5. Write three simple sentences in which the subject is simply an infinitive. 6. Write three simple sentences in which the subject consists of an infinitive with words modifying or governed by it. 7. Write three simple sentences in which the subject is part of a sentence. Predicate. 1. Write three simple sentences in which the predicate is simply an intransitive verb or a verb passive. 2. Write three simple sentences in which the predicate consists of an intransitive verb, or a verb passive, with words modifying it. 3. Write three simple sentences in which the predicate consists of an intransitive verb, or a verb passive, and words modifying the subject. 4. Write three simple sentences in which the predicate consists of an intransitive verb, or a verb passive, and words placed in apposition to the subject. 5. Write three simple sentences in which the predicate consists of a transitive verb with its object. Object. 1. Write three simple sentences in which the object is simply a noun or a pronoun. 2. Write three simple sentences in which the object is a noun with words modifying it. 3. Write three simple sentences in which the object is simply an infinitive. 4. Write three simple sentences in which the object consists of an infinitive with words modifying or governed by it. 5. Write three simple sentences in which the object is part of a sentence. Prepositional Adjunct. 1. Write three simple sentences in which the prepositional adjunct forms part of the subject. 2. Write three simple sentences in which the prepositional adjunct is joined to the verb which forms part of the predicate. 3. Write three simple sentences in which the prepositional adjunct is joined to the object which forms part of the predicate. 4. Write three simple sentences in which the prepositional adjunct forms part of both subject and predicate. The flowers raise their birds renew their farmer sows his ral invests the He throws up purify the freshes -. The hills display their. The The lambs begin their Nature resumes her He strengthens his He erects The The gene He digs He effects Winds They chase away It supplies our They moderate the They bring us It cools the forms our It strengthens the Rain fertilizes the. It re Frost clears the -. It refines the It braces the It SECTION IV. VARIATION OF POSITION AND FORM IN SIMPLE SENTENCES. 1. Change the position of the subject, predicate, or object, in the following simple sentences, without destroying the sense, and underline the subject. EXAMPLE.-The noon of day is calm. VARIED.-Calm is the noon of day. EXERCISES. Behind you are the Alps. The uses of adversity are sweet. Thicker grows the strife. The tender lambs he raises in his arms. Unfold the nature of thy private life. The meeting steel now first clashes. I scorn thy threats. Tall art thou on the hill. Fallen is the daughter of Morglan. To God belongeth all power. Many evils proceed from ignorance. I see the golden palace of my God. The fairest of the fold he bears away. A hero's relics sleep there. Here are found evident traces of the wisdom of God. The tempest is borne down the pass of Glenetive. Never shall I consent to such proposals. Over the green hill flies the inconstant sun. The stream of the hill comes down red through the stormy vale. 2. Change the position of the prepositional adjunct in the following simple sentences, in two different ways, without destroying the sense. EXAMPLE. Without fire nature would teem with riches in vain. CHANGED. 1. In vain would nature, without fire, teem with riches. 2. Nature, without fire, would in vain teem with riches. EXERCISES. In the season of winter, we need not search far for images of death. From these considerations, we may learn something of our future destination. The prisoner was confined within the walls of the Bastile for upwards of twenty years. The proposal was received with great applause by all the company. Volcanoes, in a state of eruption, present several remarkable phenomena. One striking feature of an eruption is the lava stream. A remarkable form is assumed by basalt in certain situations. Some time ago, a project was formed in Sweden for the destruction of all the crows. By the present wise arrangement there is an infinite diversity in the works of nature. Many changes in the vegetable kingdom are now taking place under our immediate notice. 3. Change the following simple sentences from the active to the passive voice, and distinguish the subject by underlining it. The object of the verb in the active voice becomes the subject in the passive. EXAMPLE.-The hound pursues the hare. EXERCISES. The wind shakes the The lamp illumines the chamber. trees. The shepherd leads his flock. vessel. Education forms the mind. No one attains greatness without labour. All men ought to practise self-denial. We should guard against slothful habits. We should daily return thanks to God for His manifold bounties. The power of spontaneous motion in animals distinguishes them from plants. The Almighty has impressed even upon the smallest atom the stamp of His infinity. Every summer we may observe the mischievous effects of the rapacity of birds in the vegetable kingdom. 4. Change the following simple sentences from the passive to the active voice, and distinguish the subject by underlining it. The subject of the verb in the passive voice becomes the object in the active. EXAMPLE.-The lamb is devoured by the wolf. EXERCISES. The world is governed by God. Quarrelsome persons are despised. We are often improved by affliction. Wisdom's precepts should be studied by all men. Misfortune is accompanied by neglect. The surface of the earth is composed of land and water. Extensive rocks are formed by the coral insect in tropical seas. Most important functions are performed by the atmosphere in the economy of nature. Every |