Farmers sow wheat.

5.

Farmers sow barley.

LESSON 25.

WRITTEN EXERCISE.

Make one statement of each of these groups, and use the comma when needed:

1. Albert, did you bring in the wood?

2. I am going to the orchard, Alice.

3. I will go with you, Harry, if father is willing.

What word in number one calls the attention of the per

son spoken to?

Whose attention is called in number two?

Give the attention word in number three.

Read each without the attention word.

By what mark are the attention words separated from the other words?

Supply attention words in the following:

where are the flowers?

James has a new foot-ball,

Will you sing, if I will play for you? and do you wish to ride with me?

LESSON 27.

WRITTEN EXERCISE.

1. Write three questions with an attention word at the beginning of each.

2. Make two statements and put an attention word at the end of each.

3. Write this statement three times, putting an attention word in a different place each time:

It is raining so hard that I cannot go out to play.

LESSON 28.

THE COMMAND.

ORAL EXERCISE.

1. You are carrying my basket, John. 2. Will you carry my basket, John? 3. John, carry my basket.

Which group of words is a question? Which group is a statement? Which one tells or commands John to do something?

You may

tell or command some one to:

1. open the door.

2. shut the window.

3. put the book on the table.
4. feed the canary.

Give three other commands.

How does the command begin and end?

LESSON 29.

WRITTEN EXERCISE.

Make commands of these words. When the attention words occur, separate them from the rest of the command by commas:

1. pretty

2. Sarah

come bird here

man the poor help

3. beautiful George

the water roses

4. stairs walk up the softly Mary

5. playmates to all

6. you

your kind be

to all I fast give hold

7. walk not do mother fast SO

8. the while shines sun make hay 9. still be baby

A group of words that tells or commands something to be done is a COMMAND.

A Command begins with a Capital and ends with a period.

Write four questions, four statements, and two commands about this picture.

Memorize :

SUMMARY.

A statement, a question, or a command is called a SENTENCE.

LESSON 31.

1. Tie my hat.

2. Please tie my hat.

3. Please tie my hat, mother.

Which of these sentences do you like best?

Why do you like it?

What word makes the second sentence better than the first?

What other word is added in the third?

You may change these sentences to better forms by using PLEASE and an attention word.

1. Give me a flower.

2. Will you sing for me?

3. Sit down.

4. Will you bring in some wood?

5. Hand me the book.

6. I would like to borrow your hoe

LESSON 32.

WRITTEN EXERCISE.

Make complete sentences by putting each group of words in column one with each group in column two.

1. Say something about one girl and use is to do it.

2. Say something about more than one girl and use are.