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قراءة كتاب English Grammar and Composition for Public Schools
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English Grammar and Composition for Public Schools
By the use of the pronoun, a person or thing is referred to without naming it, and the too frequent repetition of the same noun is avoided.
EXERCISE I.
Select the pronouns in the following sentences, and state the noun for which each is used:—
| 1. | Men find plants where they least expect them. | |
| 2. | The parents returned home when they found their child. | |
| 3. | The king took the hand of his friend and pressed it to his heart. | |
| 4. | A boy who is always grumbling will lose the friends that he has, and will not make many new ones. | |
| 5. | The ball lies where you left it. | |
| 6. | The boy’s father was anxious to send him to college, and therefore he studied the Latin grammar till he could bear it no longer. | |
| 7. | Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot | |
| O’er the grave where our hero we buried. | ||
| 8. | As John and Charles were walking by the river, they both fell into it. | |
| 9. | Tell me what brings you, gentle youth, to Rome; | |
| To make myself a scholar, sir, I come. | ||
| 10. | Then the maiden clasped her hands and prayed | |
| That savèd she might be; | ||
| And she thought of Him who stilled the wave | ||
| On the Lake of Galilee. |
EXERCISE II.
1. Write a sentence containing a pronoun used for the speaker.
2. Write a sentence containing a pronoun used for the names of the speaker and others.
3. Write a sentence containing a pronoun used for the name of a person spoken to.
4. Write a sentence containing a pronoun used for the name of a person spoken of.
5. Write a sentence containing a pronoun used for the names of two or more persons spoken of.
6. Write a sentence containing a pronoun used for the name of a thing that has been previously spoken of.
LESSON V.
Select the words in the following sentences that are used to describe or point out the things named by the nouns:—
| 1. | A tall man gave me this book. | |
| 2. | That little boy has a kind sister. | |
| 3. | I bought two sweet oranges. | |
| 4. | These grassy fields are owned by a rich man. |
The word tall describes this particular man. The word this points out the particular book that is meant. Such words modify the nouns with which they are used.
A word used to modify a noun or pronoun is called an adjective.
EXERCISE I.
Name the adjectives in the following sentences, and state the use of each:—
| 1. | I found a rusty knife with a silver handle. | |
| 2. | Wise ministers and brave warriors flourished during Elizabeth’s reign. | |
| 3. | The sick girl was watched by a skilful nurse. | |
| 4. | Otters are much prized for their soft, glossy black fur. | |
| 5. | I lingered near the hallowed seat with listening ear. | |
| 6. | His withered cheek and tresses gray, | |
| Seemed to have known a better day. | ||
| 7. | Her aged hand on his strong young arm | |
| She placed; and so, without hurt or harm | ||
| He guided the trembling feet along, | ||
| Proud that his own were firm and strong. | ||
| 8. | His hair is crisp, and black, and long, | |
| His face is like the tan; | ||
| His brow is wet with honest sweat, | ||
| He earns whate’er he can, | ||
| And looks the whole world in the face, | ||
| For he owes not any man. |