3. Write three sentences each containing a preposition expressing a relation between a noun and an adjective.
LESSON IX.
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:—