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mon reigned in Jerusalem. Mr. Bosworth has sailed for Germany. Washington crossed the Delaware. General Wolfe was killed outside Quebec. India belongs to the English. Tom Truscott walked from Berwick-on-Tweed through Newcastle-on-Tyne to Ashton-underLyne. Moses led the Jews from Egypt to Canaan. Mrs. Jones took Minnie along Regent Street and Oxford Street to Hyde Park. There they met Miss Latham. The Dutch live in Holland.

b. Give the names of

1. Ten countries.

2. Ten places in your own country.

3. Ten places in which you have been.

4. Ten streets.

1. When I say Captain Kidd I use the name of one particular sailor, not of every sailor; but when I say sailor I may mean Captain Kidd or any other sailor. In the same way, Miss Scott is the name of some lady, but lady means any lady. Sailor and lady are as truly names as Captain Kidd and Miss Scott are, but instead of being names of particular persons they are names of kinds of persons.

Exercise 3.

a. In the following sentences pick out all names of kinds of persons.

The master is kind to his servants. Children, obey your parents. The boy hurt his sister. I met my uncle, aunt, and three cousins to-day. The king sent for his wise men. The princess was walking with her maids. The girl is nursing the baby. The scholars love their teacher. The huntsman passed by. That child's father is a grocer. The general ordered his soldiers to charge.

b. Give the names of

1. Ten kinds of shopkeepers; as grocer, butcher.

2. Ten kinds of relatives; as father.

3. Ten kinds of workmen ; as carpenter.

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The shepherd is in the field ; his sister is in the cottage. Our friends live in the town. The queen was in the parlor. The king was in his counting house. The lad has gone to his home. The citizens fled into the country. The fisherman is at sea. A policeman was walking up the street. The workman was digging in his garden. The girls were sent to school. The old man was waiting at the station for his son. The child fell over the cliff.

Exercise 5.

a. In the following sentences pick out all names of kinds of animals.

The dog ran after the sheep and lambs. The hawk killed three chickens. The cat is playing with her kittens. Drive the cattle home. The cows are grazing. Hares are timid. Puss caught a mouse. The thrushes and blackbirds were singing. The bird was picking up worms. An elephant is larger than a lion. Some parrots can talk. Ducks, geese, and swans can swim, but hens cannot. The hounds caught a fox. Swallows fly swiftly.

b. Give the names of

1. Ten kinds of animals that live on land.

2. Ten kinds of birds.

3. Ten kinds of fishes.

Exercise 6.

a. In the following sentences pick out all names of things.

The

The book is on the table. That jar contains ink. This pen is broken. There are three coats, two waistcoats, and six shirts in the trunk. A stone was thrown at the window. The bottle is full of water. plow is made of iron. Put some coal on the fire. The roof is covered with snow. The car is loaded with chairs. The tree has shed its leaves. The milk stood in a pan. Acorns grow on oaks. The picture hangs on the wall. Buy some tea, coffee, sugar, and bread.

b. Give the names of

1. Ten things which are used in school.

2. Ten things which are used at home.

3. Ten flowers.

4. Ten vegetables.

5. Ten articles of dress.

6. Ten things which are sold by a grocer.

2. In Grammar all words used as names are called Nouns.' 3. Snow is white or has the quality of whiteness; a stone has the quality of hardness; a just man shows the quality of justice, and an honest man shows the quality of honesty. Whiteness, hardness, honesty are the names of certain qualities, and are therefore Nouns.

Exercise 7.

a. In the following sentences pick out all names of qualities.

The fire gives out warmth.

Honesty and justice are
The rose is admired for its

The brightness of the sun dazzles the eyes. The smoothness of the ice made the child slip. virtues; dishonesty and injustice are vices. beauty and sweetness. The driver was punished for his cruelty. Solomon chose wisdom. His kindness made friends for him everywhere. That knife cuts with the keenness of a razor. Will you have the good

You can trust to their

ness to help me? His friendship must be kept.
honor. The tiger is noted for courage, strength, and ferocity.

b. Give the names of ten qualities not named in the sentences just given.

4. Walking, riding, and shooting are the names of actions. Seizure, capture, nod, wink, burglary, and motion are also names of actions.

Exercise 8.

a. In the following sentences pick out all names of actions. Tom is fond of walking. That man teaches writing. Running is healthful. Next summer we shall learn swimming. My brother will

1 The word Noun comes from the Latin nomen, a name, through the old French noun or non (modern French nom).

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teach me rowing. Sailing is not always safe. Reading is interesting. She likes dancing. Forgetting is easier than learning. Hearing and obeying are different.

We took a brisk walk. I am sorry for the loss of the knife. He was found guilty of murder. You have done me a great service. His accusation caused her much uneasiness.

b. Give ten other names of actions.

5. We have now seen that Nouns may be

1. The names of particular persons or places.

2. The names of kinds of persons, places, or things. 3. The names of qualities.

4. The names of actions.

Learn'

6. A Noun is a word used as the name of something.

NOTE. It is the name of the thing (or person, place, quality, or action) and not the thing itself that is a Noun. Thus a desk is not a Noun, but the word desk is.

Exercise 9.

Pick out all the Nouns in the following sentences.

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The dew was falling fast, the stars began to blink
I heard a voice; it said, "Drink, pretty creature, drink.”

Then all through merry Islington

These gambols he did play,

Until he came unto the Wash

Of Edmonton so gay;

And there he threw the Wash about

On both sides of the way.

Just like unto a trundling mop,

Or a wild goose at play.

1 See "Notes for Teachers," p. 323, Note 22.

There was a little man,

And he had a little gun,

And his bullets were made of lead, lead, lead;
He went to the brook,

And he saw a little duck,

And he shot it right through the head, head, head.

b. The singing of the bird is sweet. The grief of the parents at the loss of their children was without bounds. Painting can be mastered only by long study. Art is long, but life is short. Pride goeth before destruction. He always told the truth. A little weeping would ease my heart. The quality of mercy is not strained. A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. Silence is golden. His speech at the dinner was a great success. The thickness of this ink makes writing very difficult. The fellow supposed his theft was too clever for detection.

There was a sound of revelry by night,

And Belgium's capital had gathered then
Her beauty and her chivalry.

John Gilpin was a citizen

Of credit and renown.

VERBS.

Exercise 10.

In the following sentences pick out first the Noun and then the word that tells what the person or thing named' does.

Jack stops. Horses neigh. Sheep bleat. Fire burns. Larks sing. Serpents sting.

Children play.

Birds fly. Fishes swim.

Dogs bark. Lions roar.

Stars shine. Mary reads. Mother watches. Owls hoot. Girls sew.

Day dawns.

scratches.

Gold glitters. Puss

Babies cry.

Tom works.

Fred learns. Cats mew.

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Mice nibble.

After each of the following Nouns place a word that tells what the person or thing named does.

Baby. Lightning. Flowers. William. Swallows. Soldiers. Lions. Percy. Asses. The 2 sun.

Bees. Rivers.

Gas.

Clerks. Singers.

1 See "Notes for Teachers," p. 319, Note 1. 2 The word the is no part of the Noun.

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