come. The race is the strong. to the swift, nor the battle to Whether will you accept of a parasol or a new bonnet? I don't require therefore, I will accept of of them, thank you ; the one nor the other. EXERCISE ON THE INDEFINITE ADJECTIVE PRONOUN. Take you please, dear. I shall take with me for little Harry. A very beg you will not fill my baskets; to me. The sum of the will be sufficient. I you have given them matter comes to this. I spent my money. Did you not leave yourself with at all? That is not worth thing. Yes, it is worth a pence. That is a demonstrative adjective-pronoun when it points out; but when it stands instead of which, it is called a relative. Tell what it is in the following sentences: EXERCISE. Tom found the hen that wandered yesterday. That book is not mine. I gave Jane that ribbon that faded so soon. That knife is not his, it is mine. The knife that I bought cost eighteenpence. Charles broke that lovely jar. That boy is constantly doing mischief. That rainbow is the loveliest ever I saw. The diamond ring that mamma dropped yesterday was found to-day. PERSONAL PRONOUNS. Personal pronouns are somewhat like the possessive adjective-pronouns; but do not admit of a noun after them. They have gender, number, and case, too, as a peculiarity which you will soon understand in connection with the verb; but, in the meantime, you may learn the following two verses relating to them: Adjective-pronouns now are done, Now these have number, gender, case. Then those in the possessive case Are mine, thine, his, ours, yours, and theirs. Objectives now are, me, thee, him, And then their plurals—us, you, them, Next let me hear you tell. Personal pronouns in the nominative case always admit of a verb after them, thus I read. Thou hearest prayer. He walks smartly. We go to church. You write charming letters. They admire paintings. He is used in the masculine. She is used for the feminine. It expresses the neuter gender. Personal pronouns in the objective case follow a verb or a preposition thus :— That book instructs her. me; and Jane follows him. Harry annoyed them. you. God hears thee. I read it. John amuses That book instructed her. Mamma blamed us. I excused Come to me. Go from her. He will go Look at him. He won't come for them. through it. Sit between us. The possessive personal pronoun answers to-Whose is this? Mine, thine, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs? THOU THY THINE THEE. We never use thou, thy, thine, thee, Unless when writing poetry, (Some people use them though) "Thou must love all that's good, my child;" "I wish thee to be meek and mild." "Thine heart" is so and so. The sect of "Friends," it would appear, Use these yet you will find, my dear They do our love deserve. The Psalmist, David, speaks that way, "I have made known to thee this day How ye the Lord should serve.' You must have noticed, too, in prayer, Or, "Jesus, Thou didst die for me, Now, when a pronoun's used for God, You won't forget, then, who that's for, THE VERB. A verb tells what beings and things do, as Robert skates. Fanny loves. Rain falls. Now, let me hear you tell, my dear," O no! 'tis what you do and think, You sleep, wake, dream, rise, eat, and drink; Now words which show what beings do, Are all called verbs, I know them too, Then what do things do? Candles burn, And guns explode, and castors turn, Το go, to come, to sit, to walk, To jump, thump, mumble, tumble, talk, To sing, read, write, and sew. Verbs must have nouns and pronouns, too, Did this and that, you know. Thus, he walked (John, I meant to say) Before the verb either will do, Jane walks, or she walks here with you, |