the object of the verb "tell "].

EXERCISE 56.

a.

In the following sentences select, first the simple subjects and predicates, and then the complete subjects and predicates.

1. The army advanced rapidly.

2. Great men are rare.

3. The huntsman's horn awoke the echoes.

4. Many friends of my youth have perished.

5. The little bird's song is sweet.

6. Franklin, the great philosopher, was an American.

7. The bright fire soon warmed our hands.

8. The garden has many beautiful flowers in full blossom.
9. We must not eat unripe fruit.

10. The apples will be ripe soon.
11. Where has your brother gone?
12. How cool the air is!

b.

In the following sentences, expand the subject by means of adjective words, adjective phrases, or both.

MODEL: "The bridge spans the river." Enlarged "The great iron bridge, built by a skilful engineer, spans the river."

1. The bridge spans the river.

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