8 writes write

1. With what kind of letter ~(4)~ _each_ of these names ~begin~?
2. Under this rule ~(1) found~ important _exceptions_.
3. The _farm_, with all the cattle and horses, ~(2) sold~.
4. With what mark ~(4)~ imperative _sentences_ ~end~?
5. Every _effort_ of the friends of these measures (3) failed.
6. There (5) trying _times_ in every man's life.
7. _One_ of them (6) to Vassar College.
8. Not _one_ in ten (7) about this.
9. _Neither_ of you (8) correctly.
10. After this (5) the calisthenic _exercises_.
11. A _cargo_ of Delaware peaches (3) arrived.
12. There (6) the cars.
13. There (6) a _train_ of cars.

After these blanks have been filled with the verbs above, as indicated by
the numbers, the sentences may be repeated aloud till the correct form is
familiar.

Let the pupils see that in (2), Lesson 36, _were identified_ is asserted of
two things, and that in (3) _was anticipated_ is asserted of one of two
things, but not of both. Let them give other examples of connected subjects
with verbs singular in form, and with verbs plural in form. The meaning of
_singular_ and _plural_ may be explained, and the pupils may form some such
rule as the following:--

With two or more subjects connected by _and_ the verb agrees in the plural.

With two or more singular subjects connected by _or_ or _nor_ the verb