A Nominative of Address with the words added to it should be set off by the comma.

Exercise 199

Write five sentences, in each of which you use a nominative of address.

Exercise 200

Analyze these sentences and give the construction of each noun. Explain the reasons for the commas.

1. He paid a dollar for the knife.

2. Finally Mary went home.

3. Mr. Brown is a doctor.

4. Mr. Brown, the doctor, drove by.

5. Little John became a member of Robin Hood's band.

6. Good Knight, I need your help.

7. The first spring flowers, hepaticas and blood roots, appeared last week.

8. The Republicans elected him president.

9. He seems to be an invalid.

10. Have you any acquaintance in Seattle?

11. Whither goest thou, friend?

12. They made him treasurer.

13. He gave John a knife.

14. I believe, my dear child, that you are mistaken.

Exercise 201

Classify the nouns and pronouns in these passages and give the construction of each. It will be necessary to analyze each sentence first.

"Gareth hardly thought of the splendor of the palace. As he approached the arched doorway of the Assembly Hall, he thought that at last he should see the good King Arthur. Before he entered he heard the voice of the King, for Arthur was giving judgment to his people this day.

"The King sat on a throne of gold and ivory and ebony. On its arms and back were carved great dragons. Arthur wore a gold crown, which was not brighter than his hair and beard. His blue eyes were as calm and clear as the blue sky in the summer time. A group of trusty Knights stood on each side of the throne. The tallest of these, who had a worn, brown face, and piercing dark eyes, was the famous Knight, Sir Lancelot.

Lincoln. 206 Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

"As Gareth entered, a widow came forward and cried to Arthur:

"'Oh King, your father, King Arthur, took away a field from my husband, who is now dead. The King promised us gold, but he gave us no gold.'

"Then Arthur said: - " 'Which would you rather have, [Which wish you more to have], the gold or the field?'

"The woman wept, saying : -

"'Oh King, my dead husband loved the field. Give it back to me.'

" 'You shall have your field,' said Arthur, 'and I will give you gold too.'" 1

Topics For Oral Composition

Talk for two minutes about some well-known American leader of recent times. Give a brief biography, or tell some one incident in greater detail. The following list may help you to choose a subject. Do not tell the name, and see if the class can guess it. Bring a picture of the subject of your talk if you can. You might make a chart or an album of pictures of great Americans.

Abraham Lincoln Robert E. Lee Samuel Gridley Howe Julia Ward Howe Thomas Edison Susan B. Anthony Luther Burbank Lucy Stone Samuel Finley Morse Frances Willard C. H. McCormick Woodrow Wilson Jane Addams Alexander Graham Bell Col. G. W. Goethals Ben Lindsey.

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