EXERCISE 30
([§§ 226–232], [pp. 100–102])
1. Fill each blank with am, is, or are.
- 1. England and the United States —— at peace.
- 2. Neither Arthur nor John —— right.
- 3. Either a saw or an axe —— necessary.
- 4. Either you or Dorothy —— going.
- 5. You and I —— going.
- 6. You and he —— going.
- 7. Is it Mr. Allen or is it his children who —— going?
- 8. Either he —— going or you ——.
- 9. Either you —— going or I ——.
- 10. The sum and substance of the article —— this.
- 11. Half the sheep —— missing.
- 12. A number of Italians —— present.
- 13. The number of Italians in this town —— small.
- 14. Mathematics —— my most difficult study.
- 15. The number of applicants —— not sufficient
- 16. A number of reasons —— alleged.
- 17. The jury —— in agreement.
- 18. The jury —— being charged by the judge.
- 19. The committee —— composed of five members.
- 20. The committee —— always wrangling with one another.
- 21. I, who —— only a beginner, cannot compete with Richards, who —— an expert.
- 22. He is one of those men who —— always out of work.
- 23. I am not a man who —— easily frightened.
- 24. Walter is one of the best fellows there —— in this town.
- 25. Is it the king and queen who —— coming?
- 26. Is it the king or the queen who —— coming?
- 27. They made me, who —— the shyest of mortals, respond to a toast.
- 28. A gift of four hundred books, eighteen maps, and ten plaster casts —— to be made to our school.
- 29. Vocal and instrumental music —— taught here.
- 30. Neither vocal nor instrumental music —— taught here.
- 31. Neither elementary nor advanced physics —— taught here.
- 32. Neither organic nor inorganic chemists —— trained here.
- 33. One or two pages —— missing.
- 34. Physics, together with algebra and Latin, —— taught the first year.
- 35. Stevenson’s “Memories and Portraits” —— lying on the table.
- 36. The insurgent general with ten of his followers —— said to have surrendered.
- 37. James, as well as his sisters, —— coming.
- 38. Six months —— a long time to wait.
- 39. A series of lectures —— given here every winter.
2. Make a list of ten collective nouns. Use them in sentences (1) with a singular verb, (2) with a plural verb. Explain the difference in meaning.
3. Use the relative who in ten sentences in which the antecedent is in the first or the second person.
EXERCISE 31
([§§ 233–241], [pp. 102–105])
1. Explain the use of will and shall in the following sentences.
1. We shall never forget what you have done for us. 2. “You ought to know my military secretary,” said the general, as Lothair entered, “and therefore I will introduce you.” 3. I am very patient; I will wait. 4. If I do return, I will vote against them. But I will not return. I have made up my mind to that. 5. I will send you Jennings’s poem, if you like. 6. You will of course make a drawing and an estimate, and send them to me ([§ 240]). 7. Do congratulate her for me, will you? 8. Another Athens shall arise.—Shelley. 9. “I won’t allow it!” cried Lady Niton, “he sha’n’t go!” 10. Shall I find you at home if I call some day soon, between five and six o’clock? 11. You must be convinced, and on reflection you will be convinced. 12. Before my journey to Rochdale, you shall have due notice where to address me. 13. I consider myself a first-rate shot, and you shall practise with me. 14. Shall I ever forget that party? 15. Shall you hunt to-morrow, Mr. Deronda? 16. When shall you be at Cambridge?
17. Lady St. Jerome is a little indisposed—a cold caught at one of her bazaars. She will hold them, and they say that no one ever sells so much.—Disraeli. 18. Will you be good enough to keep an account of all the manuscripts you receive, for fear of omission? 19. O rest ye, brother mariners, we will not wander more.—Tennyson. 20. Will you forward the inclosed immediately to Corbet, whose address I do not exactly remember? 21. Byron was no common man: yet if we examine his poetry with this view, we shall find it far enough from faultless.—Carlyle. 22. I shall be in town by Sunday next, and will call and have some conversation on the subject of Westall’s proposed design. 23. Will you go down, dear? I will follow you in a moment. 24. Will not your trip to Bath afford you an opportunity to take a peep at Weston? 25. Never, as long as I live, will I speak to you again, nor shall Harry, whom you have humiliated!
26. Yet he for whom I grieve shall never know it. 27. Shall you let him go to Italy? 28. Prone to the dust Oppression shall be hurled.—Campbell. 29. You sha’n’t go on with this affair, I tell you, Harry. 30. I shall probably return this evening, but I will see you before I go.—Trollope. 31. In the interim I shall leave town; on Sunday I shall set out for Herefordshire, from whence, when wanted, I will return. 32. If my father does not return with me in the spring, it shall not be for want of urging on my part.—Cooper.
2. Fill each blank with will or shall.
- 1. I —— be glad to see you.
- 2. We —— be obliged to go home early.
- 3. I —— help you whenever you wish.
- 4. I promise that he —— not trouble you again.
- 5. You —— be kind enough to take your seat.
- 6. We —— miss our train, I fear.
- 7. I must hurry or I —— be late.
- 8. Robert —— have as much as is good for him.
- 9. Arthur —— disobey me in spite of all I can do.
- 10. Arthur —— obey you, I am sure.
- 11. Arthur —— obey me, or I —— punish him.
- 12. If we reject these offers, we —— regret it.
- 13. I —— no longer endure his insolence.
- 14. —— they return in season for dinner?
- 15. I —— have to excuse you this time, I suppose.
- 16. I —— gladly see you at any time.
- 17. You —— not leave this room until you have confessed.
- 18. He —— give you the money, I feel confident.
- 19. He —— give you the money, or I —— have no more to do with him.
- 20. —— we allow them to do as they please?