5. If he was there, I did not see him.

6. If he were present now, he would tell you.
7. Were it possible I would do it for you.
8. If he is at the store, give him the money.
9. If she is at home, give her this note.
10. If he asks for me, tell him to come in.

11. If I were you, I would not speak to him.

12. Had I been in your place I would not have gone.
13. Were I in his place I should feel uncomfortable.

Exercise 1.-Change the verbs in these sentences into

the imperative mode :

1. If you keep my commandments, you will live.

2. If you get wisdom, you will get happiness.

3. You should not live here alone.

4. You should not entreat me to leave thee.

5. You should give us a two weeks' holiday.

6. You must work or you will starve.

7. You must take exercise or you will be ill. 8. If you ride a horse, you will be benefited.

9. You must come to see me sometimes.

10. You should not touch or taste any unclean thing.

11. You should stand in the presence of ladies until they are seated.

Exercise 4. Change the verbs in these sentences to the past tense, and also to the present perfect tense, as, I see a bird, I saw a bird, I have seen a bird. 1. I eat cornbread.

2. Joe sees his father.

3. The bird wakes me in the morning.

4. The people begin to move.

5. We sit in the front seats.

6. Mary comes in and takes her seat.

7. She lays her hat aside.

8. The horse runs straight for the stable.

9. The duck flies away.

10. The tired men eat their supper.

11. The boys set the box down on the floor.

12. We dive into the river.

13. Thomas writes home every week.

14. Who steals my purse?

15. I see two birds in the tree.

16. He does his work well.

17. Mary takes her books to school.

18. The boys go to church regularly.

19. We sit by the fire.

20. The dog lies on the mat.

21. My troubles lie heavy on my mind.

22. My brother drinks tea.

23. Everybody rides away for the day.
24. I awake at daybreak.

25. Several friends came in.

26. I get along fairly well.

Exercise 5. - Tell the person and number of the verbs

in these sentences:

1. I am sick.

2. We are ready.

3. He is present.
4. You must start.

5. Thou art the man.

6. Where is my hat?

7. She told me the truth.

8. They have come.

9. We have seen our father.

10. Hearest thou the bell?

11. Come quickly.

12. Who said so?

13. What have you there?

14. My child, you must behave.
15. Do your duty always.
16. She says you told her.
17. It is not right.

18.

He is a good boy.

Exercise 6. Add a participial phrase to each of these sentences. For example, Having nothing else to do, we went to sleep.

1. What is a transitive verb? What is an intransitive verb? What does the word transitive mean? What is meant by complement? What is a compound predicate? What is voice of a verb? How many voices are there? Name them. What is the active voice? What is the passive voice? How is the passive voice expressed? What is mode? How many modes are there? Name them. What does the indicative mode express? What does the subjunctive mode express? What words are used to indicate the subjunctive mode? What words are used to make potential verb phrases? For what is the imperative mode used? What can you say about the subject of a verb in the imperative mode? What is an infinitive? What is the sign of the infinitive? What does infinitive mean?

2. What does tense mean? What is the tense of a verb? When is a verb in the past tense? When in the present tense? When in the future tense? What are the three perfect tenses? What words are used to express the perfect tense? When is a verb in the past perfect tense? When in the present perfect? What is meant by the progressive form of the tenses? When is the emphatic form of the tenses used? What auxiliary verbs are employed? When is a verb in the first person? When in the second person? When in the third person? When is a verb in the singular number? When in the plural number?

3. What is a participle? How many kinds of participles are there? Name them. What does the present participle indicate? What does the past participle of a verb indicate? How is the past participle of many verbs formed? What are regular verbs? What are irregular verbs? What does the perfect participle represent? What is a verbal noun? What is a participial adjective? What is a participial phrase? What is an auxiliary verb? Name the auxiliary verbs. For what are have and had used? For what are shall and will used? For what are may, can, must, might, could, would, and should used? For what is the verb to be used? For what are do and did used?

LESSON 93. — EXERCISES IN COMPOSITION

We should apply our knowledge of Grammar and our powers of language, not only in speaking correctly and fluently, but also in writing accurately and abundantly. Using each of the following suggestions as topics, write a short composition, having due care to all we have studied:

1. Some suggestions about improving the school yards, with a diagram for flower beds, bushes, trees, and playground, and a list of the plants to be used.

2. Some suggestions about improving the condition and appearance of the schoolroom and how the improvements can be made.

3. Some things that should be done to beautify the town. An article for the morning papers.

4. What kind of a man I intend to be, and what business I should like to engage in and why.

5. What kind of a woman I admire, and what I should like to be when I am grown.

6. How I should like to spend my time next Saturday, what work I should do, and what pleasures I should like to have.

LESSON 94.- EXERCISES IN COMPOSITION

The following list of topics for short compositions may be used by the teacher at any time, for the purpose of stimulating thought and expression :

1. How a hunting dog acts in the field.
2. How a boy should act toward girls.
3. How a girl should act toward boys.
4. How to play the game of baseball.
5. The advantages of health over wealth.
6. Why a boy has a better time than a girl.
7. Why a girl has a better time than a boy.

8. What to do in case one's clothes catch on fire.
9. Why it is necessary to eat slowly.

10. Why a boy should stay at home at night.
11. The best way to celebrate Christmas.

12. How a camp in the woods is built.

13. The way a child should act toward his mother.

14. The advantages of living in the country.

15. The advantages of living in the city.

16. Why I am proud of my country.

17. Some things a boy or a girl should not do. 18. What care should be taken when hunting? 19. What kind of books I like to read.