Exercise 5. What adverbs can be added to these sen

tences?

LESSON 28.-GENERAL EXERCISES (continued) Exercise 1.

Connect some of these sentences by means

of conjunctions to make a better paragraph:

He was without saddle.

The horse was led out. He was without bridle. I looked at him. I was not afraid. I took the bridle in my hands. I caught him by the mane. I forced the bit in his mouth. He plunged. He kicked. He tried to bite. I held him fast. Two men put the saddle on him. They strapped it tight. I leapt into place. The horse gave a leap. He turned. He reared. He plunged. I drove the spurs into his side. He began to run. After a while he was tired. He became quiet. I had conquered him.

Exercise 2. In the following sentences

adjectives used as nouns :

1. None but the brave deserves the fair.

2. The feeble and the sick were cared for first.

3. Be polite to the old and the infirm.

name the

4. Only the strong and well should climb high mountains.

In the following sentences name the nouns used as adjectives:

1. He has a gold tooth.

2. I like brass andirons and marble mantels.

3. All around were orange trees and flower beds.

4. On the walls were ink spots and finger prints.

In the following sentences name the nouns used as adverbs:

1. The sun set ruby red in the west.

2. The elephant's tusks were brass tipped.

3. The moss covered bucket hung in the well.
4. Her eyes were violet blue.

Exercise 3. - Use the following phrases as adjective phrases in sentences:

LESSON 29.-REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. What is language? What is grammar? What is English grammar? What is a sentence? With what do all sentences begin? What is a declarative sentence? With what does it end? What is an interrogative sentence? With what does it end? What is an imperative sentence? With what does it end? What is an exclamatory sentence? With what does it end? What is the subject of a sentence? What is the predicate of a sentence? What is a simple sentence? What is the simple subject? What is the simple predicate? What is the complete subject? What is the complete predicate? What is the object of a sentence?

2. What is a noun? Name some words that are nouns. What is a pronoun? Name some words that are pronouns. What is an adjective? Name some words that are adjectives. What is an adverb? Name some words that are adverbs. What is a preposition? Name some words that are prepositions. What is a conjunction? Name some words that are conjunctions. What is an interjection? Name some words that are interjections. How many parts of speech are there? Name them. What is a phrase? What is an adverbial phrase? What is an adjective phrase? What is a noun phrase? What is a clause? What is the principal clause? What is the subordinate clause? What is the difference between a phrase and a clause? What is an adverbial clause? What is an adjective clause? What is a noun clause? What is a complex sentence? What is an elliptical sentence? What does ellipsis mean?

LESSON 30.-LETTER WRITING-BUSINESS LETTERS

We use written language in the form of letter writing more than in any other way. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the correct form of beginning and signing a letter, as well as to practice the composition of the various kinds of letters that one sends.

The first part of a letter is the heading, which is written at the top and toward the right, and contains the address of the person sending the letter, and the date.

The second part, written at the left, contains the address of the person to whom the letter is sent.

The third part contains the message or the body of the letter.

The fourth part contains the signature of the person sending the letter.

All these parts vary according to the kind of letter one writes. In business letters all the parts should be formal and exact, but in letters to relatives or friends some liberty is allowed.

Here is the form of a business letter:

school publications

and should be glad to have you send me a eataloque, for which please find stamps Enclosed.

Yours truly,

John E. Parsons.

NOTE. In the above letter study the position of each part and the punctuation. Note that the letter is short and states only the business in hand, that the full address of the person writing it is given to avoid mistakes, and that it is carefully written and politely worded for the sake of good business form and courtesy. The letter should be neatly folded, and placed in an envelope, which should be addressed in the same way as the letter itself.

Exercise. In the same form as the one given, and using your own street and home address, and your own name, write some of the following letters: