LESSON XXXV. PREPOSITIONS. 1. Lilies grow in this pond. 2. Herbert ran towards the house. 3. The blade of the knife is broken. What words does in connect? What relation does in show between those words? Ans. In shows the relation of place between grow and pond. Which word in the second sentence shows a relation between words? What relation does it show? Ans. Towards shows the relation of direction. What is broken? To what does the blade belong? What relation does of show? A word placed before a noun or a pronoun to show its relation to some other word in the sentence is called a preposition. The noun or pronoun before which the preposition is placed is called its object. Point out the prepositions in the following sentences, tell between what words a relation is shown, and name the object of each preposi The gardens of the poorest houses were bright with flowers. An old tree stands in the corner of the yard. The pears on this tree will soon be ripe. Did your friends pass through the city? The boy called for the package. The path up the mountain was steep. George took his music with him. All the idle urchins about the town flocked to the house with specimens. Which of the two Mention the prepositions in these sentences. words implies motion? Which means in or near a place? 1. The lady is in the parlor. 2. Will you walk into the parlor ? What is the office of in? Of into? is used to denote presence in a place? trance from the outside to the inside? Which of the two prepositions 1. The table stands between the two windows. 2. The cards were distributed among forty pupils. Name the prepositions and tell between what words they show relations. Which of these prepositions is used in speaking of two things? Which is used in speaking of more than two? WRITTEN EXERCISES. I. Copy the following sentences, and fill the blanks with words that will express the right relations: 1. Make a list of the words in Italics, with the prepositions which follow them: 1. My card is different from yours. 2. The harness does not correspond to the carriage. 3. She feels the need of rest. 4. The man is in want of food. 6. He was killed by impure air. IO. What is the matter with the child? 12. The seamstress had difficulty in fitting the collar. 13. I am not familiar with the subject. 14. How does this room compare with yours in size? Example. - different from, correspond to. 2. Use correctly in sentences of your own, the phrases copied. LESSON XXXVII. CONJUNCTIONS. 1. The passengers took their seats, and the train started. 2. He owns the house, but he does not live in it. 3. The basket contained apples and oranges. 4. The pupils march and sing. How many statements are made in the first sentence? Read each What word joins the two statements? statement. How many sentences can you form from the second sentence? Read each. What word joins the two sentences? What does and connect in the third sentence? In the fourth sentence? A word that connects sentences or similar parts of the same sentence is called a conjunction. Mention the conjunctions in these sentences, and tell what each con nects: I. The door opened, and the boy came in. 2. Walking and rowing expand the chest and strengthen the muscles. 3. The kettle was singing, and the clock was ticking. 4. Shall we walk or ride? 5. The notes of the wren are sharp and shrill. 6. He did not like the man's appearance, so he dismissed him. 7. We called at the house, but we did not see our friends. 8. The boy seemed pleased, yet he would not speak. WRITTEN EXERCISE. Write sentences containing the following: 1. And connecting two nouns. |