Part 17 (1/2)

ERRORS TO BE CORRECTED.

We always should do our duty.

The times have changed surely.

The work will be never finished.

He must have certainly been sick.

+Caution+.--_Adverbs_ must not be used _for adjectives_.

ERRORS TO BE CORRECTED.

I feel badly.

Marble feels coldly.

She looks nicely.

It was sold cheaply.

It appears still more plainly.

That sounds harshly.

I arrived at home safely.

+Caution+.--_Adjectives_ must not be used _for adverbs_.

ERRORS TO BE CORRECTED.

The bells ring merry.

The curtain hangs graceful.

That is a decided weak point.

Speak no coa.r.s.er than usual.

These are the words nearest connected.

Talk slow and distinct.

She is a remarkable pretty girl.

+To the Teacher+.--For additional exercises in distinguis.h.i.+ng adjectives from adverbs, see Notes, p. 181.

REVIEW QUESTIONS.

What is a conjunction? What is an interjection? Give two rules for the use of the comma (Lesson 37). What is the rule for writing abbreviations? What is the rule for the exclamation point? What is an object complement? What is an attribute complement? Ill.u.s.trate both. What are the cautions for the position of the adverb? What are the cautions for the use of the adverb and the adjective?

+To the Teacher+.--See COMPOSITION EXERCISES in the Supplement-Selection from Habberton.

LESSON 41.

ERRORS IN THE POSITION AND USE OF MODIFIERS.

+Caution+.--Phrase modifiers should be placed as near as may be to the words they modify.

+To the Teacher+.--For composition exercises with particular reference to arrangement, see Notes, pp. 172-176.

ERRORS TO BE CORRECTED.

A fellow was arrested with short hair.