WRITING FROM PICTURES. SUMMARY. 47 Memorize: A date has two parts: the day of the month, and the number of the year. A comma separates the parts of a date, and a period is placed at the end. Write three paragraphs about this picture, using the hints given below. fur made capes cloaks costly 1 LESSON 59. TITLES OF PERSONS. A title is a term used as a mark of respect in speaking or writing the name of a person. The titles most in use are: Mister, written Mr. before the name of a man. Master, written Master before the name of a boy. Mistress or Missis, written Mrs. before the name of a married woman. Miss, written Miss before the name of an unmarried woman, or before the name of a girl. Doctor, written Dr. before the name of a physician. Sir addressing a man, and Madam addressing a woman. Which of these titles are shortened when written? Ask your teacher how to write them. WRITTEN EXERCISE. Write a title properly before each of these names: 1. Collins sends her little girl to this school. 2. When Willie was sick we sent for 3. 4. 5. Black and West. Adams are carpenters. Summers teaches the primary class. Frank Day has a new Shetland pony. 6. Write two sentences, each containing a title. LESSON 60. A LETTER. Copy this letter, noticing carefully where and how each part is written: Dear Vencle, This is my first letter, and if I copy it correctly my teacher has promised to put it in a nice envelope. We have a post office in our school. It is made of a box. The children take turns in being postmaster. Your loving niece, Mr. L. F. Colton, Los Angeles, Jennie Cross. LESSON 61. DICTATION LESSON. [Teacher may let pupils study this lesson before dictating, that they may be able to use Capital letters and punctuation marks correctly.] 1. Little girl, where do you go to school, And where do you go, little girl? 2. You and the cat jump here and there, But what do you know in a spelling book? Answer each of the following questions with one of the above sentences: 1. Who broke my slate? 2. Is that Grace Lowe? 3. Was Mr. Gray the man who was hurt? 4. Did you say that the cat caught my birds? 5. Who is knocking? 6. Who is making that noise? 7. Was it Carl or Ida who whispered? 8. Who took my pen? 9. Who is singing? LESSON 63. WRITTEN EXERCISE. Fill the blanks with I, he, or she. Copy this letter, filling the blanks with the following items: Addie and I are having a fine visit and enjoy every moment of the day. There are so many new sights that we have not time to describe them all. Yesterday Uncle took us for a sail. We went far out on the bay, but were not at all seasick. Every morning at eleven we go down to the beach to see the bathers. It is very funny when a big wave rolls in among them. We start for home next Monday, and hope to find you all well. LESSON 65. Combine these sentences, using one of the following words in each sentence: that, who, which. Example: 1. The boy ate cherries. The cherries were green. The boy is sick. (Combined) The boy who ate the green cherries is sick. 2. The fox was caught. The fox killed a rabbit. The rabbit was Eddie's. |