A COURSE OF PRACTICAL EXERCISES, ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXPLANATORY GUIDE, OR KEY, AND WITH REFERENCES TO THE GRAMMATICAL TABLES. what, used Interrogatively and followed by a Noun WITH REFERENCE TO ANIMALS AND THINGS. WHICH SHOWS THE IDENTITY OF VERBS IN THEIR FINAL SYLLABLES. & Neg. ne 2nd. Gov. Pr. 3rd. Verb voit, sees 4th. Nom. 5th. Negat. pas, not N. B. If the Verb be Compound, the Participle goes last of all; and the Auxiliary follows the above Rule. Order of Reflective Verbs. 1st. Je me, tu te, il or elle se, nous nous, vous vous, ils or elles se. Affir. 2nd. The Verb; as, Je me fie. Negat. Inter. Neg. & 1st. Je ne me, tu ne te, il or elle ne se, nous ne nous, vous ne vous, ils or elles ne se. 2nd. Verb. 3rd. Negation. Nous ne nous fions pas. 1st. Me, te, se; nous, vous, se. 2nd. Verb. 3rd. Nominative, je, &c. Vous fiez vous? 1st. Ne me, ne te, ne se ; ne nous, ne vous, ne se. 2nd. Verb. Inter. 3rd. Nominative, je, tu, &c. 4th. Negation. Ne se fient-ils pas. In Compound Tenses the Participle Past comes last. EXERCISES. N. B. I have only, in the first few sentences, shown the manner of changing them, as every Teacher will of course adopt that method which he may think most beneficial to the Scholar.-My plan is, not to turn the sentences in the exercise just written, but those in the lesson previous; which, in classes, I have found to be productive of two ends, i. e. of giving any scholar who has been prevented attending the last lesson, an opportunity of having the same advantages as the other pupils, and also of strengthening the memory by a repetition of the same remarks. 27 8 87 83 9 34 17 41 18 26 There is not 2 a man in this world 3 who is not exposed 5 to all 6 sorts of infirmities.7 (turns) Is there, are there-I think there is-that there may not be a woman, une femme-men, hommes-women, femmes-creatures, créatures, &c. How many pair of shoes 10 do you want?" (turns) Do they want-they will want-I do not want any 12-if you want any, &c. I have been in 14 France, Flanders, and 15 Holland, 16 and next year I intend 19 going 20 to Germany, 21 Switzerland 22 and Italy. 23 (turns) Is he going-when is he to go-be is just arrived from-I cannot go―he intended -but-how far is Holland from-it is further from Switzerland to-than from England to, &c. How long 24 does your brother intend 25 staying at Naples (turns) Has he staid there long-I am going to stay there-who is staying with him-where is Naples, &c. Perhaps 28 half 29 a year. (turns) Not longer than a fortnight-a week- -a month-a day-he will set out to-morrow-he set out yesterday, &c. You will find 30 Naples one of the finest 31 countries 32 you have ever seen. .35 (turns) I think not so fine as -you must have been long in Naples-how far is Mount Vesuvius from Naples. Waiter, 36 bring 38 me a towel 39 and some hot 40 water. 11 (turns) You are to bring me, him, them, her, has he brought it-he is going to bring the plates, les assiettes-the salt-cellar, la salière-a book, un livre -a pen, une plume, &c. I say 42 the thing 43 as 44 it 45 is to you, (that is,) I tell you the thing, &c., and add nothing 47 to it. 48 (turns) If he had told me it as it was-they never tell us any thing but as it is-do not add any thing to it—if he, she, they had not added any thing to it, &c. Is this not a proof that 51 ignorance often leads 52 us into error? 53 (turns) Had this not been a proof of his insincerity, what he did to, &c.—the manner in which he behaved to me, to thee, to him, to her, to us, to you, to them, proceeded only from his ignorance, from his education, &c. No man 54 loves 55 travelling 56 better 57 than 68 my brother 59; he had not been returned 60 more than a week 62 from America 63, when 64 he again set out 65 for 66 the East Indies 67. (turns) He will be obliged to set out again, the 1st., the 2nd., &c. of next month, of January, February, &c.-if we had set out again a little sooner, &c. Do you learn 68 drawing 69 or music? 70 (turns) How long have you to learn-I should like to learn it, &c. I learn neither 71. I am to 72 learn both. Did she begin 73 to learn French 74 or Italian 75 last 76 Midsummer 77 ? When do your Midsummer Holidays 78 begin? The thirteenth of June. Fear 79 makes 80 him 81 act 82 in that manner. 