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A verb used to express a wish, an uncertainty, or a condition contrary to fact is in the subjunctive mood. There are other uses of the subjunctive mood but they are not common in ordinary speaking and writing.

a. Tell the mood of the verbs in these sentences:

1. Who are you?

2. Please tell me.

3. If I were she I would study harder.

4. Whose pen have you?

5. Each boy has his own cup.

6. He is not the boy that I saw.

7. She had not found yours.

8. Run as fast as you can.

9. That boy will be successful.

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10. The poem was written by Henry W. Longfellow. 11. The robbers have been caught by the policeman. 12. If I were a man I would be an explorer.

13. Go home, Fido.

14. Lie down, baby.

15. The boy has ridden the horse all the way.

16. The rabbits ran away from the fox.

17. The storm will have stopped by that time.
18. The little girl was carried across the street.
19. I wish I were there now.

20. The horse will have been stopped by somebody.

b. Parse the words in italics in the sentences above. If the word is a verb, tell its class, as to form, use, voice, mood, tense, person, and number.

MODEL: Who are you? "Are" is an intransitive, irregular verb; principal parts, "am," "was," "been"; active voice; indicative mood; present

tense; third person; singular number, agreeing with its subject "you."

For nouns, use the model in lesson 253. For pronouns, use the model in lesson 260.

279. THE ADJECTIVE

Turn to lesson 19 and read about adjectives that modify nouns by telling what kind. Such adjectives are classed as descriptive adjectives. In lessons 24 and 28 will be found the adjectives that "point out." Of these, a, an, and the are articles. The points out a particular one from among many and is called a definite article. A and an point out no particular one and are called indefinite articles. This, that, these, and those are demonstrative adjectives. Notice that demonstrative adjectives are either singular or plural in number.

a. In the sentences in lesson 29, select the adjectives and classify them as descriptive or demonstrative adjectives, or definite or indefinite articles.

b. Select the pronouns. Tell the kind, person, number, use in the sentence, and case of each.

c. Parse the nouns bird and nest in sentence 1. Refer to lesson 253 for the model.

280. THE ADJECTIVE

In lesson 30 will be found adjectives that tell number. Those that tell a definite number, such as nine, are called numeral adjectives. The others refer to number or quantity in an indefinite way and are called indefinite adjectives. Each, every,

no, all, much are some of the indefinite adjectives. a. Tell whether the words in italics in lesson 30 are numeral or indefinite adjectives. Tell whether each is singular or plural in number.

b. Select all other adjectives in the same lesson, telling whether they are descriptive or demonstrative adjectives, or definite or indefinite articles. c. Parse the nouns in sentence 4.

d. Parse the pronoun in sentence 2 by telling the person, number, gender, use in sentence, and case.

e. Parse the verbs by telling voice, mood, tense, person, and number as in the model in lesson 278.

281. THE ADJECTIVE

There are still two other classes of adjectives. Lesson 33 tells about adjectives that modify nouns by showing ownership. These are called possessive adjectives. Adjectives used in asking questions are called interrogative adjectives.

The following illustrate the classification or kinds of adjectives:

I. Descriptive adjective (what kind): ripe apples.
2. Articles: the (definite); a, an (indefinite).

3. Demonstrative adjectives (that point out): this
book, that toy, these books, those toys.
4. Numeral adjectives: one pen, three pears.
5. Indefinite adjectives: every man, no child.
6. Possessive adjectives: my hat, your knife.
7. Interrogative adjective: Whose book is this?

a. Classify the adjectives on the first page of lesson 36. Tell what noun each adjective modifies.

282. PARSING THE ADJECTIVE

a. Review the work on comparison of adjectives, lessons 192-194.

b. Parse the adjectives in the following sentences by telling the class, comparison, if any, and use.

MODEL: The rose is beautiful. "The" is a definite article modifying the noun "rose." "Beautiful" is a descriptive adjective. It is in the positive degree, and is compared, "beautiful," "more beautiful,” “most beautiful." It is a predicate adjective. 1. The grass is very green. 2. My boat is six feet long. 3. Every boy deserves credit.

4. Many prisoners were brought back.
5. Some horses have evil eyes.

6. Whose book is lost?

7. All boys enjoy swimming.

8. I like to sit under an oak tree.

9. Which poem did you choose?

10. Any person might make the same mistake.

II. What place did you choose for that vase?

c. Make a list of the adjectives that are singular in number; plural in number.

d. Parse the pronouns in lesson 179, using this form:

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e. Use the form above and parse the nouns in sentences 3 and 5 in the same lesson.

f. Parse also the verbs in sentences 1 and 10, using the form in lesson 278.

283. THE ADVERB

a. Review lessons 35, 39, 43, and 123.

Select the

adverbs in the following sentences, stating whether they tell place, time, manner, degree, cause, or assertion (yes, no, perhaps).

1. She plays well.

2. This boy will not work very hard to-day.

3. Who sang so sweetly?

4. She has seldom spoken so crossly.

5. The farmer's trees have grown rapidly.
6. The two boys saw their mistakes clearly.
7. This is a very pleasant day.

8. Where is your brother's book?

9. Yes, she will have finished by noon.

10. He has now asked to tell the story.

II.

It was she whom you chose to-day.

12. I have often told them about Grace and her.
13. If I were you, I would go quietly.

b. Parse the words in italics above. Refer to lessons 253, 260, and 278 for models.

c. Select the verbs. Give the principal parts of each. Tell the mood and tense.

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Turn to lesson 197. Parse the adverbs.

In parsing an adverb, say whether it tells time, place, manner, degree, cause, or assertion; compare it if it can be compared; tell what it modifies.

MODEL: I shall go gladly. "Gladly" is an adverb of manner. It is compared, "gladly," "more gladly," "most gladly." It modifies the verb "shall go."

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