TO THE TEACHER.—If the pupils have been through "Graded Lessons" or its equivalent, some of the following Lessons may be passed over rapidly.
+DEFINITION.—A Sentence is the expression of a thought in words+.
+Direction+.—Analyze the following sentences:—
+Model+.—Spiders spin. Why is this a sentence? Ans.—Because it expresses a thought. Of what is something thought? Ans.—Spiders. Which word tells what is thought? Ans.—Spin. [Footnote: The word spiders, standing in Roman, names our idea of the real thing; spin, used merely as a word, is in Italics. This use of Italics the teacher and the pupil will please note here and elsewhere.]
1. Tides ebb. 2. Liquids flow. 3. Steam expands. 4. Carbon burns. 5. Iron melts. 6. Powder explodes. 7. Leaves tremble. 8. Worms crawl. 9. Hares leap.
In each of these sentences there are, as you have learned, two parts—the
+Subject+ and the +Predicate+.
+DEFINITION.—The Subject of a sentence names that of which something is thought.+
+DEFINITION.—The Predicate of a sentence tells what is thought.+
+DEFINITION.—The Analysis of a sentence is the separation of it into its parts.+
+Direction+.—Analyze these sentences:—