What is asked in the first sentence? What in the second sentence? What word is used to express permission? What word expresses the power of doing?

WRITTEN EXERCISE.

Copy the following sentences, filling the blanks with some form of learn, teach, may, or can:

LESSON LXXIV.

THINK; GUESS; EXPECT.

1. I think they will come.

2. I could not guess the riddle.
3. I expect a letter to-morrow.

What word is used in the first sentence, to express an opinion?

What does the speaker say in the second sentence?

do when you guess a riddle?

What do you

When does the speaker say he expects a letter? Would it be right to say, "I expect a letter yesterday"? Why not?

Expect refers to future action.

Do not use guess or expect when you mean think.

WRITTEN EXERCISES.

I.

Copy the following sentences, filling the blanks with some form of think, guess, or expect:

1. He could not stop the horses

2. We shall stay in the city two weeks.

What is meant by stopping the horses? What is meant by staying in the city?

What does the word stop mean? What does the word stay mean? Read the following sentences, and give the meanings of the words printed in Italics :

1. Did you stop at Chicago on your way home?

2. Where did you stay while you were in the city?

3. The driver is stopping the car.

4. Mr. Hunt is staying at the Mountain House.
5. The boat will stop at the first landing.
6. They are staying at the hotel.

What kind of things do we like? What do we love? Should you use like or love in speaking of things that are simply pleasant or agreeable to you? Which word should you use in speaking of your affection or attachment for a person or a thing?

WRITTEN EXERCISES.

I.

Copy the following sentences, filling the blanks with some form of stop, stay, love, or like:

LESSON LXXVII.

REVIEW.

ORAL EXERCISE.

What is meant by the singular form of a verb? What is meant by the plural form?

What form of the verb should be used with two singular subjects connected by and? Give an example.

What form of the verb should be used with two singular subjects connected by or or nor? Give an example. What is a regular verb?

of each.

What is an irregular verb? Give examples

What is an auxiliary verb? What auxiliary verbs help to form the future tenses?

What does shall express when used in the first person? What does it express when used in the second or the third person? Give examples. What does will express when used in the first person? What does it express when used in the second or the third person? Give examples of each case.