EXERCISE.
Parse the verbs, the infinitives, and the participles in the following sentences:—
| 1. | They are fond of building castles in the air. | |
| 2. | On he comes, running lightly, with his hands in his pockets. | |
| 3. | Searching the pile of corpses, the victors found four Frenchmen still breathing.—Parkman. | |
| 4. | The former target was now removed, and a fresh one of the same size placed in its room.—Scott. | |
| 5. | When summoned to surrender, he fired at one of the leading assailants, but was instantly overpowered.—Warburton. | |
| 6. | If terror were the object of its creation, nothing could be imagined more perfect than the devil-fish.—Hugo. | |
| 7. | Madeleine ordered a cannon to be fired, partly to deter the enemy from an assault, and partly to warn some of the soldiers, who were hunting at a distance.—Parkman. | |
| 8. | I am told that it is the custom to collect the sap and bring it to the house, where are built brick arches, over which the sap is evaporated in shallow pans.—Warner. | |
| 9. | Lives of great men all remind us | |
| We can make our lives sublime, | ||
| And, departing, leave behind us | ||
| Footprints on the sands of time.—Longfellow. | ||
| 10. | It was the schooner Hesperus, | |
| That sailed the wintry sea; | ||
| And the skipper had taken his little daughter, | ||
| To bear him company.—Longfellow. |
LESSON LI.
What does each adverb in the following sentences denote?—
| 1. | Soon the cavalry arrived. | |
| 2. | Our friends live here. | |
| 3. | He walked slowly into the house. | |
| 4. | We had a very pleasant outing. | |
| 5. | Certainly, I believe it. |
Classes of Adverbs according to their meaning:—
1. Adverbs of time and succession; as, She seldom fails to call. We come next.