Let the teacher write nouns on the board, and require the pupils to give
all the words of which they can think, telling what the things named can
do. They may be arranged thus:--

_Noun_. _Verbs_.
| grow,
| droop,
Plants + decay,
| flourish,
| revive.

Each pupil may give a verb that expresses an action of the body; as _weep,
sing_; an action of the mind; as, _study, love_; one that expresses being
or state of being.

+DEFINITION.--A _Verb_ is a word that asserts action, being, or state of
being+.

The office of the verb in all its forms, except two (the participle and the
infinitive, see Lessons 48 and 49), is to +_assert_+. This it does whether
the sentence affirms, denies, or asks a question.

+To the Teacher+.--In the exercises of this and the next two Lessons, let
the pupils note the agreement of the verb with its subject. See Notes, pp.
163-165.

Supply, to each of the following _nouns_, as many appropriate _verbs_ as
you can think of.