board, while others are reading theirs. Then let the work on the board be
corrected.

Correct any expression that does not make _good sense_, or that asserts
something not strictly true; for the pupil should early be taught to _think
accurately_, as well as to write and speak grammatically.

Correct all mistakes in _spelling_, and in the use of _capital letters_ and
the _period_.

Call attention to the agreement in form of the predicate with the subject.
See Notes, p. 163.

Insist on neatness. Collect the papers before the recitation closes.

+CAPITAL LETTER-RULE.--The first word of every sentence must begin with a
_capital letter_+.

+PERIOD--RULE.--A _period_ must be placed after every sentence that simply
affirms, denies, or expresses a command+.

Construct sentences by supplying a _subject_ to each of the following
_predicates_.

Ask yourself the question, What swim, sink, hunt, etc.?

1. ---- swim.
2. ---- sinks.
3. ---- hunt.
4. ---- skate.