8. Coal is a mineral. Iron is a mineral. Copper is a mineral. Lead is a mineral. 9. The boy worked hard. He got on. 10. Little drops of water, little grains of sand make the mighty ocean. Little drops of water, little grains of sand make the pleasant land. 18. Sentences are combined by means of the Conjunction or, thus: 19. Remember to put in the commas when more than two words or sets of words are joined by or, thus: We could have tea, coffee or cocoa. The beggar asked for a piece of bread, a glass of milk or a few pence. Exercise 22. Combine the following sets of sentences by means of the Conjunction or : 1. The child was tired. The child was sleepy. 2. My father will meet me at the station. My mother will meet me at the station. 3. Will you have tea? Will you have coffee? 4. The colonel must be present. One of the other officers must be present. 5. The cup was broken by the servant. The cup was broken by the dog. The cup was broken by the cat. 6. I must find the book. I must buy another. 7. The horse is in the stable. The horse is in the paddock. The horse is in the meadow. 8. The prize will be gained by Brown. The prize will be gained by Smith. The prize will be gained by Jones. 20. Sentences may be combined by either . . . or, and neither nor, thus: 4. The king was weak in mind. The king was weak in body. 21. Sentences may be combined by both . . . and, thus: Combine, by means of both . . . and, the sets of sentences given in Exercise 23. 22. Sentences may be combined by means of Conjunctions of Cause, Consequence or Condition, such as if, though, although, because, thus: Exercise 25. Combine the following sets of sentences :· 1. You will get the prize. You deserve it. 5. You do not sow. 6. You are waking. You cannot expect to reap. 7. I will come with you. You wish it. 8. We had known you were in town. We should have called on you. (b) By means of though or although. 9. The man was contented. He was poor. 10. The little girl has travelled much. 11. The story is true. 12. He spoke the truth. 13. It was rather cold. She is young. You do not believe it. 14. He is often told of his faults. He does not mend them. 15. Hand joins 'in hand. The wicked shall not go unpunished. (c) By means of because; also by means of (as and since. 16. I came. You called me. 17. I will stay. You wish it. 18. The dog could not enter. The hole was too small. 19. You are tired. You may rest. 20. Freely we serve. We freely love. 21. The hireling fleeth. He is a hireling. 22. We love him. He first loved us. 23. Sentences may be combined by means of Conjunctive Adverbs (such as where with its compounds, also when, whence, why), and of Conjunctions of Time (such as after, before, while, ere, till, until, since). Exercise 26. a. Combine, by means of one of the words given in the last paragraph, the following sets of sentences: 1. This is the place. My brother works. 2. Mary went. The lamb was sure to go. 1 Change joins into the Subjunctive Mood after though. 3. The boy was reading. His master came up. 4. The moon rose. The sun had set. 5. It is now three months. We heard from our cousin. 6. Do not go out. The storm has abated. 7. The man arrived. We were speaking of him. 10. There is the field. The money was found. 11. The workman did not hear. He was called. 12. He goes out riding. He can find time. b. Supply the omitted clauses :--- The tree is still lying where . . . . Wherever. Tray. William came after . merchant has been here since. ... She stayed till . where. was my poor dog My brother cannot stay till . The Go where . . . . Smooth runs the water The boy has worked hard since. whenever The train had gone The little girl was tired after. . . . Make hay while.. Green was the corn as [=while] . . . ... ... 24. Sentences may be combined by means of Relative Pro Combine, as in the examples just given, the following pairs of sentences: 1. The boy is crying. The boy is called Tom. 2. The man was hurt. The man is better now. 3. The grocer has sent for the police. The grocer's goods were stolen. 4. The child is very naughty. The father punished the child. 5. My uncle gave me the book. The book is on the table. 6. The horse goes well. I bought the horse. 7. The lady sings beautifully. You see the lady. 8. They did not hear the preacher. They went to hear the preacher. 9. The gentleman is very kind to the poor. You see the gentleman's house. 10. I have just bought an overcoat. The overcoat is waterproof. 11. The tree was a chestnut. The wind blew the tree down. 12. Tom had just been given the shilling. He lost it. 13. The boy drove away the birds. The birds were eating the corn. 14. The girl is very clever. You met her brother. 15. The dog fetched the birds. Its master had shot them. 16. Where is the book? You borrowed it. It was lost. 17. The cow has been found. PUNCTUATION.' 25. If the proper stops are left out, the meaning of a sentence may be doubtful. Thus the sentence John Duke of Buckingham 2 has gone on a visit to his cousin George Bishop of Launceston may mean (1) John, Duke of Buckingham, has gone on a visit to his cousin George, Bishop of Launceston. (2) John Duke, of Buckingham, has gone on a visit to his cousin George Bishop, of Launceston. 26. Similarly the sentence Mr. Jones lived near his father's house being unhealthy he took a house on the hill may mean (1) Mr. Jones lived near. His father's house being unhealthy he took a house on the hill. 1 See 'Notes for Teachers,' Note 2. 2 A newspaper recently reported the bankruptcy of John, Duke of Buckingham, when the bankrupt really was John Duke, of Buckingham |