Part 17 (2/2)

I saw a man digging a well with a Roman nose.

He died and went to his rest in New York.

Wanted--A room by two gentlemen thirty feet long and twenty feet wide.

Some garments were made for the family of thick material.

The vessel was beautifully painted with a tall mast.

I perceived that it had been scoured with half an eye.

A house was built by a mason of brown stone.

A pearl was found by a sailor in a sh.e.l.l.

Punctuate these sentences when corrected.

+Caution+.--Care must be taken to select the right preposition.

+To the Teacher+.--For the preposition to be used, consult the Unabridged Dictionaries.

ERRORS TO BE CORRECTED.

They halted with the river on their backs.

The cat jumped on the chair.

He fell onto the floor.

He went in the house.

He divides his property between his four sons.

He died for thirst.

This is different to that.

Two thieves divided the booty among themselves.

I am angry at him.

+Caution+.--Do not use two negative, or denying, words so that one shall contradict the other, unless you wish to affirm.

ERRORS TO BE CORRECTED.

I haven't no umbrella.

Correct by dropping either the adjective _no_ or the adverb _not_; as, I have _no_ umbrella, or I have _not_ an umbrella.

I didn't say nothing.

I can't do this in no way.

No other emperor was so wise nor powerful.

Nothing can never be annihilated.

LESSON 42.

a.n.a.lYSIS AND PARSING.

1. Brutus stabbed Caesar.

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