CII. Study of Selection. - The Gladness of Nature

CIII. Study of Selection. - From Snow-Bound

CIV. Selections for Thought Analysis.

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Rules for Capital Letters and Marks of Punctuation

List of Abbreviations .

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Index.

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PART FIRST.

KINDS OF WORDS—THE PARTS OF SPEECH.

LESSON I.

THE SENTENCE.

How many thoughts are expressed in the following sentences?—
1. The village master taught his little school.
2. Keep thy tongue from evil.

3. Who planted this old apple-tree?
4. How are the mighty) fallen!

The expression of a complete thought in words is called a sentence.

State the office or use of each sentence above - I tell which sentence states or declares something, which expresses a command, etc.

A sentence that states or declares something is called a declarative sentence.

A sentence that expresses a command or an entreaty is called an imperative sentence.

A sentence that asks a question is called an interrogative sen

tence.

A sentence that expresses sudden or strong feeling is called an exclamatory sentence.

EXERCISE I.

State the office of each of the following sentences, and tell the kind of sentence:

1. The last ray of sunshine departed.
2. Every stranger finds a ready chair.
3. How fleet is a glance of the mind!
4. The boat was crowded with passengers.
5. Dark clouds began to rise in the west.
6. The troops were concealed by a thick wood.
7. What an admirable piece of work this is!

8. Apply thine heart to understanding.

9. How many entered the room?

10. Consider the lilies of the field.
II. What was the result?

12. I sat beside the glowing grate.

EXERCISE II.

1. Write three declarative sentences.
2. Write three imperative sentences.
3. Write three interrogative sentences.
4. Write three exclamatory sentences.

LESSON II.

SUBJECT AND PREDICATE.

Tell what is spoken of in each of the following sentences, and what

is said about the thing spoken of: