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The Parts of Speech
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Exercise 13

     Use the correct form in the parentheses:
       1.  It was (he, him).
       2.  I thought that it was (he, him).
       3.  I thought it to be (he, him).
       4.  Was it (I, me) (who, whom) you chose?
       5.  Would you do it if you were (me, I)?
       6.  Ask him if you are sure it is (he, him).
       7.  I hope it will be (them, they) (who, whom) will be chosen.
       8.  Had you bee (I, me) would you have gone?
       9.  He thought it to be (I, me).
     10.  They believed (I, me) to be (he, him).

     There are three forms of the verb that are called the principle parts: (a) the present
tense form, Example. look; (b) the past tense form, Example. looked; (c) the past par-
ticiple form, Example. looked.  The participle is a verb form used like an adjective.
The present participle ends in ing.  The past or perfect participle is like the past
tense form, when the verb is regular.  But when the verb is irregular it may differ
from the past tense.  Notice these sentences:

     1.  The boy, striking the bell, called the men.
     2.  The bell, which was struck by the boy, began to ring.

     In the first sentence we have a present participle, while in the second there is a 
past or perfect participle.
     In a regular verb the past tense and past participle end in ed.  The principal parts
of call are: call, called, called.  But in an irregular verb the forms change.  Here are 
some irregular verbs:

           Present                                         Past                                      Past
           Tense                                          Tense                                  Participle
             do                                              did                                         done
             drink                                         drank                                     drunk
             drive                                         drove                                     driven
             flee                                            fled                                        fled
             fly                                             flew                                       flown
             get                                             got                                         got
                                                                                                             gotten
             hang                                           hung                                     hung
             lay                                              laid                                       laid
             lie (to recline)                            lay                                        lain
             see                                              saw                                       seen
             set                                               set                                        set
             sit                                                sat                                        sat
             sing                                             sang                                     sung
             swim                                          swam                                    swum
             wake                                          wake                                     waked
                                                                woke

     A longer list need not be given, since the dictionary provides the forms for irregular
verbs, under each verb.

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Exercise 14

     Choose the correct form in the parentheses:
      1.  He has (lain, laid) the book on the table.
      2.  The man (saw, seen) me do it.
      3.  The poem was (wrote,written) by the author.
      4.  He has (laid, lain) in bed a long time.
      5.  Have you (set, sat) there long?
      6.  His leg is (broke, broken).
      7.  A moment ago the bell (rang, rung).
      8.  The dog (run, ran) away yesterday.
      9.  The picture was (took, taken).
    10.  They all (swam, swum) a mile.
    11.  The coat is (wore, worn) out.
    12.  My fingers were (froze, frozen).
    13.  Were you (beat, beaten)?
    14.  He (drank, drunk) the water.
    15.  The pipe was (bust, busted, burst).
    16.  Have you ever (flew, flown) in an airplane?
    17.  I have (rode, rid, ridden) on horseback.
    18.  She (sang, sung) well.
    19.  He (did, done) well.
    20.  When he was chased, he (flied, flew, fled).

     Before we leave verbs it may be well to notice some special cases.  Notice these
sentences:
     1.  Either John or James is going.
     2.  Neither John nor his brother are going.
     3.  Neither his brothers nor John is going.
     4.  All of us are going.
     5.  All of the butter is good.
     6. Every man and child was given a prize.
     7.  Not one of the men was lost.
     8.  The army was marching.
     9.  The army were lined up for mess.
   10.  Ten dollars was paid for the clock.
   11.  John, together with his father, was present.
   12.  He may sharpen the pencil if he can find a sharpener.
   13.  The teacher teaches; the pupil learns.
   14.  Take the book home and bring it back tomorrow.
   15.  He was one of those who were chosen.
   
    In (1) only one is going.  In (2) and (3) the verb agrees with the nearer noun.  In
(6) we consider each man and child separately.  In (7) the subject is one.  In (8) the
army is thought of as one body; in (9) as individual members.  In (10) ten dollars
stands for a sum.  In (11) John is the subject.  In (12) it is to be remembered that
may expresses permission and can expresses ability.  In (15) he was not the only one
chosen; he was one of all those who were chosen.

Using Adjectives and Adverbs

     Usually adjectives and adverbs form the comparative and superlative degrees by
adding er and est to the positive degree.  Example. positive: long; comparative:
longer; superlative: longest.


The Parts of Speech
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     Here are some irregular adjectives:
               good, better, best
               bad, worse, worst
               much, (or many), more, most
               little, less, least
               far, farther, farthest

     Here are irregular adverbs:
               badly, worse, worst
               far, further (or farther), furthest (or farthest)
               little, less, least
               much, more, most
               well, better, best

     Copulative Verbs.  We have studied about the copula.  There are some verbs
that are used like the copula; these are called copulative verbs.  Example.  appear,
become, feel, grow, look, seem, smell, sound, taste.
     Copulas and copulative verbs are usually followed by and adjective.  Example. The
candy is good.  The candy tastes good.
     One must avoid using good as an adverb.  Do not say: He swims good; but say:  He
swims well.

Exercise 15
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     Use the correct form in parentheses:
       1.  How (good, well) he looks!
       2.  The coat fitted (good, well).
       3.  It looks (good, well) to me.
       4.  He is not (near, nearly) as stout as she is.
       5.  He runs more (swift, swiftly) than I.
       6.  He does not write (good, well).
       7.  It sounds (bad, badly).
       8.  The boys did (well, good).
       9.  Which is (farther, farthest), your house or mine?
     10.  Choose the (less, least) of two evils.
     11.  Who has (more, most), you or (I, me).
     12.  Which is the (better, best) of the two drivers?
     13.  If you feel (well, good) enough to go you might take (us, we) two.
     14.  I trade at (Jone's, Jones's) rather than at the other store, for Jones gives me
(more, most) for the money.
     15.  Do you feel any (worse, worser) than you did yesterday?


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