the stars, the sky, some bird. Express your thoughts in sentences.

The words which you use to express a thought are called a

SENTENCE; as,

1. The moon is bright.

2. The stars are beautiful.

3. Has your knife two blades?

4. Will your kite fly?

LESSON II.

The Difference Between a Sentence and a Thought.

We call that which is expressed by the sentence, that is, that which we think about something, A THOUGHT. The thought is not the same as the sentence. The sentence is composed of words; the thought is made up of ideas. The thought is an act of the mind; we cannot see it or hear it; the sentence may be written upon the board, or printed in a book, or spoken, so that we may see it, or hear it.

I have a thought in my mind now. Do you know what it is? Now, I write a sentence on the board. The girl is tall. The sentence shows you my thought; it tells you what was in my mind a moment ago. The group of words on the board is A SENTENCE. The group of ideas, which was in my mind and which the sentence expresses, is A THOUGHT. Copy the following sentences neatly:

1. James always does his best.

2. The sun never grows weary.

A Picture Study

3. The stars do not forget to shine.

go

in winter?

4. Where do the birds ge
5. When will to-morrow come?

LESSON III.

A Picture Study.

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You may tell a story suggested by these kittens. How many are there? Whose kittens are they? Are kittens playful? Tell how they play. What do they eat? Describe the way in which they drink milk. you can about these kittens.

Write as interesting a story as

LESSON IV.

The Declarative Sentence,

1. The water is clear.

2. The birds sing in the trees.

3. The blue sky is over our heads.

In the thought expressed by the first sentence, what is it about which the mind is thinking? What does the mind think of that?

Answer the same questions about the second and third sentences.

Give a sentence which tells something about your book. Give a sentence which gives us information about what you like to eat. Give a sentence which tells about one of your friends.

A sentence, which gives us information or tells us something, is called a DECLARATIVE SENTENCE.

Notice the declarative sentences at the beginning of this lesson. With what kind of letter does each begin? With what kind of mark does each close?

A DECLARATIVE SENTENCE SHOULD BEGIN WITH A CAPITAL LETTER.

A DECLARATIVE SENTENCE SHOULD CLOSE WITH A PERIOD; thus,—

My sister gees to New York to-morrow.

The Interrogative Sentence or the Question.

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Write declarative sentences about a tree, a knife, a ship, your age, a storm.

Write neatly. Be sure to begin each sentence with a capital letter and close it with a period.

LESSON V.

The Interrogative Sentence or the Question.

I wish to know about the story which you read or heard last. Notice the sentences which I use.

1. Was the story long?

2. Was the story beautiful?

In the thought expressed by the first sentence, what is it about which the mind is thinking? Does the sentence tell us anything about the story? What does it do?

Examine the second sentence in the same way.

Ask something about the wind, a mountain, a river, the

ocean.

A sentence which asks for information or asks a question, is called an INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE.

Notice the two interrogative sentences at the beginning of this lesson. Do they begin with capital letters? Do they close with periods?

This mark? is called an interrogation point, or question mark.

AN

INTERROGATIVE

CAPITAL LETTER.

SENTENCE SHOULD BEGIN WITH A

AN INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE SHOULD CLOSE WITH AN IN

TERROGATION POINT OR QUESTION MARK; thus,—

How far is it around the world?
Did you enjoy your book?

Write interrogative sentences about a flower, a bird, a book, the weather, the clouds.

LESSON VI.

The Imperative Sentence or the Command.

I wish you to do something for me. Notice the kind of sentences which I use.

1. Close the door.

2. Please bring me the eraser.

3. Tell me your name.

4. Write your work neatly.

What are these sentences for? What do they require of us? Tell me to do something. Tell your playmates to do something. Tell your dog to do something.

A sentence which requires us to do something or gives a command, is called an IMPERATIVE SENTENCE.

Notice the imperative sentences at the beginning of this lesson. Do they begin with capital letters? With what kind of mark do they close? How is it like the declarative sentence in these points? How does it differ from the interrogative sentence?

AN IMPERATIVE SENTENCE SHOULD BEGIN WITH A CAPITAL

LETTER AND CLOSE WITH A PERIOD; thus,—