Teachers' outlines for studies in English, based on the requirements for admission to college

by Gilbert Sykes Blakely

I Take one part only, either a or b.

a		"Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by. The door was opened almost at once by the maid.
		"'Is Dr. Livesey in?' I asked.
		"No, she said; he had come home in the afternoon, but had gone up to the Hall to dine and pass the evening with the squire.
		"This time, as the distance was short, I did not mount, but ran with Dogger's stirrup-leather to the lodge gates. Here Mr. Dance dismounted, and taking me along with him, was admitted at a word into the house."
	1	State as to each of the verbs in the sentences in the preceding passage whether it is (a) transitive or intransitive, (b) active or passive, (c) regular or irregular.
	2	State which of the verbs here used transitively may be used intransitively, and which used intransitively may be used transitively.
	3	Give the principal parts of each irregular verb.
	4	Name the voice, mood, tense, person, and number of two of the principal verbs.
	5	Explain the construction of one infinitive and one participle.
		What constitutes a sentence? On the basis of your answer to this question, discuss whether the following are properly to be considered sentences. Recast those of the five that you deem unsatisfactory:
	1	They were an odd couple and she was at least forty years old.
	2	The enemy's troops charged, broke and fled, and we pursued them to the edge of their camp.
	3	His father's family having all died many years before.
	4	One who stood foremost in every good work, never relaxing his efforts till the cause in which they were enlisted had triumphed.
	5	Many years had rolled by, many changes had taken place, but the old elm still stood.

In answering the questions selected from II, III, and IV, regard each answer as an English composition; give special attention to spelling, punctuation, and the construction not only of sentences and paragraphs but of the whole composition.

II Take one part only, either a or b.

a	Who was on the English throne when Burke delivered his Speech on Conciliation? Was the speech delivered before or after the Stamp Act? Before or after the Declaration of Independence? Who was the English Prime Minister at the time? Did Burke's motions prevail?
	Burke stated that the spirit of liberty among the Americans was "fierce", and that there were but three possible ways of dealing with it: one was, to remove the causes. What were the other two methods? Which of them did Burke advocate, and why?
b	Contrast at some length the policy of the English ministry with that of Burke as set forth in this speech.

III Take one part only, either a or b.

a From the facts in the play justify Cassius's estimate of the Romans:

b Discuss the speeches of Brutus and Antony at the funeral of Cæsar, showing how each is characteristic of the speaker and of the part each bears in the action of the play.