10. The horse that my father bought came from Kentucky. 11. The feathers of the ostrich are used for trimming hats. 12. When the wind blows the cradle will rock. 13. How long was the war of the Revolution? 14. Peter H. Burnett, who was the first Governor of California, was born in Tennessee. AN EXERCISE IN DISCRIMINATION. To the Teacher. In the first part of the following story all the words that join are printed in italics. After the pupil has carefully noted these, he is to make an effort to select from the second part all the words that are similar in office. HARDY AND HIS DONKEY. Hardy lives in the mountains of California by a beautiful river of clear water. Hardy has a donkey that he calls Aures and upon this donkey he rides all over the hills. Sometimes Aures is cross and then he does some strange things. One day Hardy was riding him after the cows and they came to a mountain that was very steep. Aures does not like steep mountains, so when he saw it he stopped, stiffened his legs, and stood still. Hardy coaxed him in every way, but the stubborn fellow only switched his tail as if he were saying "You must climb that hill alone." Hardy left him and when he returned Aures was waiting for him. Hardy gives Aures a lump of sugar when he has been good, but after this naughty prank he received none for many days. Aures often puts his feet together and humps his back quickly when he thinks Hardy has ridden enough, but Hardy rides so well he is seldom thrown. Another time Hardy and his two sisters, Agnes and Kate, all climbed upon Aures. You may be sure that the crusty little donkey felt angry at so heavy a load. He trotted sullenly down the road to the river and when he reached the WORDS THAT JOIN. 125 water he waded in a little way, put his head down quickly and let the children all slide into the stream. Agnes, who was up first, said that she could see a smile of triumph on his face as he started for home. The children, who are used to the water, laughed heartily and thought it a fine joke. Aures carries loads of wood from the hills, and bags of clover to the cows. He and Hardy are great friends and are seldom apart. The little boys who live near Hardy think him a lucky boy and are always happy when Hardy lets them ride. LESSON 22. WORDS THAT JOIN. 1. Grapes and currants are sweet. 2. Lambs run and jump. 3. The merchant sells boots and shoes. 4. The boy has a top and the girl has a doll. 5. That train went over the bridge and through the tunnel. In sentence one, what word joins the two nouns? In each of the sentences below put one of the following joining words: Take each group in column one and, with some word in column two, join it to a group in column three: Words used to join words, sentences, or parts of sentences, are called CONJUNCTIONS. AN EXERCISE IN DISCRIMINATION. To the Teacher.-In the first part of the following story all the words that join by showing relation are printed in italics. After the pupil has carefully noted these, he is to make an effort to select from the second part all the words that are similar in office. HARDY AND HIS DONKEY. Hardy lives in the mountains of California by a beautiful river of clear water. Hardy has a donkey that he calls Aures and upon this donkey he rides everywhere over the hills. Sometimes Aures is cross and then he does some strange things. One day Hardy was riding him after the cows and they came to a mountain that was very steep. Aures does not like steep mountains, so when he saw it he stopped, stiffened his legs, and stood still. Hardy coaxed him in every way, but the stubborn fellow only switched his tail as if he were saying "You must climb that hill alone." Hardy left him and when he returned Aures was waiting for him. Hardy gives Aures a lump of sugar when he has been good, but after this naughty prank he received no sugar for many days. Aures often puts his feet together and humps WORDS THAT JOIN BY SHOWING RELATION. 127 his back quickly when he thinks Hardy has ridden enough, but Hardy rides so well he is seldom thrown. Another time Hardy and his two sisters, Agnes and Kate, all climbed upon Aures. You may be sure that the crusty little donkey felt angry at so heavy a load. He trotted sullenly down the road to the river and when he reached the water he waded in a little way, put his head down quickly and let the children all slide into the stream. Agnes, who was up first, said that she could see a smile of triumph on his face as he started for home. The children, who are used to the water, laughed heartily and thought it a fine joke. Aures carries loads of wood from the hills, and bags of clover to the cows. He and Hardy are great friends and are seldom apart. The little boys who live near Hardy think him a lucky boy and are always happy when Hardy lets them ride. LESSON 23. WORDS THAT JOIN BY SHOWING RELATION. 1. The book on the desk is torn. 2. The book in the desk is torn. 3. The book under the desk is torn. 4. The book by the desk is torn. In sentence one, what word joins the noun desk to the noun book by showing the position of the book in regard to the desk? What word in sentence two joins the noun desk to the noun book by showing a relation of position? What two words are joined in sentence three by the word under? How does this word join them? In sentence four, find the word that joins. What does this word join? How does it join them? In the following sentences select the words that join by showing relation: 1. Amos went with his mother. 2. The Peruvians used dishes of gold. 3. Alaska belongs to the United States. 4. Coffee comes from Brazil. 5. The ship sailed across the Pacific. 6. Putnam fought for his country. 7. A picture is a poem without words. Memorize : SUMMARY. Words that join other words by showing a relation between them are called PREPOSITIONS. LESSON 24. Write sentences, using one of the following prepositions correctly in each: 4. You must look a bell. people as well as them. 5. God never made his work — man to mend. 6. Try to be - some use 7. Be slow others. tongue and quick eye. strife. 8. Nature and wisdom never are 9. Learning thought is labor lost. 10. God hides some ideal every human soul. 11. Envy looks a microscope. 12. A good laugh is sunshine a house. |