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33 Illustrate by an original sentence ---- preterite and ---- past participle of the following verbs

33 To ---- student of Latin or Greek a knowledge of ---- difference in lish between ---- indicative and ---- subjunctive is especially important

34 In the verb ”to be” ---- present and ---- past subjunctives have different forms

35 ---- life in Madras in ---- time of Clive was different from what it is now

36 I like so many sports that it is hard to tell which I like ---- best

I like swi more than ---- others, but I do not knohich of these three I like ---- best

CHAPTER III

OF NOUNS

HOW TO FORM THE POSSESSIVE CASE[10]--As a rule, the possessive of nouns in the SINGULAR nu an apostrophe and ”s”

('s): as, ”The _boy's_ coat” Often the pronunciation of the added ”s”

makes a new syllable; and if this additional syllable makes an unpleasant sound, the possessive is indicated by the apostrophe alone ('): as, ”For _goodness'_ sake” The putting in or the leaving out of the ”s” in such cases is chiefly a matter of taste If the ”s” is sounded, it is alritten; and whenever there is doubt, it is well to follow the regular rule: as, ”_Horace's_ odes,” ”_Charles's_ ball,” ”_dickens's_ David Copperfield”

In the PLURAL number, when the nominative plural ends in ”s,” the possessive case is for an apostrophe alone (') If the nominative plural does not end in ”s,” an apostrophe and an ”s” ('s) are both added, as in the singular: as, ”_Men's_ and _boys'_ shoes”

The possessive case of COMPOUND nouns and expressions used as con of the possessive to the end of the compound: as, ”That is my _sister-in-law's_ pony,” ”This is the _Prince of Wales's_ palace”

[10] ”Foundations,” pp 41-43

EXERCISE VII[11]

1 _Write the possessive case, singular and plural, of:_ Actor, king, fairy, calf, child, goose, lady, le, princess, elephant, man, witness, prince, fox, farlishman

2 _Write the possessive case of:_ James, dickens, his sister Mary, Miss Austen, the Prince of Wales, Frederick the Great, Harper and Brothers, father-in-law, Charles, Jones, Willialeston and Company

USE and MISUSE of the POSSESSIVE CASE[12]--It is sometimes a question whether to use the possessive foreneral rule, the possessive case should be confined to cases of possession”[13]

[11] TO THE TEACHER--To have its full value this should be given as a dictation exercise

[12] ”Foundations,” pp 43-44

[13] Ibid, p 44

EXERCISE VIII

_Express relation between the words in the following pairs by putting one of the the preposition ”of,” as n; witness, testie, restaurant; aide-de-cahth, wives; Napoleon, Berlin decree; teacher, advice; eagle, talons; eneowns; France, army; Napoleon, defeat; Napoleon, caunpowder, invention; ton, sword; Franklin, staff; torrent, force; A; church, spire; we (our, us), midst; year, events; Guiteau, trial; sea, bottoes; world, government

[14] There is, properly, no ”objective possessive” in English corresponding to the ”objective genitive” in other languages It seee”

EXERCISE IX

_Distinguish between the following:--_ 1 The President's reception The reception of the President

2 Mother's love Love of mother

3 A sister's care Care of a sister

4 A brother's picture The picture of a brother

5 Clive's reception in London The reception of Clive in London

6 Charles and Harry's toys Charles's and Harry's toys

7 Let me tell you a story of Doctor Brown (Brown's)

EXERCISE X