Exercise 69. 1. He will lose nothing; he is not so stupid as that. 2. You have hardly eaten to-day at dinner. 3. He is only waiting for the omnibus. 4. We shall speak to you no more. 5. They will never give it back to you. 6. He acts very prudently and wisely. LA DICTÉE. CONVERSATION. De son inconstante haleine, Depuis ce jour me promène Je vais où le vent me mène, Sans me plaindre ou m'ef- Je vais où va toute chose, THE DICTATION. With its fickle breath, Since that day bear me along I go whither the wind bears Without murmuring or being I go whither everything goes, LESSON LXX. ITE ADJECTIVES AND INDEFINITE The following are some of the most commonly used indefinite adjectives : Tout (m. sing.), tous (m. pl.), toute (f. sing.), toutes (f. plur.), all; aucun, any, no, none (used with ne); certain, some, some one, a certain; maint, many; quelque, some; autre, other; chaque (invar.), each; nul, nulle (f.), no, none; tel, telle (f.), such; quelconque (after the noun), whatever, any; plusieurs (invar.), several; même, same. Where no remark is made, the feminine and the plural are formed regularly. The following are some of the most commonly used indefinite pronouns :— On-and when euphony requires it, l'on-(sing.), one, people, they; chacun, chacune, each one, every one; personne (with ne), nobody; quelqu'un, some one, somebody; quelque chose, something; rien (with ne), nothing; tout le monde, everyone, every. body (and not all the world). La justice, the justice désir-er, to desire entr-er, to enter il faut être, one must be le paresseux, the lazy fellow sûr de, sure to fait, done le défaut, the fault Model Exercise. 1. Tous les hommes sont égaux devant la justice. 2. Si l'on désire être aimé, il faut être aimable. 3. C'est un paresseux, il n'a rien fait aujourd'hui. 4. Chacun a ses défauts, chaque âge a ses plaisirs. 5. Tout le monde l'aime et le respecte. 6. Quelqu'un viendra ici aujourd'hui pour vous parler. Exercise 70. 1. Each pupil will have a French grammar. 2. Everybody would love him if he would work better. 3. All these children are receiving an excellent education. 4. You are ill; you have not eaten anything to-day. 5. Somebody is speaking to him. 6. If one is amiable one. is sure to be loved. 7. My brother has had several prizes. 8. Who knocks at the door? Nobody (ne is left out in answering questions). N.B.-Do not confuse the preposition "for," pour, with the conjunction "for," "because," car; -où, "where," has a grave accent; ou, "or," has none; the conjunction plutôt, "rather" "sooner," is spelt in one word; the comparative of tôt, "soon," plus tôt, sooner, is spelt in two words;-si (meaning "if") is never immediately followed by the conditional: si tu me donnes du papier, je te prêterai une plume, if you give me some paper, I will lend you a pen; si tu me donnais du papier, je te prêterais une plume; if you gave me some paper, I would lend you a pen. Se repent-ir de, to repent of tard, late je crois, I believe mourraient, would die s'ennuy-er, to feel dull malhonnête, dishonest Model Exercise. 1. Tout le monde l'aime, car c'est un excellent garçon. 2. Je crois que vous vous en repentirez plus tard. 3. Pourquoi n'avez-vous pas commencé plus tôt ? 4. Ces soldats mourraient plutôt que de céder à l'ennemi. 5. Si tu travaillais, tu ne t'ennuierais pas tant. 6. Je serai bien content lorsque j'aurai passé mon examen. Exercise 71. 1. Why have they not begun sooner? 2. Give him this for me, for I owe it him. 3. I do not think he will repent of it (s'en before the verb). 4. They would die rather than (que de) do a dishonest act. 5. If they worked more they would not feel dull (s'ennuieraient). 6. We shall be pleased when you will have passed this exami. nation. |