10. I saw him yesterday.

11. Isn't there any school to-day?

12. Tom, Fred, and I sit together. 13. He has taken my hat.

14. Won't you let me go?

15. Her mother won't let her go with us.

16. Leave the book on the table.

17. This book is mine; that one is his. 18. This is my pencil; that is yours. 19. He has not gone yet.

20. He did not go.

21. You shouldn't have done that.
22. Do it as I do.

23. Hold your ball as I hold mine.
24. I wouldn't do it, if I were you.
25. I can't go any farther.
26. This is as far as I can go.

27. I asked him to let me have it.
28. Ask your father if you may go.
29. She and I must go to school.

30. How many boys are there in your class? 31. There are fifty trees in the orchard.

32. Aren't you going to the picnic?

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STUDYING PICTURES OF THE SCHOOL GARDEN

What do the two pictures on page 288 tell you about the school garden?

The boys in the first picture are getting ready to plant potatoes. How are they preparing them for planting?

What are the boys in the second picture doing?

Have you ever helped to make a garden? Tell your classmates about it.

If you have had a garden of your own, tell your classmates about it. You might tell about the fol

lowing:

1. Preparing the ground. 2. Planting the seeds.

3. Tending the garden. 4. Gathering the crops.

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A POEM

GRAMMAR IN A NUTSHELL

A noun's the name of anything,
As school or garden, hoop or ring.

Adjective tells the kind of noun,
As great, small, pretty, white, or brown.

Three little words you often see
Are articles, a, an, and the.

Instead of nouns the pronouns stand,
Her head, his face, your arm, my hand.

Verbs tell something to be done,

As read, count, laugh, sing, jump, or run.

How things are done the adverbs tell,
As slowly, quickly, ill, or well.

Conjunctions join the words together,
As men and women, wind or weather.

The preposition stands before
A noun, as in or through the door.

The interjection shows surprise,
As, Oh! How pretty! Ah! How wise!

The whole are called the parts of speech
Which reading, writing, speaking teach.

-Anonymous.

You may memorize these lines. They will help you to remember the parts of speech.

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REVIEWING PARTS OF SPEECH

Tell the part of speech of every word in the sentences that follow.

1. The winter comes with icy thumbs.

2. David took his harp and played for the king.

3. The Scots were brave and free.

4. They drove their enemies out of Scotland.

5. Ponce de Leon searched for the fountain of youth. 6. Look before you leap.

7. Willing hands make light work.

8. They worked steadily for two hours.

9. The chirping of the sparrows announces the dawn.

10. The lion is the king of beasts.

11. Summer is warm but very pleasant.

12. The glen is an extremely beautiful spot.

13. Do not judge a book by its cover.

14. Silently out of the room then glided the glistening savage.

15. No good thing can be accomplished without labor. 16. The blue sky now turned more softly gray.

17. The king walked through the city in disguise.
18. Make hay while the sun shines.

19. How far that little candle throws its beams!
20. Spare moments are the gold-dust of time.
21. Procrastination is the thief of time.

22. Great truths are often said in the fewest words. 23. God made the country, and man made the town. 24. Have not the Indians been kindly and justly treated?

25. Do not excuse your own faults too willingly. 26. Make good use of the present.

27. Come to me, O ye children!

And whisper in my ear.

28. Down from the nail she took and lighted the great tin lantern.

29. Lo! in the midst of this scene, a breathless messenger entered.

30. The breaking waves dashed high

On a stern and rock-bound coast.

31. Oh! I am so tired.

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THE BROKEN QUOTATION

Once, long, long ago, Child Roland went out into the world to search for his sister and his two brothers, who had been carried away by the fairies.

When he came to the cave where Merlin lived, Roland asked, "Will you please tell me where I may find my sister Ellen and my brothers. Merlin?"