LESSON 21. SENTENCE-BUILDING.

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We have here prepared the foundations of sentences which you are to complete by writing two or more suitable modifiers to each subject. Be careful to choose and arrange your material so as to make a neat and appropriate structure.

+Model+.————— eminence was reached. That lofty eminence was reached.

1. —— speaker was applauded. 2. —— difficulties were overcome. 3. —— leaf trembles. 4. —— accident happened. 5. —— books should be read. 6. —— houses are built. 7. —— soldiers perished. 8. —— opinions prevailed. 9. —— leader fell. 10. —— task is completed.

For other subjects and predicates, the teacher is referred to Lessons 7 and 11.

Build sentences by prefixing modified subjects to the following predicates.

1. —— frolic. 2. —— crawl. 3. —— are dashing. 4. —— was caught. 5. —— escaped. 6. —— chatter. 7. —— flourished. 8. —— whistles.

Build, on each of the following subjects, three sentences similar to those in the model.

+Model+ ——————- sun ———————-

The bright sun is shining. The glorious sun has risen. The unclouded sun is sinking.

1. —— snow ——. 2. —— dew ——. 3. —— wind ——. 4. —— landscape ——.

+To the Teacher+.—Please take notice that the next Lesson begins with
"Hints for Oral Instruction."

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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