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EXERCISE 62

Fill in the blank spaces with the proper forms of the verb "drive."

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EXERCISE 63

In these sentences supply some form of the verbs lie, lay; sit, set; learn, teach; rise, raise.

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LESSON XXX

THE SENTENCE

We have learned in the first lesson that sentences are classified with respect to use into declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences; that every sentence has a subject and a predicate, and that the simple subject and predicate may have modifiers. We have now to consider a further classification of sentences and the kinds of modifiers or elements.

KINDS OF MODIFIERS

Modifiers may be single words, phrases, or clauses; as, "A good man." "A man of wealth." "A man that is honest will succeed."

PHRASES

A phrase is a group of related words having the construction of a noun, an adjective or an adverb, but not expressing a complete thought. Phrases may be:

Prepositional; as, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

Infinitive; as, “Good to forgive, best to forget."

Participial; as, “Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again.”

The infinitive and participial phrases have already been described under the verb.

Prepositional phrases may be:

Adjective; as, "The door of the house is open."

Adverbial; as, "Tigers roam through the jungles.”

CLAUSES

Clauses, like phrases, may have the construction of a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.

Noun clause; as, "How the accident occurred, is not known." "They think that the club will disband soon."

Adjective clause; as, “Our bachelor uncle, who lives with us, is a genial man.” "Blessed are they that dwell in thy house."

Adverbial clause; as, "Flowers bloom when spring comes." "Go where glory waits thee."