REVIEW EXERCISE. a. Combine each of the following sets of statements into a wellconstructed simple sentence. Give the simple subject and predicate, and mention the modifiers of each. 1. We skated. It was in the winter evenings. The evenings were cold. It was on the mill-pond. The mill-pond was near our father's house. 2. A boy threatened to eat me. It was during my first day at school. He was a big boy. He had a wide mouth. He had large teeth. 3. The school-house stood on a hill. The school-house was old. It was red-colored. It was shabby.' The hill was bleak. It was cold. It was destitute of trees. 4. An Italian mariner made his appearance. This was in the last quarter of the 15th century. He made his appearance at various European courts. 5. A cook made his appearance. He was fat. He was French. He appeared on deck. It was soon after breakfast. 6. The beaver constructs [something]. 7. Leonidas died. He was a king. He was king of Sparta. 8. The boy wrote. He was a good boy. He wrote to his father. He wrote from school. He wrote on his birthday. It was a long letter. He wrote it early in the morning. He wrote it before breakfast. 9. James Watt died in 1819. He was the great improver of the steam-engine. He died at Heathfield. He died at the age of eighty-four. 10. Washington gained a victory. He was commander-in-chief of the American army. The victory was decisive. It was gained over the British. The battle was fought at Trenton. Trenton is in the State of New Jersey. This took place in 1776. b. 1. Write a simple sentence, with the subject modified by two ad jectives. 2. Write a simple sentence, with the subject modified by a possessive noun and an adjective. 3. Write a simple sentence, with the subject modified by a noun in apposition. 4. Write a simple sentence, with the subject modified by two adjectives and one adjective phrase. 5. Write a simple sentence, with the subject modified by a possessive noun, an adjective, and a phrase. 6. Write a simple sentence, with the predicate verb modified by three adverbs. 7. Write a simple sentence, with the predicate verb modified by two adverbial phrases. 8. Write a simple sentence, with the subject modified by an adjective phrase, and the predicate verb by an adverbial phrase. 9. Write a simple sentence, with the predicate verb completed by an object. 10. Write a simple sentence, with the predicate verb completed by a predicate adjective, and another by a predicate nominative. COMPOSITION EXERCISES. a. Write an abstract from memory after reading the following piece: ANECDOTE OF DANIEL WEBSTER. When Daniel entered Phillips Academy at Exeter, N. H., he was an awkward country boy, and was placed at the foot of the lowest class. The higher-class boys were inclined to make fun of the diffident lad, clad in homespun; but Daniel, taking little notice of this treatment, applied himself to study, and soon rose to the head of his class. One day the teacher said aloud in school, "Daniel Webster, take your books and stand up, sir!” Daniel obeyed, and the kind old man continued: "Leave the room, and go into a higher class. Boys, say good-by to him, for you will never overtake him." They never did overtake him. He went through college, became a distinguished lawyer and orator, a United States senator, and the great expounder of the American Constitution. b. Write a composition on "Squirrels," paying attention to the following points: 1. What kinds of squirrels. 2. Where they live. 3. How they live. 4. What they eat. 5. How caught or killed. 6. An anecdote, or an account of a squirrel-hunt. C. Write from memory any of the following stories: 1. Little Red Riding-hood. 2. Cinderella. 3. Robinson Crusoe and his goats. d. Write short compositions on any of the following subjects. METALS AND MINERALS. OUTLINE: Where found; how mined or quarried; qualities; uses. OUTLINE: Where found; size; height; foliage; varieties; qualities; uses. Write short descriptions of the process of making such of the following articles as are manufactured in or near the place where you reside: 1. Shoes. 2. Boots. 3. Brick. 5. Cotton cloth. 4. Horseshoes. 6. Woollens. SECTION III. SUBDIVISION OF THE PARTS OF SPEECH. XXXIII.-THE NOUN: Proper. Select from the following examples all the nouns that are the names of particular persons, places, or things. MODEL: "Walter visited New York, and saw the Central Park and the Hudson River." "Walter" "is the name of a particular person; "New York" is the name of a particular place; "Central Park" is the name of a particular object; "Hudson River" is the name of a particular river. 2. Mary gave 4. Watt and Examples.-1. Thomas lent his knife to John. Emma a rose. 3. Socrates died like a philosopher. Fulton were inventors. 5. New Orleans is in Louisiana. 6. Texas is the largest state. 7. China is the most populous country in the world. 8. Jerusalem, my happy home! 9. Carlo is a good dog. 10. The Rhine is not so large a river as the Mississippi. 11. The Alps are the highest mountains in Europe. 12. We shall have a holiday on Thursday because it is the Fourth of July. Explanation. The name of a particular person, place, or thing is an individual or special name. It does not belong to the person, place, or thing by nature, but is given to the person, place, or thing to distinguish that one from others of the same kind. In grammar such names are called proper nouns. |