PROPER NOUNS.

Places' and persons' names are proper,
Put capitals or a large letter
Before each proper name:

Thus Scotland, England, Clyde, or Thames,
And Dr. Jamieson or James,

Or Andrew's quite the same.

Then when a name's a title too

I'll show you what you ought to do;
Write thus, when you are able,

The Prince of Wales, The Duke of York,
The Queen of Britain, Cove of Cork,
Or aught remarkable.

EXERCISES.

Fill up the spaces with Proper Nouns.

is the largest city in England. The warehouses street are handsome. Port wine is imported

in

to

from

from

from

Potatoes were first imported here

Moses received the ten commandments

on Mount

the son of Philip, king of

raised him from the dead.

Our Saviour was born in
The epistle to

His mother's name was

the Romans was written by the Apostle is most beautiful. The lakes of

by all who go to see Ireland. Loch

The river

are visited

is studded

with small islands. The finest lakes in England are in --shire.

COMMON NOUNS.

Such things as are in constant use,

Like bonnets, shawls, hats, boots and shoes,
And feathers, fleeces, downs,

And books, bags, baskets, pokers, tongs,
With knives, forks, dishes, spoons, and prongs,
Are all called common nouns.

Then kinds and classes too it seems,
Like rivers, brooks, and all the streams
That flow, howe'er so far,

And lakes or fountains, cities, towns,
All classed together-common nouns,
None in particular.

EXERCISES.

Fill up spaces with Common Nouns.

I place my

the

on the

when I write.

I see

The

covered with dew in the morning,

is the largest animal that I have ever seen. I think the

is the most gentle.

Bread is made of

The

is the flesh of calves.

throws out heat.

tolls on Sabbath to

Oranges and many other

S

are brought from Italy and Spain to this country. Mut

ton is the flesh of

Dried

are delicious.

far finer.

Wine is made from
I don't think so,

The poor people in Arabia live on

are

Rhubarb and are grown in Turkey. Boys and

are fond of amusement.

Besides the common nouns you have inserted, point out some others which have been placed in the above sentences.

COMPOUND NOUNS.

The compound nouns I'll show to you,
ONE WORD COMPOUNDED OUT OF TWO;
Thus boat which sails by steam

Is called a steam-boat-Why? Because
It means the two; and often has
This hyphen put between.

Fill up the spaces with Compound Nouns.

Cut the leaves of this book with a

Wash yourself at the

which has a marble

slab. On the Queen's birth-day my brother was burned

hall.

Lift the loaf-sugar with the

Do

and lock up my

in the

The

I like to see a nice table and
Arrange these volumes in my

first time I travel to Edinburgh I may go by the
Would you give me the loan of your

to fasten my boots. Your coat requires the

it is all covered with dust. Put past these needles and reels in your

lock

,

and ask John to

up his brush and comb in his own

The ball was fixed for Friday, and the whole

met at nine o'clock.

Dr. Brown has a very large

in his church. The Lord Provost ordered the

to be dismissed. Will you go to the

THE VERBAL NOUNS.

to-night?

This noun is made from verbs, you know;
To dance, to sing, to draw, to sew;

And always ends with ing.

Thus sewing, singing, drawing too,

Are names, no doubt, for what you do ;
You're drawing, capering.*

*The last line shows that verbal nouns are often used as verbs.

EXERCISE.

Fill up spaces with Verbal Nouns.

Jane has made great proficiency in.

much fonder of

fatiguing as

than

Harry is

Painting is not so

Singing is good for the lungs; but unless you sit erect, inclines you to stoop.

has become very fashionable. Dancing is good exeris very objectionable amusement.

cise, but

ABSTRACT NOUNS.

An abstract noun has quality
From adjectives, and property;
But then it has no substance.
'Tis something one may think about,
And fancy that one sees no doubt,
Like light and love, for instance.

Light is abstracted from the sun,
And love from something; yet no one
Can grasp a hold of them.

From cheerful we have cheerfulness ;
From proud folks self-conceitedness,
Or pride, which we condemn.

These abstract nouns oft end with mess,
And tion, ment, ent, ant, ance, and ence,
And even ism and ity.

Ambition, goodness, gentleness.

Attendance, prudence, waywardness,
Wisdom, absurdity.