THE ATTRIBUTE COMPLEMENT.

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cate is modified by the adverb always, the subject is modified by the adjectives a and careless, and the object complement is modified by the adjective much.

1. The savage Indians murdered the settlers.

2. Titus captured Jerusalem.

3. Did Brutus kill Cæsar?

4. Charles Dickens wrote many books.

5. Kill that monster!

6. Who found the lesson?

7. The United States imports tea from China.
8. I found some beautiful flowers.

9. Italian artists have painted many fine pictures. 10. Always tell the truth.

11. Whom did Judas betray?

12. Woodman, spare that tree.

THE ATTRIBUTE COMPLEMENT.

1. Napoleon was a general. 3. Napoleon was ambitious.
2. Napoleon was emperor. 4. Napoleon was a captive.
5. Napoleon was an exile.

What word in sentence one completes the predicate, and means the same person as the subject?

A word in the predicate that means the same person or thing as the subject is said to IDENTIFY it.

What word in sentence two completes the predicate, and identifies the subject?

In sentence three, what word completes the predicate and describes the subject?

By what word is the predicate in sentence four completed?

Does this word identify or describe the subject?

In sentence five, select the predicate and subject, and tell how the predicate is completed.

Select the complements in the following sentences, and tell whether they identify the subject, or whether they describe it.

1. Cornelia was wise. 2. The fawn is timid. 3. Harold was king. 4. He must be sick.

5. That picture is a present. 6. Galileo was a philosopher. 7. That valley is very fertile. 8. He is my father.

SUMMARY.

Memorize :

That which completes the predicate and identifies or describes the subject, is called the ATTRIBUTE COMPLEMENT.

LESSON 50.

Complete the predicates in the following sentences by placing an attribute complement after each:

1. President Garfield was

2. The faithful old dog became

3. San Francisco is

4. The hunters were

5. That little boy is

6. The mountains of California are

7. That boy will surely be

8. Water is —

9. Those men were

POSITION OF MODIFIERS.

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After supplying the complements, analyze the foregoing sentences; then diagram them according to the following

Write ten sentences, each containing an attribute complement.

In the following sentences tell which are object complements and which attribute complements, and enlarge the sentence by putting in a modifier of each:

1. The cattle were thirsty.

2. Alfred became king.

3. The American Indian is a savage.

4. Our forefathers were brave.

5. Captain Nelson was leader.
6. The hunters killed deer.
7. The Zulus killed soldiers.

8. Those vast fields are fertile.
9. Michael Angelo painted pictures.
10. Robin Hood was a robber.

LESSON 51.

POSITION OF MODIFIERS.

All modifiers and qualifiers should be placed where there can be no doubt as to the words to which they belong.

Change the modifiers in the following exercises so that there will be no doubt as to the meaning:

1. Arthur only studied his reading lesson.

2. The Indians of North America chiefly live by hunting.

3. Norwegians entirely live upon fish.

4. The Assembly wholly condemned the measures. 5. Silk chiefly is imported from China.

6. We always should do our duty.

7. The soldiers hardly had enough food.

8. Hannah merely learned the rudiments of grammar.

1. The bridge was crossed by a man, a mile long. 2. The thief stole my mother's ring, that ran away. 3. That white rabbit belongs to the lady, with pink eyes. 4. Ned sent me some dragon flies, for which I returned thanks, three inches long.

5. The man rowed the boat, with one eye.

6. He fired a pistol at his head, which he concealed in his pocket.

7. The fruit was put up in the cans, which we ate.

LESSON 52.

POSITION OF MODIFIERS.

In each of the following sentences insert the word only so that, in each, two meanings will be given:

1. William may visit his cousin.

2. Spiders have eight legs.

3. Swamp land is productive when drained.

4. Birch trees are good for wood.

5. The Chinese use beetles for food.

6. The teeth are adapted to crushing.

7. The men smoked cigars.

8. The white bear remains in a snow cave during the winter.

In the following exercise use each of the phrases or clauses in column two with the sentence opposite in column one so that two meanings will be given. Write your sentences;

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REVIEW OF SENTENCES.

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1. I see that Henry has im- 1. By examination. proved in his studies.

2. The dog rushed upon the 2. Now boiling with fury. boar.

3. We discovered the man who rescued the prisoner.

3. After a long effort.

4. The teacher interests the 4. That studies the lesson.

class.

5. The cat can outrun a dog. 6. Mary is visiting her schoolmate, Ellen.

5. When it does its best.

6. Who lives on Mission Street.

Tell which are phrases and which are clauses in column two. Tell which are adjective and which are adverbial.

LESSON 53.

REVIEW OF SENTENCES.

A Declarative sentence is one that states, or declares. An Interrogative sentence is one that asks a question. An Imperative sentence is one that commands. When any one of these sentences is used to express very strong feeling it is called an Exclamatory sentence.

The Predicate of a sentence is that part of it which asserts something.

The Subject of a sentence is that in it of which something is asserted.

A Compound Predicate consists of two or more predicates joined by a conjunction.

A Compound Subject consists of two or more subjects joined by a conjunction.

A Modified Predicate is a predicate with words, phrases, or clauses joined to it to limit its meaning.

A Qualified Subject is a subject with words, phrases, or clauses joined to it to limit or describe its meaning.

A Complement is that which fills out, or completes, the predicate.