5. She must weep, or she will die. -TENNYSON.

6. The very flames danced and capered in the polished grate.

7. Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my heart and my hand to this vote. — DANIEL Webster.

8. Three years she grew in sun and shower. - WORDSWORTH. 9. The waves beside them danced; but they

Outdid the sparkling waves in glee. - WORDSWORTH. 10. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

- BIBLE.

EXERCISE II.

Write sentences containing conjunctions connecting

I. Two sentences.

2. Two nouns.

3. Two adjectives.

4. Two verbs.

5. Two adverbs.

LESSON X.

INTERJECTIONS.

What words in the following sentences form no part of either subject or predicate ?—

1. Alas! we have delayed too long.

2. Hark! was that a knock?

3. Hurrah! the foes are moving.

What feeling is expressed by the use of the word alas? By the word hark? By the word hurrah?

A word used to indicate some sudden feeling is called an inter jection.

Interjections may express

1. Joy; as, hurrah! huzzah!

2. Pain or suffering; as, ah! oh! alas!

3. Surprise; as, ha! lo! what!

4. Disapproval; as, fie! fudge!

5. A call for attention; as, ho! hey! hark!
Etc., etc.

EXERCISE I.

Mention the interjections in the following sentences, and tell what each expresses: —

I. Alas! I am undone.

2. Away! we must not linger.

3. Hush! it is the dead of night.

4. Halloo! who stands guard here?

5. Ah! whence is that flame which now glares on his eye?

6. Oh! how many broken bonds of affection were here! 7. But hush! hark! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell.

8. Ha! feel ye not your fingers thrill? 9. Alas! they all are in their graves. 10. Oh! the boat is safe enough. II. O look! the sun begins to rise.

I2.

And lo! from the assembled crowd

There rose a shout, prolonged and loud.

EXERCISE II.

Write ten sentences, each containing one of the following interjections:

Mention some of the different parts performed by words in a

sentence.

What do we call a word that is used as a name? A word used instead of a noun? A word that asserts ?

How many classes of words are used as modifiers? What are these classes called? How does the adjective differ from the adverb?

How many kinds of connecting words are there? What are they called? In what way are prepositions and conjunctions alike? How do they differ?

Mention a class of words not connected with the other words in a sentence.

How many kinds of words have been considered ?

The different classes of words used in sentences are called parts of speech. They are so named from the different parts they perform in the sentence.

SUMMARY OF THE PARTS OF SPEECH.

1. A noun is a word used as a name.

2. A pronoun is a word used for a noun.

3. An adjective is a word used to modify a noun or a pronoun.

4. A verb is a word that asserts.

5. An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

6. A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun, to show its relation to some other word in the

sentence.

7. A conjunction is a word that connects sentences or similar parts of the same sentence.

8. An interjection is a word used to indicate some sudden feeling.

EXERCISE I.

Tell whether the italicized words in the following sentences are adverbs or prepositions, giving reasons in each case:

1. Is your employer within?

2. The work will be done within a week.

3. It rolled down the hill.

4. Slowly and sadly we laid him down.

5. A voice replied far up the height.

6. Lift up thine eyes unto the hills.
7. They passed by.

8. He sat by the well.

9. Your hat is behind the door. 10. Do not lag behind.

II. A beautiful picture hung above the altar.
12. The eagle soars above.

13. None but the brave deserve the fair.

14. Man wants but little here below.

EXERCISE II.

Show which of the words in Italics in the following sentences are prepositions and which are conjunctions:

1. They came, but they did not remain.
2. He cares for nothing but money.

3. All the family were present, except one son.
4. Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
5. I have not heard from them since yesterday.
6. Since you are here, you might remain.
7. The children ran after the procession.
8. He came after the exercises had closed.

9. The building will be completed before the leaves fall. 10. It stands before the fireplace.

II. Stay here until I come.

12. They will remain abroad until November.

13. He died for his country.

14. Our bugles sang truce; for the night-cloud had lowered.

EXERCISE III.

Distinguish between the offices of the italicized words in each of the following examples: —

I. Then rushed the steed to battle driven. appeared in battle array.

The troops