We may assert quality, condition, action, place, material, and class of various things. You will learn later that this list is not complete.

Exercise 3

Which of the following groups of words are declarative sentences? In regard to each sentence answer (1) What is something asserted about? and (2) What is asserted, - a quality, a condition, an act, place, material, or class? Tell what each group of words that is not a sentence assumes something about.

1. Birds fly.

2. Birds flying.

3. Birds are flying.

4. Birds flew.

5. Flying birds.

6. The discoverer of America was courageous. (Answer the first question by one word).

7. Mary has been sad.

8. The earth revolves.

9. The governor of Illinois is a Republican.

10. Children playing.

11. The patience of the mother was beautiful.

12. The book on the table.

13. The apples have fallen.

14. The pin was silver.

15. That merchant being honest.

16. Your sister has been in the garden.

17. You will be sick.

18. There are the girls.

19. Many birds flying here and there.

20. The earth is a planet.

21. She is thoughtless.

22. For hours Alice studied her lesson.

23. A large black dog running down the street and barking.

24. The child sitting by the window is tired.

25. This ring is silver.