83 How many crimes does not 58 46 * The Numbers refer to the Grammatical Guide or Key. 61 50 104 com the love of riches 85 make the 86 avaricious commit 37! Make my 88 pliments to your father, mother 89, sisters, brothers, and all your relations 90. Why did you not arrive 91 sooner 92? Because the coach was upset. I have known 93 his 94 wife 95 for many years, and have always found her a prudent 96 virtuous woman, whose 97 only 98 fault 99. was to be too soon affected 100 by others' 101 misfortunes. 102 Mary 103, when you go out, do not forget to buy some oil, vinegar, 108 and a few 109 radishes 110, if there be any good ones. 1 I seldom 112 eat 113 meat 114 without 115 mustard 116 and pepper 117. Would 118 so kind as to tell 120 you be 119 121 where 122 me they sell 124 ready made pens 125, and letter 126 paper. I do not know, 128 I have sold him 129 the good and bad 130 fruit which 131 we gathered 132 in your That butcher 134 sells very 135 garden. 133 good meat; though not the 105 106 107 best 137 in the town. 138 How much do you give 141 127 139 136 150 123 your fencing master 140 a quarter I pay him by the lesson and not by the quarter. In 142 Yarmouth, eggs 143 sell 144 at 145 146 a shilling a dozen. Come on Monday. I was going147 to Bengal 148, but 149 my father being unexpectedly obliged 151 to go to St. Petersburgh 152, I shall stay at home 154 another year. I thought you were going to Mexico, 156 What 157 did you say say, his brother is a captain 159 in the guards. I don't believe 160 it 161. I 165 He looks more assure 162 155 153 he is; 158? I like 166 a taylor. The wisest 167 men may 168 be mistaken 169. So they may 170 What 171 have you read 172 there 173? that Louis the Sixteenth 174, King of France, 175 was 176 assassinated by 177 the rebels the twenty-first 178 of January 179 one thousand 180 seven hundred and ninety-three. It is now 208 better 181 to be without friends, than 182 to have false 183 Behold 184 185 the most unhappy 186 creature in 187 the world. 188 One 189 be 191 unhappy 192 to have 193 neither 194 friends nor money 195; but I think 196 those who 197 have no 198 friends do not deserve 199 to 200 have 201 any. The officer 202 to whom 203 the King 204 left 205 the examination 206 of our 207 affairs soon made us 209 to know 210, that his mind 211 was as corrupted 212 and artificial 213 214 his master's 215 was sincere and generous. If an unknown person 217 appeared at 218 the castle 219, he was according 220 to their imagination a criminal 221, who sought 222 their lives. I I am sure he 223 is not an Englishman 224; but I think if I may judge 225 by his accent, that he is 226 either a Frenchman or an Italian 227, who intends 228 teaching 229 his native language 230 in this country. 231 What 232 a man you are, for having 233 undertaken such an affair 234! If I read much I always 235 have a pain in my head, and my eyes ache. Tell me something agreeable. I saw 236 him speak to the old clothes-man 237 ; and I think he 238 is going to sell him 239 the gold seal240 you 241 lost the day before yesterday. What 242 has then 243 happened to you my 246 absence? If he has done that 247, I can 248 do as much.. How many days are there 249 in this month 250? It would be 251 as unreasonable 252 to pardon 253 the son 254 of a nobleman, 255 because of 256 his birth 257, if he commits crimes 258 ; as 259 to condemn a whole 260 nation for the great crimes of a private individual 261. They 262 at first 263 forbid 264 it me 265. Has your father 266 forbidden it them 267. The thoughts 268 with which 269 he amused his imagination, were the hopes of riches, preferment 270, and of lucrative situations 271 for his children 272. After 273 having heard the king pronounce these words 274; they raised 275 their trembling hands up to 277 heaven 278, and exclaimed; bless, O great God, (whose mercies can never 279 be exhausted 280,) that great king who endeavours to resemble 281 thee, and who is the greatest gift 282 that thou hast 283 bestowed on 284 this happy country. We want 285 two or three pair of woollen stockings, a new hat 287, and a watch ribbon 288. Did you ever see 289 a country where 290 there were more 292 mills 293 than in this 294. Do you know that young lady 295 with her red 296 ribbon? Which 297? She who 298 is walking 299 between 300 those two gentlemen. 301 Yes, I see her 302. Where 286 291 276 |