likely to be made unless the subject is modified by each, every, or no, or unless such a word as anybody, everybody, each, either, or neither is the subject. When we say every child or each child we think of the children one by one. The same is true of everybody and anybody. These words are considered singular subjects and require the same change in the form of the verb as a singular noun subject. Fill the blanks in the following sentences with the words in italics, adding s or es wherever necessary:

1. Each a turn in helping mother. (take)

2. Every one of the boys his lunch to school. (bring)

3. Nearly everybody the world is growing better each day. (believe)

4. Anybody- that without asking. (do)

5. Neither of the boys every time. (remember) 6. Nobody so hard on a hot day. (work)

7. Each of the teams

8. Any one

it will win. (think)

an unfortunate child. (pity)

9. Many a brave man no money. (have)

IO. No one

II. Each

12.

an ill-tempered boy. (like) quickly home after school. (hurry) Neither football team any more practice.

(need)

Turn to lesson 23. Rewrite the sentences, changing the subjects from singular to plural, or from plural to singular, as the case may be, and changing the predicates wherever necessary.

Tell whether the sentences in lesson 76 are exclamatory or non-exclamatory, declarative or interrogative.

78. A DRILL, AND REVIEW

a. Write the analysis of the first sentence. Omit the modifiers. Diagram sentence 4.

1. A good hunter sometimes kills many deer.
2. The boys in this school fly kites to-day.
3. The children walk back from school rapidly.
4. You always read your lesson well.

5. That little girl jumps rope at noon.

6. I ring the bell for my teacher.

b. Make a list of the verbs used with singular noun subjects (2).

c. Make a list of the verbs used with plural noun subjects (2).

d. Copy the prepositional phrases (4). Draw one line under each preposition. Draw two lines under the object of each preposition. Tell what word each phrase modifies.

e. Make a list of the adjectives (8; omit "the"). f. Make a list of the adverbs (5).

79. A REVIEW

1. What parts of speech may be used as the object of a preposition?

2. Of what does a prepositional phrase consist? 3. What part of speech must the predicate always be?

4. Name the parts of speech that may be used as subjects; as objects.

5. What parts of speech do adjectives modify? What part of speech do adverbs modify?

6. Name the part of speech that modifies a noun.

7. Name the part of speech that modifies a verb. 8. Tell three ways in which an adjective modifies

a noun.

9. Tell three ways in which an adverb modifies a verb.

10. Name some pronouns that may be used as objects.

80. FORMS OF VERBS TO SHOW TIME

You have seen that a verb may change its form to show the number of the subject. A verb may also change its form to show time.

PRESENT TIME

I see the bird now.
I ring the bell now.

I walk to school.
I raise my hand.

PAST TIME

I saw the bird yesterday.
I rang the bell yesterday.
I walked to school yesterday.

I raised my hand yesterday.

The verbs see, ring, walk, and raise express action in the present time, while saw, rang, walked, and raised express action in the past time. For this reason, see, ring, walk, and raise are called the present forms of the verbs, and saw, rang, walked, and raised are called the past forms.

Some verbs are changed from the present form to the past form by adding t, d, or ed; as, mean, meant; hope, hoped; look, looked. Other verbs have a different form of the word; as, see, saw.

a. From the following list copy in one column the verbs in the present form (12).

b. Copy in another list those in the past form (15).

c. Look over your list of words in the past form. How many verbs end in d or ed? Verbs ending in d or ed usually express action in the past time.

d. Write the form of each of the following verbs that shows past time:

The skates you sent me by express arrived to-day. I regret to say that they are in a damaged condition, so I am returning them to you. Will you kindly send me a perfect pair at your earliest convenience?

Yours truly,

Albert Carson

Mistakes are sometimes made even by the best of business firms. Letters asking that such mistakes be remedied should tell briefly and courteously what is wrong, and state what is wished in return.

Copy the letter on the preceding page, then write to Meade & Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, stating that a damaged book is being returned. Inclose a check for two books which were in good condition and which you kept.

82. A LANGUAGE LESSON

In some sentences mistakes are made in the form of the verb because the correct subject substantive is not found. In this sentence, Only one man among all the prisoners reads good books, “reads good books" is the complete predicate. "Reads” is the predicate verb. Who reads? Man. Therefore, "man" (not "prisoners") is the subject substantive.

In the following sentences choose the correct subject substantives before deciding which verbs to Then copy the sentences correctly. Be ready to explain your choice.

use.

1. The best player among all the boys (do or does) the best work in school.

2. One of the soldiers (live or lives) in the barracks across the street from here.

3. The father of my little friends (offer or offers) houses for sale.

4. One of the ladies (sings or sing) very charmingly. 5. One of the games (begin or begins) at three o'clock. 6. One of the products of the country (feed or feeds) vast numbers of people.