Define and give an example of each of the following: (a) Proper noun. (c) Verb. (d) Preposition. (e) Subordinate conjunction. Rewrite the following sentences, correcting all errors: (a) Those sort of people hadn't ought to attend the games. (d) He would have laid their all night, if we had not have wakened (e) A large quantity of military stores were found in the fort. (a) Write a complex sentence containing a noun clause introduced by ever." (b) Write a complex sentence containing an adjectival clause. "who (c) Write a complex sentence containing an adverbial clause of concession. (e) Write a compound sentence containing the conjunction "neither_-_-_ nor. 8 15 In this character of the Americans, a love of freedom is the predominating feature which marks and distinguishes the whole, and as an ardent is always a jealous affection, your colonies become suspicious, restive, and untractable whenever they see the least attempt to wrest from them by force, or shuffle from them by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for. This fierce spirit of liberty is stronger in the English colonies probably than it is in any other people of the earth. (a) Enclose each subordinate clause in the above passage in brackets. (b) Give each subordinate clause a number, placing the number directly above the clause. (c) Referring to each clause by number, give, for adverbial clauses, the kind; for noun clauses, the construction; and for adjectival clauses, the word modified. 9 5 Rewrite and punctuate correctly the following: Ah said Audubon but that Im afraid is the difficulty I suppose it is Well I dont know that I can say any more And without further ado he dropped back into his seat. The attorney's clerk likewise refused to have any concern in the business without the advice of counsel. (a) Underline the complete predicate. (b) Give the simple subject. (c) Give the simple predicate (principal verb). MARCH, 1926 1 10 1. In May, when sea winds pierced our solitudes, 5. The purple petals, fallen in the pool, 6. Made the black waters with their beauty gay; 7. Here might the red bird come his plumes to cool, 8. And court the flower that cheapens his array. 9. Rhodora! If the sages ask thee why 10. This charm is wasted on the earth and sky, 11. Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, 12. Then Beauty is its own excuse for being. From the above lines pick out the following grammatical constructions (indicate the number of the line and write the word or words which answer the question): 1. Proper noun. 2. Present infinitive. 3. Conjunction expressing time. 4. Present participle used as adjective. 5. Verb in the imperative mood. 6. Past participle used as adjective. 7. Personal pronoun, possessive case. 8. Verb in the past tense, potential mood. 9. Relative pronoun. 10. Transitive verb. 2 20 1. Write a sentence containing a noun (or substantive) clause used in apposi tion with the subject of the sentence. 2. Write a sentence containing a direct object and an indirect object. 3. Write a sentence containing a noun (or substantive) clause used as object of a preposition. 4. Write a simple sentence containing a compound subject. 5. Write a compound-complex sentence containing an adjectival clause. 6. Write a complex sentence containing an adverbial clause of concession. 7. Write a compound sentence containing a transitive verb. 8. Write a complex sentence containing an adverbial clause of cause. 9. Write a sentence containing a verb in the passive voice. 10. Write a complex sentence containing an adverbial clause of degree. 3 20 Parse all the words in the following sentence: Behold, these are the ungodly who prosper in the world. 2. Behold 4 5 1. Rewrite the following sentences, correcting all errors: (a) The proceeds was divided between the three thieves whom the police said was guilty. (b) Neither john or bill like him. (c) i am considerable taller than him. (d) The teacher told all of we boys that every one would be responsible for their part of the work. (e) Our guide suspicioned that we had went. 5 20 1. Write sentences containing the following: (a) The perfect participle of the verb "tell." (b) The perfect tense (active voice) of the verb "feel." (o) The preterite (or past) tense (active voice) of the verb "swim." (d) The perfect tense (active voice) of the verb "lay." (e) The future perfect tense (active voice) of the verb "slay." (f) The pluperfect (past perfect) tense (active voice) of the verb "lie.' (g) The past participle of the verb 66 sing." (h) The perfect infinitive, progressive form, of the verb "see." The pluperfect (or past perfect) tense, passive voice, of the verb In the passage quoted in question 1, indicate the gender of all nouns and pronouns by the following device: Underscore once those that are masculine; twice those that are feminine; thrice those that are neither. (a) Write a simple sentence containing a compound subject. (c) Write a complex sentence containing an adjectival clause. (d) Write a complex sentence containing an adverbial clause of manner. (e) Write a sentence containing a preposition with a compound object. (f) Write a sentence containing an adverbial clause of time. (g) Write a sentence containing a noun clause used as the subject of the sentence. (h) Write a complex periodic sentence containing an adverbial clause of place. (4) Write a compound sentence expressing alternation. (j) Write a sentence containing an adjectival phrase and an adverbial phrase. Rewrite the following sentences correctly: (a) They hung the man which committed the murder. (b) There ain't any doubt but what he done those kind of things. (c) Who can this letter be from? (d) He must have came after we went home. (e) He hadn't ought to act so foolish. (f) It is me that he fears. (g) He only offered me three dollars a dozen for these here sort of of apples. (h) He asked if either of the men could identify their own clothing. (i) Neither he or I are to be held responsible. (j) If it wasn't for you and I, he might have been hurt bad. Write sentences containing the following: Write the masculine forms corresponding to the following feminine forms: (a) Mare. (b) Ewe. (c) Widow. (d) Marchioness. (e) Bride. 5 5 Write the plurals of the following words: (a) Index. (b) Piano. (c) Miss Hasty. (d) Penny. (e) Spoonful. Explain the relation and connection of clauses in the following sentences, and (a) Our eyes are holden, that we can not see things that stare us in Immediately remind the governor that the angry mob awaits his reply. Nouns Kind, number, person, case, construction. Pronouns: Kind, antecedent, gender, number, person, case, construction. Adjective: Kind, degree, word qualified. Verbs: Regular or irregular, active or passive, subject, object, mood. tense, number, person. Immediately remind Rewrite the following, properly paragraphed and punctuated: he rushed up to us talking excitedly Ill see that you get mules but theyre awfully dear this year pasturage is scarce the twenty dollars a head I thought would do are not enough lets make it a little more then how much a pause enned we profited by the opportunity to ask when shall we be ready Give the second person plural active voice of the verb "fight" through all tenses of the indicative mood. MARCH, 1928 [Small figures indicate weight assigned to each item] 2 5 Give the principal parts of the following verbs: (a) burst (b) choose (c) chide (g) sit (h) swing 3 5 (a) Write the plural of each of the following words: 5. spoonful 6. mosquito 8. aide-de-camp (b) Of the following nouns, underline once those that are singular; twice those that are plural; thrice those that may be either singular or plural: |