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8. (§ 5.) Arrange the words in their proper places in a form like this

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Boys are mischievous. Cowards are despised.

Charles was

king. Lances were broken. Mountain-paths prove difficult. Oceans are vast. Tadpoles become frogs. Bottles get broken. Hair turns grey. My keepers grew compassionate. Children tear books. Monmouth turned coward. Winter is dreary. Tigers appear cruel. Snakes lie still. Heat melts ice. Grammar seems difficult. Accidents happen. Ships plough seas. Soldiers lay dead. Windows remained broken. Ink stains paper. Planets are spheres. Leaves turn brown. Caterpillars become moths. Rumour proved false. Ice looks clear. Hannibal crossed rivers. Shepherds tend sheep.

9. (§§ 6, 7.) Point out adjectives which modify subjects or objects

Green leaves hang. The sun rises. A wolf destroyed a lamb. The blind king of Bohemia was slain. A necessary act incurs no blame. Coming events cast their shadows before. The moon arose. A sad and solemn sound came forth. The antique Persians taught three useful things. The lovely lady paced the hall. Many summer suns have shone. Bracy saw a bright green snake. A good south wind arose. The fair breeze blew. The white foam flew. Enchanting music lulled the ear. Many poisonous plants grow. Many brave soldiers died. The patience of Socrates is proverbial. The sails of the ship were wet. The withered leaves lie dead. The cold wind strips the leafy branch. A severe storm arose. Barbarous nations inhabit Tartary. Clouds of dust filled the air. Fierce gusts of wind blew. A selfish thirst for gold possessed the men. The shadow of the earth is round. The sunniest things throw sternest shade.

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10. (§§ 6, 7.) Point out adverbs which modify verbs— The stars rush out. Up and down the people_go. crawled about. Now morning lifts her dewy veil. Fear prevailed in both camps. There's ice about the mere. The white owl in the belfry sits. Heart-sick jesters weep behind the mask. Faint and sickly winds for ever sigh around. The cattle mourn in corners. The island lies nine leagues away. Upon that path no

flowers ever grew. The long light shakes across the lakes. The wild cataract leaps in glory. The Romans could not conquer Scotland. Thomas went yesterday. Death cometh soon. The bells rang merrily. The darkness broke away. An old man

walked in court. Thrice the wizard waved his wand. The stream runs fast. Plovers pipe along the lea. Love thyself last. The perfume of flowers floated around. The soul never dies. Boldly the soldiers rode.

11. (§§ 6, 7.) Place in their proper columns subjects, verbs, and objects (if any), neglecting the qualifying words

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The water trickled from his coat. The wind sways the pines. The storm lifted the waves no higher. A hen laid a fresh egg every day. Birds built their nests among the fissures of the rock. The future shall redeem the past. A poor unlearned young man toiled o'er his types. The freedom of the race began. All things pass away. Shouts awoke the sleepers. Silence arose. Great kings have long arms. Chameleons change their colour. Parliaments make kings. The spring shall blow her clarion o'er the dreaming earth. The unfailing sun sheds light and life. Unnumbered and enormous polypi winnow with great fins the slumbering green. Rich trees wept odorous gums and balm. The poor fellow bore up bravely. The foremost rank rushed headlong down the hill. Columns of smoke arose from a thousand chimneys. The invention of gunpowder changed the character of war. The invention of printing spread the new ideas. Erasmus was poor. The poor peasants gave way before the trained soldiers. All the world knows the story of his malady.

12. (§§ 6, 7.) Put suitable adjectives to modify subjects or objects. (When adjective phrases are required the dashes indicate the number of words.)

men are thieves. -princes were murdered.

are rising.

clouds

noises are heard. The pelican is a(n) - bird. flowers bloom all

I swallow does not make a summer.

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13. (§§ 6, 7.) Put adverbs to modify the Verbs. (When adverbial phrases are required the dashes indicate the number of words.)

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14. (§ 9.) Say what is the relation of each word to some other.

For example:

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"Three corpses lay out on

lay- the verb

out adverb to lay
on sand -- adverb to lay

shining adjectives to sand

Trees grow. Sleep restores vigour. Brutus stabbed Cæsar. Flowers bloom. Horses graze. Clouds move. Fatigue depresses courage. Sympathy lightens sorrow. Slander poisons truth. Shakspere wrote plays. Monteith betrayed Wallace. Shelley was a poet. Perseverance conquers difficulty. Mercy seasons justice. Deer run wild. Guides climb mountains. Stars decline. The sun never fails. Blossoms fade. The morrow came. A blood-red cross was on his arm. Stone walls do not make a prison. Comfortable men gather about great fires. From these gates sorrow flies far. The village smithy stands under the chestnut tree. The arctic sun rose broad above the waves. The stars shone through the rents of ruin. The ranger on his couch lay warm. Care sat on his faded cheek. His eagle eye was not dimmed. The spring-tide hour brings leaf and flower. The fisherman cast his line in Largo bay. The little bird laid her eggs. The poppies show their scarlet coats. New batteries were erected. The boy remained a dunce. On the Grampian hills my father feeds his flocks. The woods ring with music. Ill doers are ill deemers. Still waters run deep. Good wine needs no bush. a solemn stillness holds. hedger at his supper sat. strous ivy-stems clasped the gray walls.

Romulus founded Rome. All the air Here lies old Hobson. The swinkéd Feeble strokes fell great oaks. Mon

15. (§ 9.) Write out the sentences in Exercise 14 in a

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16. (§ 12.) Tell out the nouns in these ing if any are proper or abstract—

passages, remark

The nest was made

And the little bird all her eggs had laid,
When a cuckoo came to the door to beg
She would kindly adopt another egg.

My banks they are furnished with bees,
Whose murmur invites one to sleep;

My grottoes are shaded with trees,

And my hills are white over with sheep.

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