Use the pronouns I, he, she, we, they, and who, as subjects and predicate attributes.

Use the corresponding forms me, him, her, us, them, and whom, as objects.

Exercise 56

Analyze the following sentences, deciding how each omitted pronoun is used. Fill blanks with correct forms, choosing from those mentioned in § 53.

1. Anna and ----- went.

2. She invited Mary and -----.

3. Did you meet Mr. Smith and -----?

4. Did you and ----- agree ?

5. Are you and ----- working ?

6. ----- and ----- did it.

7. It was -----.

8. Who did that? -----.

Answer in a complete sentence, and see how the pronoun that might be used alone for an answer is used in this sentence.

9. ----- did she blame? -----.

10. Was that -----?

11. ----- is that? --.

12. See Mary and ------.

13. ------ and ------ made the cake.

14. It may have been ------.

15. Help Fred and ------.

16. ------ did you see down town ?

17. ------ did the errand? Mary and -.

18. Are Mary and ------ good friends?

19. ------ shall I see at the party? Mary and ------ and all of us.

20. ------ broke this window ? John and ------.

21. ------ are there? ------ girls.

22. ------ did she send for the book? ------ girls.

Topics For Oral And Written Compositions

In these exercises give special attention to the choice of pronouns, but do not forget to follow the other directions you have studied.

1. Tell the class about a visit that you and some one of your friends made to another friend. Include some conversation in the story.

2. Tell the class how you and some one else did some piece of work together.

3 How my brother (sister) and I kept house when mother was away.

4. Write a letter to some friend or relative much older than yourself about a Thanksgiving celebration or some other party at your home. Think just what details the special person to whom you are writing would be interested in. Be sure that your letter is exactly correct in all matters of form.

5. Write a letter about the same Thanksgiving Day to some friend of about your own age. Will you tell just the same things in this letter as in the other ?

6. The kitchen the day before Thanksgiving.

7. Setting the table for Thanksgiving dinner.

8. Raising turkeys.

9. Making the pie for Thanksgiving dinner.

10. A city boy's or girl's first visit to the country.

11. A country boy's or girl's first visit to the city.

Exercise 57. Conversation About A Picture

You have probably read Mrs. Hemans's poem, The Landing of the Pilgrims, and Longfellow's description of the departure of the Mayflower. You surely have read much about the life of the Pilgrims during that first winter at Plymouth. Compare what you have learned from books with what is shown by the picture on this page.

What are some of the things that the watchers are thinking, as the ship sails away? The two in the front of the picture are John Alden and Priscilla. Do you know of any other pictures painted by Mr. Boughton?

Exercise 58. Composition

Write one of the compositions suggested below:

1. A description of the picture.

2. Imagine you are John Alden or Priscilla. Write an account of the departure of the Mayflower for your diary.

3. Write a letter that you might have sent by the Mayflower to a friend in England.

Departure of the Mayflower. G. H. Boughson.