COMPOUND SENTENCES.

A Compound Sentence is one that contains two or more principal propositions.

The principal propositions may be either simple or complex. When simple, they are analyzed and diagrammed in the same manner as simple sentences. The connective is indicated by dotted lines.

What is the foundation on which every sentence is built? May the subject be modified? What is a modifier? What is the modified subject? Illustrate both.

LESSON 21.

COMPOSITION.

We have here prepared the foundations of sentences which you are to complete by prefixing two or more suitable modifiers to each subject. Choose and arrange your modifiers so as to make neat, truthful, and sensible assertions.

For other subjects and predicates, the teacher is referred to Lessons 7 and 11.

Build sentences by prefixing modified subjects to the following predicates:

Build, on each of the following subjects, three sentences similar to those in the model :

To the Teacher. - Please notice that the next Lesson begins with "Hints for Oral Instruction."

LESSON 22.

ADJECTIVES.

Hints for Oral Instruction. You are now prepared to consider the fourth part of speech. The words that are added to the subject to modify its meaning are called Adjectives. In succeeding Lessons you will see that adjectives may be joined to nouns that are used otherwise than as subjects of sentences.

Some grammarians have formed a separate class of the little words the, and an or a, calling them Articles; but they may be classed as adjectives, for they are joined to nouns to modify their meaning.

I will write the word boys on the board, and you may name adjectives that will appropriately modify it. As