LESSON 39 LITERATURE 1. Reading. THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast, And the heavy night hung dark The hills and waters o'er, When a band of exiles moored their bark Not as the conqueror comes, They, the true-hearted, came; Not with the roll of the stirring drums, Amidst the storm they sang, And the stars heard, and the sea; And the sounding aisles of the dim woods rang They have left unstained what there they found,— Freedom to worship God. - Felicia Dorothea Hemans. 2. Study of Poem. Prepare a list of questions on the preceding poem and a list of words for study. Why is this poem appropriate to the Thanksgiving season? 3. Memorizing. Commit to memory the last two stanzas. LESSON 40-CURRENT EVENTS Be prepared to discuss some current event appropriate to the season or to Thanksgiving Day. to guide you in your talk. Make an outline Write for the school paper the report you gave in the preceding lesson. Test your work by the form given on page 5. LESSON 42 MAKING COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCES From the following simple sentences make compound and complex sentences: Examples: (1) November mornings are cold, but at noon it is always warmer. (Compound) (2) Snow, which is seen in the morning, is gone by night. (Complex) 1. November mornings are cold. 2. It is always warmer at noon. 3. Snow is seen in the morning. 4. It is gone by night. 5. I walk slowly and softly through the wood. 6. I watch the flowers lie down to sleep. 7. The forest makes soft, sweet beds for its children. 9. The wild things seem to talk together. 10. They talk as they lie down to sleep. 11. I hear their low tones. 12. They sound like human voices. 13. I never heard these sounds before. 14. The ferns kneel down. 15. Their mother, Nature, tells them to go to sleep. 17. On this day we give thanks for the harvest. 18. Governor Bradford appointed a day of thanksgiving. 19. The Pilgrims gave thanks for their first harvest. Classify according to form the sentences you have made, and tell the subject and the predicate of each clause. Name the principal word of each subject and predicate. You have learned that clauses may be used in the following ways: 1. To modify nouns or pronouns. Example: David, who was innocent, was obliged to flee. A clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun is called an adjective clause. 2. To modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs. Examples: (1) When the shadows of night fell, David and Alan moved more rapidly. (2) David was so weary that he felt sick. (3) I followed him so closely that he saw me. A clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb is called an adverbial clause. 3. In place of nouns. (a) Subject: That he might escape from the soldiers was David's hope. (b) Predicate nominative: David's hope was that he might escape from the soldiers. (c) Direct object: David hoped that he might escape from the soldiers. (d) Appositive: The hope that he might escape gave David strength. (e) With a preposition: He was interested in what he saw. A clause used as a noun is called a substantive clause. Select the clauses in the following sentences and tell how each is used. Tell the principal word of the subject and the predicate of each clause. 1. David was so weak that he fell. 2. After we made a bed of heather, we slept peacefully. 3. It was a pleasant place in which we rested. 4. I know that we were in great danger. 5. That they might be safe in a few days was the thought of both. 6. We found a cave in which we could hide. 7. As the sun grew hotter, we became more uncomfortable. 8. Alan watched while David slept. 9. Alan knew that the soldiers would watch this place. 10. "Kidnapped," from which this selection is taken, is a very interesting story. LESSON 44 WORDS USED AS DIFFERENT PARTS 1. Uses of Words. You have learned that the use of a word in a sentence determines what part of speech it is. Tell how the italicized words are used in the following sentences: 1. Very is a short word. 2. Robert is very old. 3. The very idea pleases me. 4. We saw his only book. 5. We saw only his book. 6. Only is a word of four letters. 8. The mountain peak is high. 10. Come above me. 11. Come from above. 12. The board walk is narrow. 13. The board is narrow. 14. The cook is industrious. 15. The cook book is helpful. 16. Cook your dinner today. 17. Without money he is helpless. 18. Inside the cave it is cool, but without it is hot. 2. Drink, Drank, Drunk. Supply the proper form of the verb drink in each of the |