214. A DRILL EXERCISE

a. From the sentences below select those that are compound (11), and write the clauses and the connectives as in the model.

MODEL: Either it will rain or the wind will blow. it will rain-the wind will blow

either-or

b. Be ready to tell which of the sentences are simple sentences (10).

c. Make a list of the connectives, and tell whether words, phrases, or clauses are connected. 1. Either it will rain or the wind will blow.

2. Columbus tried to find India, but he discovered America.

3. You may either play ball or come into the house.

4. Not only did the train leave the track, but it also rolled down the bank into the river.

5. Mother and father are teaching the children reading and spelling.

6. Both the man and the boy were frightened and

ran away.

7. Eating fast and running to catch a train are not good for the health.

8. He climbed the tree to get the eggs from the nest, but he found the nest empty.

9. Mr. Brown walked to the top of the hill and saw the sunset.

10. She picked up the paper and threw it into the fire. II. Winter came and all the birds left.

12. He loved justice and he loved truth.

13. Mother sewed all day and read in the evening. 14. Robins and sparrows have nests in our garden.

15. Mary fed the kittens bread and milk.

16. Jack worked in the daytime and went to school

at night.

17. We sent for him but he refused to come.
18. "The street was wet with the falling snow,

And the woman's feet were weary and slow." 19. "The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,

The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me."

20. "The bumblebee is pelted down

The wet stem of the hollyhock;

And sullenly, in spattered brown,
The cricket leaps the garden walk."

21. "Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!
Long has it waved on high,

And many an eye has danced to see
That banner in the sky;
Beneath it rang the battle shout,

And burst the cannon's roar;

The meteor of the ocean air

Shall sweep the clouds no more."

215. A COMPOSITION

A Runaway

Tom and Dick were on their way to the baseball field. As they neared the entrance to the park the clatter of horses' hoofs was heard. Turning quickly, they saw two horses attached to a carriage dashing madly toward them. There was no driver on the front seat, but in the other seat was a lady, so badly frightened she could do nothing toward stopping the horses. It was a bad

runaway and unless they could be stopped, the horses might at any moment dash the wagon against the curb and kill the lady.

"A runaway, Tom!" cried Dick excitedly. "Let's try to stop the horses!"

Finish the story. How did the boys stop the horses? What did the boys do? What did the onlookers do and say? Was the lady hurt? Did the boys hear what caused the runaway, who the lady was, and why there was no driver?

Instead of beginning every sentence with the subject substantive, use a participle, a phrase, or some other group of words. This gives variety in expression and thus makes the story more effective. Which sentences in the first paragraph of the story begins with a participle and its modifier?

At an exciting moment, notice how short the sentences become.

Think every sentence through, being careful that it tells clearly some thought that carries the story forward. As you write each sentence, think about the spelling, the capitalization, and the punctuation.

When you have finished, read your story, correcting all errors in capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Have you observed sentence and paragraph margins?

216. A LANGUAGE LESSON

Study the following sentences, then write statements telling the form of a verb having two singular subjects connected by and; having two plural

subjects connected by and; having two singular subjects connected by or,

neither nor.

nor, either

or, or

1. She and I are going to the country to-morrow.
2. Apples and peaches were brought from the farm.
3. Either the girl or her brother is going in my

place.

Fill the blanks in the following sentences, using the correct forms of the verbs in italics to show present time.

with her. (be)

coming. (be)

2. Either the dog or the cat

3. Neither the man nor the boy

4. A mother and her two daughters in that

In the following sentences tell whether the subjects are singular or plural in form and meaning: 1. “The Virginians" is a good book.

2. The class was dismissed at four o'clock.

3. Our class were playing football and basket-ball

at recess.

4. Bread and water was the prisoner's fare.

Find the subject substantives in the following sentences. Are the correct forms of the verbs used?

1. The man, with all his books, was turned into the

street.

2. The boy, as well as his mother, was injured.

Fill the blanks below with the correct forms of the verbs in italics to show present time.

every time. (disagree)

10. "Wild Animals at Home" a good book. (be)

217. PRINCIPAL AND SUBORDINATE CLAUSES Tell whether the following sentences are simple or compound, and why:

1. The wind stopped blowing.

2. The sun beat down upon the traveler.

3. The wind stopped blowing and the sun beat down upon the traveler.

Notice that the last sentence has two parts, or clauses, each of which can stand alone as a sentence. Compare it with this sentence: The work will be finished when the rains are over. This last sentence

has two clauses also. The first clause, "The work will be finished," would be a sentence if used alone. It is the main statement in the sentence, and is