Graded Lessons in English Part 34

+_Remember_+ that _I, we, thou, ye, he, she, they_, and _who_ are +_nominative_+ forms, and must not be used in the objective case.

+_Remember_+ that _me, us, thee, him, her, them_, and _whom_ are +_objective_+ forms, and must not be used in the nominative case.

+To the Teacher+.--The _eight_ nominative forms and the _seven_ objective forms given above are the only distinctive nominative and objective forms in the English language. Let the pupils become familiar with them.

CORRECT THE FOLLOWING ERRORS.

Him and me are good friends.

The two persons were her and me.

Us girls had a jolly time.

It is them, surely.

Who will catch this? Me.

Them that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

Who is there? Me.

It was not us, it was him.

Who did you see?

Who did you ask for?

+_Remember_+ that p.r.o.nouns must agree with their antecedents in number, gender, and person.

CORRECT THE FOLLOWING ERRORS.

Every boy must read their own sentences.

I gave the horse oats, but he would not eat it.

Every one must read it for themselves.

I took up the little boy, and set it on my knee.

+_Remember_+ that the relative _who_ represents persons; _which_, animals and things; _that_, persons, animals, and things; and _what_, things.

CORRECT THE FOLLOWING ERRORS.

I have a dog who runs to meet me.

The boy which I met was quite lame.

Those which live in gla.s.s houses must not throw stones.

REVIEW QUESTIONS.

+To the Teacher+.--For "Schemes," see p. 186.

How many modifications have nouns and p.r.o.nouns? Name and define each. How many persons are there? Define each. How many cases are there? Define each.

How do you determine the case of an explanatory noun or p.r.o.noun? What is declension? How are the forms _mine, yours_, etc., now used? What is the rule for forming the possessive case? What words are used only in the nominative case? What words are used only in the objective case? [Footnote: _Her_ is used in the possessive case also.] How do you determine the number, gender, and person of p.r.o.nouns?

LESSON 86.

NOUNS AND p.r.o.nOUNS--PARSING.

+To the Teacher+.--For general "Scheme" for parsing, see p. 189.

Select and pa.r.s.e all the nouns and p.r.o.nouns in Lesson 53.

+Model for Written Parsing+.--_Elizabeth's favorite, Raleigh, was beheaded by James I._

Elizabeth's CLa.s.sIFICATION. _Nouns_.

_Kind_. Prop.

MODIFICATIONS. _Person_. 3d _Number_. Sing.

_Gender_. Fem.

_Case_. Pos.

SYNTAX. Pos. Mod. of _favorite_.

favorite CLa.s.sIFICATION. _Nouns_.

_Kind_. Com.

MODIFICATIONS. _Person_. 3d _Number_. Sing.

_Gender_. Mas.

_Case_. Nom.

SYNTAX. Sub. of _was beheaded_.

Raleigh CLa.s.sIFICATION. _Nouns_.

_Kind_. Prop.

MODIFICATIONS. _Person_. 3d _Number_. Sing.

_Gender_. Mas.

_Case_. Nom.

SYNTAX. Exp. Mod. of _favorite_.

James I.

CLa.s.sIFICATION. _Nouns_.

_Kind_. Prop.

MODIFICATIONS. _Person_. 3d _Number_. Sing.

_Gender_. Mas.

_Case_. Obj.

SYNTAX. Prin. word after _by_.

+To the Teacher+.--Select other exercises, and continue this work as long as it may be profitable. See Lessons 56, 57, 61, 64, and 65.

LESSON 87.

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES.

+Adjectives have one modification;+ viz., _Comparison_.

DEFINITIONS.

+_Comparison_ is a modification of the adjective to express the relative degree of the quality in the things compared+.