Graded Lessons in English an Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room by Alonzo Reed;Brainerd Kellogg
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+Oral Analysis+.--This is a sentence, because ----; _Truth_ is the subject, because ----; _will rise_ is the predicate, because ----; the phrase, _crushed to earth_, is a modifier of the Subj., because ----; _crushed_ introduces the phrase and is the principal word in it; the phrase _to earth_ is a modifier of _crushed_; _to_ introduces it, and _earth_ is the principal word in it; _again_ is a modifier of the Pred., because ----. _Truth crushed to earth_ is the modified subject, _will rise again_ is the modified predicate. +Parsing+--_Crushed_ is the form of the verb called _participle_. The action expressed by it is merely _assumed_. 1. The mirth of Addison is genial, imparting a mild glow of thought. 2. The general, riding to the front, led the attack. 3. The balloon, shooting swiftly into the clouds, was soon lost to sight. 4. Wealth acquired dishonestly will prove a curse. 5. The sun, rising, dispelled the mists. 6. The thief, being detected, surrendered to the officer. 7. They boarded the vessel lying in the harbor. 8. The territory claimed by the Dutch was called New Netherlands. 9. Washington, having crossed the Delaware, attacked the Hessians stationed at Trenton. 10. Burgoyne, having been surrounded at Saratoga, surrendered to Gen. Gates. 11. Pocahontas was married to a young Englishman named John Rolfe. 12. A shrug of the shoulders, translated into words, loses much force. 13. The armies of England, mustered for the battles of Europe, do not awaken sincere admiration. |
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