Search -
Elementary English grammar and composition
Elementary English grammar and composition Author:David Gibbs Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 126. Many words are used both as verbs and as nouns:— As Verbs As Nouns The bird can fly. The fly has six legs. /work hard. Hike hard work. Ring the ... more »bell. She wears a finger ring. Use each of these words in a sentence, first as a verb, then as a noun:— 1.whip7.fire13.bark19.work2.ride8.jar14.sail20.ship3.shot9.break15.plant21.flood4.plow10.cut16.fall22.run5.walk11.tear17.ground23.jump6.iron12.feed18.hand24.fly127. Use each of these words in a sentence. Tell the difference in the meaning of the words in each group: — 1. speak, talk, ask, say, 6. lie, lay tell 7. find, look for 2. "borrow, lend 8. wear, use 3. bring, take 9. teach, learn 4. win, gain, earn 10. touch, feel 5. rise, raise 11. make, build Composition 128. Read this story. Tell which of the words are verbs, nouns, pronouns or adjectives. The Water Lily One evening, many years ago, some children were playing on the shore of a lake. The sun had set and the stars were beginning to shine. The children saw a bright star fall from the sky. It stopped above the clear water of the lake. The little star said : " This little lake shall be my home. I shall stay here on the water. I shall always be a star." The homes of the children were on the shore of the lake. In the morning they saw a beautiful white flower on the water. It was where the bright star had fallen. The flower was sweet. It had a heart of gold. To-day the people love the beautiful water flower. 129. Write the story from memory. Draw a line under each verb. 130. Write a story about some animal. Tell what verbs you have used in your sentences. ADVERBS 131. Read these sentences:— 1. The man walked slowly. 2. The boys called loudly. 3. The birds flew swiftly and silently. 4. We should sp...« less