EXERCISES IN LANGUAGE.

LESSON 77.

WRITTEN EXERCISE.

Place words before the following groups so as to make each

ask permission:

Use MAY in asking or giving permission.

In making or granting a request, use the name of the person to whom you are speaking.

LESSON 78.

CHOICE OF WORDS.

sit

set

1.

sit on the chair.

2. I sit on the sofa.

3. I set the basket on the chair.

4. I set the child on the sofa.

In the third and fourth sentences use put, or place, instead of set.

See if you can use put, or place, in the first and second sen

tences.

Learn the names of the different parts of this letter:

(Salutation.)

My dear Sister,

(Body of letter.)

School begins one week from Monday. Mother

thinks you had better come home next Thursday, so that you

may have a few days to rest.

(Subscription.)

Your loving cousin,

Emma Williams.

Separate the parts of a heading by commas, and end the heading with a period.

Example:

The heading of a letter should show where to address the answer.

Make a heading of each of the following:

1. 1885, Chicago, June 29, Ill., 166 Tyler St.
2. Stockton, 56 Main St., Cal., December 8, 1880.
3. Oregon, Portland, 364 Market St., 1887, July 4.
4. 1886, Fresno City, November 18, Cal.

5. Chico, 1887, January 10, Cal.

Combine each of the above words in turn with each of the following groups of words in making a statement:

1. under the tree.

2. beside the pump.

3. on the bed.

4. under the table.
5. near my sister.

6. in the cupboard.

7. by the stove.

8. near a fence.

9. behind the barn. 10. between the boys.

Supply sit or set properly in the following sentences:

1. Jennie may

with me.

the dishes on the table.

2. The girl

3. Will you

by the window, Sue?

1. In paragraph one, tell what you see in this picture. 2. In paragraph two, tell what these children are doing, and what they have used for a stage and horses.

EXERCISES IN LANGUAGE.

3. In paragraph three, tell who is driver, how many passengers there are, and where they are going.

4. In paragraph four, tell what accident happened on the

way.

Marion and I will go with you.

Father, mother, and I walked five miles.
He and I played a game of marbles.

In speaking of yourself with others, mention yourself last.
Fill the blanks with I and one of these words: he, she,

they.

Use I with each of the following groups, and supply words enough to make good sentences:

1. May sister enjoyed.

2. Cousin Andrew Joe invented.

3. Uncle aunt were invited.

4. Father mother baby are going.

5. You he have permission.

LESSON 84.

WRITTEN EXERCISE.

Following directions given in the last lesson, write ten sen

tences speaking of yourself and others.