Exercise 73. Pick out the Conjunctions, and tell what they join. One man spoke and three men listened. The flowers are cut but they are not yet dead. The horse could not go farther because it was tired. Your brother will come if you ask him. We see that you are unwilling. Who can tell whether Jack is coming? Mr. Smith is honest but mistaken. Neither this man sinned nor his parents. The workman finished his work and then went home. He ran to the station but he missed the train. William or his sister will be there. I forget whether it happened on Tuesday or on Friday. Except these abide in the ship ye cannot be saved. Except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish. Love not sleep lest thou come to poverty. Whether he was guilty or not is still doubtful. Troy was taken though Hector defended it. Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. It has been neither too hot nor too cold to-day. Hear counsel and receive instruction that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end. Little Bo-Peep fell fast asleep, And dreamt she heard them bleating, She found them indeed, but it made her heart bleed, If I had but [= only] a pair of wings He is called by thy name, For He calls Himself a Lamb. I do not know how old you are Or whether you can speak, But you may twinkle all night long And play at hide and seek. For I have neither wit nor words nor worth, Action nor utterance, nor the power of speech Hush, Tom! never mind it, for when your head's bare, Conjunction comes is, strictly speaking, the second, but it Rearrange the following sentences, placing second those statements before which the Conjunction comes. As the weather was wet the children did not go out. If you're waking, call me early. Because the horse was old its unkind master shot it. Although the wind was fair the ship did not sail. Unless you attend you will not learn. Since the boy is sorry we will forgive him. That I have taken away this old man's daughter is most true. If you do not sow you cannot expect to reap. Though he has often been told of his faults he does not reform. As you are trying you deserve to succeed. That you were absent is a pity. Unless you put coal on the fire it will go out. Exercise 73. Pick out the Conjunctions, and tell what they join. One man spoke and three men listened. The flowers are cut but they are not yet dead. The horse could not go farther because it was tired. Your brother will come if you ask him. We see that you are unwilling. Who can tell whether Jack is coming? Mr. Smith is honest but mistaken. Neither this man sinned nor his parents. The workman finished his work and then went home. He ran to the station but he missed the train. William or his sister will be there. I forget whether it happened on Tuesday or on Friday. Except these abide in the ship ye cannot be saved. Except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish. Love not sleep lest thou come to poverty. Whether he was guilty or not is still doubtful. Troy was taken though Hector defended it. Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. It has been neither too hot nor too cold to-day. Hear counsel and receive instruction that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end. Little Bo-Peep fell fast asleep, And dreamt she heard them bleating, She found them indeed, but it made her heart bleed, Hush, Tom! never mind it, for when your head's bare, Exercise 74. Say what Part of Speech each word is, thus: Jane cried because she fell down. 90. Certain words which have no very clear meaning are used to show different kinds of feelings. Thus to show joy we say "Hurrah!" "Huzza!"; to show sorrow we say, "Ah!" "Alas!" "Well-a-day!"; to call attention we say, "Hey!" "Ho!" "Hollo!" "Lo!" These and similar words really form no part of the sentences in which they occur. Exercise 75. Pick out the words which show some feeling. Alas! he is already dead. Alas poor Yorick. Tush! never tell me that. Well-a-day! it is but too true. Tut, tut! that is all nonsense. Hey! come here. O for a falconer's voice. Hurrah! our side has won. Bravo! that was well done. Fie! a soldier, and afraid! Ah! the cowards. Oh! what beautiful flowers. Heigh-ho! I am tired of waiting. Hush! hush! mee-ow! mee-ow! We smell a rat close by. Bah! bah! black sheep, Have you any wool? Alack! and I must keep the fair! I'll give thee money for thy mare. Money makes the mare to go. Hurrah, hurrah! a single field has turned the chance of war! Ho! maidens of Vienna! ho! matrons of Lucerne, Weep, weep for those who never will return. 1 Learn 91. An Interjection is a word thrown into a sentence to express some feeling. Strictly speaking, the Interjection is no Part of Speech. REVIEW. Learn again 92. A Noun is a word used as the name of something. 93. A Verb is a word used to tell something to or about a person or thing. 94. A Sentence is the statement of a thought in words. 95. Every Sentence has a Subject and a Predicate. 96. The Predicate is a Verb, or a Verb and other words, used in making the statement. 97. The Subject is the word denoting the person or thing spoken about. 1 From the Latin inter-jectus (p.p. of inter-jicere), from inter, between, and jacere, to throw. |