How is the colon used?

Punctuate this story:

THE TRAVELERS AND THE BEAR

Two friends were traveling the same road when they met a bear the one in great fear without a thought for his companion climbed into a tree and hid himself the other seeing that he had no chance single-handed against a bear could do nothing but throw himself quickly to the ground and feign to be dead he had heard that a bear will never touch a dead body as he lay thus the bear came and sniffed at him but the man held his breath and the beast supposing him to be dead walked away when the bear was quite out of sight the friend in the tree came down what was it that the bear whispered to you he asked I observed that he put his mouth very close to your ear why replied the other it was no great secret he only bade me have a care how I kept company with those who leave their friends in the lurch

128. MOODS OF VERBS

You have already learned that a verb is a word that expresses action, being, or condition. For example, run expresses action, am expresses being, and rests expresses condition.

Mood or mode is that form of a verb that denotes the manner of asserting the action, being, or condition. There are three ways in which a verb may express action, being, or condition.

1. A verb may express an actual fact or an assumed fact.

It rains.

If it rains, I shall not go.

The verb rains in the first sentence expresses an actual fact. In the second sentence the verb rains expresses an assumed fact.

A verb that expresses an actual or an assumed fact is in the indicative mood.

2. A verb may express a mere wish, possibility, volition, or supposition, or a statement contrary to fact.

I wish I could see the North Pole region.

What if you were a Hottentot?

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The first sentence expresses a wish; both the second and third express ideas contrary to fact. You are not a Hottentot, and wishes are not horses.

A verb that expresses a wish, or an idea contrary to fact, is in the subjunctive mood.

3. A verb may express a command, an entreaty, or a request.

James, get the car.

Let us work hard to make the "Better-English Drive" a

success.

Give us this day our daily bread.

The first sentence expresses a direct command; and the second and the third express entreaties or requests. A verb that expresses a command, an entreaty, or a request is in the imperative mood.

The indicative mood expresses an idea as a fact.

The imperative mood gives a command or expresses an entreaty or request.

The subjunctive mood expresses a wish or an idea contrary to fact.

Tell the mood of every verb in the following sentences:

1. If I were sure that he would come, I would wait for him.

2. The curfew tolls the knell of parting day.

3. I wish I were a primrose.

4. If my brother were here, you would not do that.

5. Lay down your arms and disperse.

6. Now came still evening on, the twilight gray
Had in her sober livery all things clad.

7. Come with me to the top of the hill.

8. On the map, the earth looks as if it were flat.
9. Father, please help me.

Present time is shown by the present tense, past time by the past tense, and future time by the future tense. Notice the following sentences:

Tense is the change in the form of a verb to show whether the time is present, past, or future. Tense means "time."

Verbs have person and number. They may express the first, second, or third person, and the singular or plural number. If the three tenses noted above were indicated according to person and number, they would include the conjugation as shown on page 298.

Conjugation of a verb is the regular arrangement of all the forms of the verb in voice, mood, tense, person, and number.

In the singular number, third person of the present tense, you have noticed that the verb ends in s. That is true of all verbs in the third person, singular number, present tense.

In the future tense, the auxiliary or helping words shall and will are used. Remember that shall is used only with I or we, and will with all other subjects, when meaning simple future time. In this connection, be sure to master section 132, pages 301-304.

The present tense of a verb is that form of the verb which denotes present time.

The past tense of a verb is that form of the verb which denotes past time.

The future tense of a verb is that form of the verb which, by the aid of the auxiliary shall or will, expresses future time.

The present tense, the past tense, and the future tense are called the simple tenses.

Exercise. Tell the tense of the verbs in the following sentences, and give the number and person of each form:

1. She goes to church every Sunday.

2. I think that I shall see you tomorrow.

3. He will come in the morning.

4. They walked very rapidly.

5. I saw the boy when he struck the ball.
6. We shall call to see you.

7. Everybody went to the ball game.

8. You will all find plenty of work to do.

9. He was mistaken about the matter.

10. She asked me what time it was.

11. It calls to mind a very pleasant memory. 12. It seems to me that you are mistaken.

Write five sentences containing verb forms in the present tense.

Do the same for the past tense.

Do the same for the future tense.

131. THE PERFECT TENSES

You have studied the simple tenses of verbs-the present tense, the past tense, and the future tense. The present tense expresses present time, the past tense expresses past time, and the future tense expresses future time.

There are three other tenses called the perfect tenses. You use these tenses frequently when you speak and when you write. You will remember the word call as it was used in the simple tenses. The forms for this