This last example makes very clear what we have been studying in this lesson. You see plainly that the words, “because he was careless and disobedient,” are put in simply to explain why William gave a great deal of trouble.
You must be very careful about this kind of sentence, because there are a great many of them on every page, and you will be sure to miss them if you are careless.
The teacher should ask the pupils to bring in other examples, and have them read in the class. He should also select examples from the reading book.
[CHAPTER X]
VALUES
This feature of expression is one of the most vital. It has to do with the value of each phrase of the sentence and each phase of the whole selection. With every change of thought and emotion comes another form of expression, and these different forms we may call Values. We apply the term Transition to the act of passing from one shade of thought or feeling to another. All transitions are not necessarily emotional, and yet those most significant are certainly of this character. Let us first consider a few examples not strongly marked with emotion:
“Three quarters round your partners swing!”
“Across the set!” The rafters ring,
The girls and boys have taken wing,