LESSON IX.

CONJUNCTIONS.

Name the words that connect sentences, or words or phrases, used in the same way in the following sentences:—

1.The sun shone out brightly and the mist cleared away.
2.You may go, but I must remain here.
3.Cold and damp was the maiden’s grave.
4.The grass grows in the valley and on the mountain side.

Note.—A phrase is a group of related words without a verb.

A word that connects sentences, or words, or phrases, used in the same way in a sentence, is called a conjunction.

EXERCISE I.

Select the conjunctions in the following sentences, and tell what each connects:—

1.I went to school, but my brother did not.
2.My books are in my bag, or I have lost them.
3.The boys ran away because they were afraid.
4.Though I fail, I shall attempt to do it.
5.He was a king, yet he was not happy.
6.The rich and the poor meet together.
7.Iron is more useful than gold.
8.They had full warning, so that they are without excuse.
9.I am sure that he did it.
10.The morning came, the chaise was brought,
But yet was not allowed
To drive up to the door lest all
Should say that she was proud.

EXERCISE II.

1. Write a sentence containing a conjunction connecting two sentences.

2. Write a sentence containing a conjunction connecting two phrases.

3. Write a sentence containing a conjunction connecting two adverbs.

4. Write a sentence containing a conjunction connecting two nouns.