6. I did not know that you were going. 7. The man who now owns this house lives in Virginia. 8. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. b. Make a list of the prepositional phrases (6) in these sentences. Draw one line under each preposition and two lines under the object of each preposition. c. Find the predicate adjectives (3). Find the objects of the verbs (5). Which of the objects is a clause? 240. A COMPOSITION A Heroine in Everyday Life On November 8, 1911, there died at Lime Rock lighthouse, at the entrance to New York harbor, a woman whose memory should be kept alive. Ida Lewis had lived in that lighthouse for nearly sixty years. Her father was its keeper when she was a child. He suffered greatly with rheumatism, and even when she was a young girl she did much of his work. He died when she was eighteen, and she was allowed to continue as keeper. Later Congress appointed her his successor. She was the only woman ever appointed by Congress to such a place. It is said that every night for fifty years, without a break, she set her light in the tower and watched it. No boat was ever lost because she neglected her duty. When she was a girl of fifteen, she saw a boat capsize in the waves some distance away. She was alone at the time, but she flew to the lifeboat, cast it off, and swiftly rowed out among the breakers. Four men were struggling in the rough water, almost exhausted. Somehow she rescued them all. Alone and unaided she saved about twenty lives. Ida Lewis has been called by seamen the Grace Darling of America. Forty-two years ago the citizens of Newport presented her with a fine lifeboat named "The Rescue.", The American Honor Society awarded her a cross for her bravery, and the Congress of the United States honored her with a special vote of thanks and a gold medal. Let this story suggest the name of the man or woman who to you is the greatest hero or heroine. Tell, in writing, the story of some heroic deed done by that person, or reproduce this story. Correct your composition in the usual way. 241. A LANGUAGE LESSON Select the correct forms of the pronoun who to use in the following sentences, give the reason for your choice, and read the sentences correctly. MODEL: This is the man to (who or whom) I spoke. The pronoun to be chosen is the object of the preposition "to.' "Whom" is an object pronoun. Therefore, "whom" is correct, and the sentence should read, This is the man to whom I spoke. 1. This is the man to (who or whom) I spoke. 2. (Who or whom) do you think came to-day? 3. He was looking for the boy (who or whom) won the prize. 4. I am the one for (who or whom) you asked. 9. The man (who or whom) has just gone sold me this book. 10. To (who or whom) will you tell the story? II. (Who or whom) have you invited? 12. I am not acquainted with the artist of (who or whom) you wrote. 242. A DRILL EXERCISE a. Find the predicate verb in each clause of the following sentences, and tell the time it expresses. b. Change the time expressed by the verbs in the principal clauses. Must you change the time in the subordinate clauses, also? 1. You will do the important errand before school opens. 2. I shall go as soon as you come. 3. The spider builds a web to catch flies. 4. I shall ask you to work carefully so you will improve more rapidly. 5. He was going to tell me what is beyond the mountains. 6. The runner had almost reached the goal. 7. We have shown you very often. 8. The old man has not heard him. 9. The horses have not run very far. 10. She rides quite well for a beginner. II. The spider had already eaten the fly when we came out. 12. Has she come? 13. What have you done? 14. John will ring the bell to-day. c. Change the number of the subject in each clause, making any other changes necessary. d. Find the words that have adverbial modifiers, and record them in this way: to work carefully 243. A REVIEW a. Turn to lesson 93. Review the principal parts of the verbs found there. Write the present participle of each verb. Be careful to look in the dictionary for the spelling of the present participles of write and sit. b. From the following sentences, make a list of the verbs (6), prepositions (11), infinitives (3), gerunds (2), and participles (4) that have objects, and write its object after each; as, She saw me. saw me 1. Many boys break windows. 2. The hole torn in the dress by the dog was easily 3. Writing a letter home every week is your duty. 5. The baby was not allowed to tear paper. 6. I like to ride a horse. 7. The tramp was seen eating his breakfast at a neighboring house. 8. Raising the glass to his lips, he drank the medicine quickly. 9. Running races is one of our favorite pastimes. 10. Coming in just then, the teacher saw the boy throw the ball. 1 To the Pupil: The sign of the infinitive is omitted in this case. II. The man, being a thief, was arrested. 12. Washington, having crossed the Delaware in the 13. They jumped into the automobile waiting for them. 244. A REVIEW a. Turning to lessons 100 and 103, review the principal parts of the verbs and write the present participles of each. Be careful to spell correctly the present participles of give, lie, lose, swim, set, freeze, hide, and take. b. Select the connectives, if any, in the following sentences, and name the clauses they connect. If the connective is a relative pronoun tell its use in the clause, and its antecedent. Tell whether the sentences are simple, complex, or compound. 1. He ran quickly, but he was late. 2. The bird will fly away if you are not quiet. 4. I did not know that you were coming. 5. Having climbed the hill yesterday, he did not wish to go to-day. 6. The man, as well as his neighbor, was lost. 7. He neither set the cup on the table nor laid the knife on the shelf. 8. Is this the author of whom you spoke? 9. She has worn the ring so long that it is very thin. |