An interrogative sentence should be followed by a question mark. An imperative sentence should be followed by a period. Both kinds of sentences should begin with capital letters.

Exercise 26. Composition

The sentences in these paragraphs are run together. Classify each sentence. Copy the paragraphs, putting capitals, periods, and quotation marks where they are needed.

1. return to your majesty tell him that I refuse his command what do I owe him I have won this kingdom by my own strength tell him that I shall come with all my arms to Rome and make him acknowledge me as lord.

2. Hilda laughed pleasantly and left her friends she skated up to a lonely little girl what is your name little girl they call me Gretel.

3. there are many ways to show the process of germination in plants seeds may be sprouted in damp blotters, in sawdust, cotton, or soil when one desires quick results sawdust is an excellent medium to use.

Exercise 27. Composition

Fill blanks with correct copulas.

These sentences are somewhat difficult. You will need to be careful in selecting the subjects.

1. Each of the knights - ready to teach the youth how to use arms.

2. O Mary, where - you during the storm?

3. Once upon a time King Arthur and some of his knights-----sailing in a ship.

4. On the topmost branch of the tallest tree------hanging three bright red apples.

5. Soon each of the girls------busy with her own special work.

6. Beside him------sixteen knights with gold helmets and silver armor.

7. Within the cloud which surrounded the army------noise and confusion.

8. Hanging on the tree ------ a great many shields.

9. In the village all sounds of labor ----- silenced.

10. There ----- forty ships now that are used to repair cables.

11. A layer of steel wires ------ then put around it.

12. Gutta percha and a resinous substance ------ then put around the wires.

13. ------ either of the boys given a prize ?

14. Over this part of the cable there ------ some wires.

15. The use of the submarine cable ------ to carry messages.

Exercise 28. An Explanation

If the explanation given below is a good one, you can follow its directions and get the desired result. Bring the necessary articles to school. Your teacher will read the paragraph sentence by sentence and call upon some pupil or pupils to follow the directious. See if you can improve upon any of them.

The Double-Cord Method Of Preparing Seed Corn For Storing 1

Tie the ends of a cord together. Now hold the cord over the hands like a skein. Let the middle drop to the floor. Some one place an ear of corn over the string on the floor. Slip the cord that you hold in your right hand over the one in the left. Let the cords cross above the ear of the corn. Place another ear of corn on this, and cross the cords again. Weave back and forth until you have all the ears in. Slip one cord under the other. The bunch is ready to hang up.1

1 Method suggested by the College of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa.

Topics For Oral Compositions

Explain how to do one of the following things. Let the class see if your directions are exact.

1. Tie a horse.

2. Tie a special kind of knot for some other purpose. 3. Knit.

4. Take some crochet stitch.

5. Go to some well-known place.

6. Draw a circle on the blackboard, using a string and a piece of chalk.