11. Some part of the Verb to be is often used to help another word to tell of doing. The two words together form one Verb. Verb consisting of one word. The bird sings. The dew fell fast. The stars shone. Flowers grow in the garden. Verb consisting of two words. The bird is singing. The dew was falling fast. Flowers are growing in the Exercise 15. Pick out the Verbs in the following sentences :— The dog carried a basket. The soldier thinks of his home. The lecturer spoke of his adven- The servant shuts the door. The dog was carrying a basket. The lecturer was speaking of his The servant is shutting the door. 12. These are some of the parts of the Verb to have :-Have, has, had. Exercise 16. a. In the following sentences pick out the Verbs: The baby has a rattle. Each scholar has a pen. The girls have necklaces. The farmer had nine horses. Those houses have large windows. Each wife had seven sacks. Many men have many minds. Frank had a pony. Little Johnny Pringle had a little pig. b. Fill the following blanks with parts of the Verb to have :five fingers. George . . . . a present yesterday. The too much rain last year. September . . . . thirty days. The Each hand farmers 13. The Verb to have is often used like the Verb to be in helping another Verb. 14. The Verb to have is used with the Verb to be. Verb consisting of one word. The merchant was in London. The servants were in the field. The captain was hungry. Verb consisting of two words. The merchant has been in London. The servants have been in the field. The captain has been hungry. Exercise 17. Pick out the Verbs in the following sentences: a. The soldier did his duty. The brothers helped the sisters. The preacher spoke. The stranger walked to Bristol. b My father was in Paris. Our cousins were here. The horse was in the stable. The girls were ill. The baby was in the cradle. The soldier has done his duty. The preacher had spoken. The lady had seen her uncle. The stranger had walked to Bristol. The sailors have lost their ship. My father has been in Paris. Our cousins have been here. The horse had been in the stable. The girls had been ill. The river has been very full. The baby had been in the cradle. 15. The Verb to have and the Verb to be are sometimes used together in helping another Verb, as, 'Mary has been reading;' The mowers have been cutting the hay,' 'The butcher had been buying sheep.' Exercise 18. Pick out the Verbs in the following sentences: The wind has been blowing. The farmer has been looking at his corn. The boys have been playing cricket. The horse had been standing under a hedge. The gamekeeper has been shooting hares. The baby had been screaming. Your father has been talking about you. The mole-catchers have been setting traps. Those two rough boys had been fighting. The men had been working on the railway. Three children had been sliding on the ice. The gentleman has been running. The sailor has been visiting his friends. The young men had been swimming. The dog has been barking. 16. The Verb to be is often used in helping another Verb to show what is done to some person or thing; as 'The groom was kicked by a horse;' 'The glass was cracked with a stone; ''The poor fellow's arm is broken;'The good scholars were praised by their teacher.' 17. In these, as in other cases, the Verb to have may be used with the Verb to be; thus, The thief has been caught;' The houses have been sold;' The officer had been blamed.' Exercise 19. Pick out the Verbs in the following sentences:· a. The lawn is watered by the gardener. The letter was written by Tom. The child was trodden upon. Jane's pinafore was torn by Frank. The lion was shot by the hunters. The girl was stung by a wasp. The ink was spilled by the baby. Two foxes were caught yesterday. The boards were sawn by the carpenter. My brother was blamed by the master. The books were brought by William. The fire was relit. Those pictures were painted by Turner. b. The lawn has been watered by the gardener. The letter has been written by Tom. The bear has been killed. Five of the boys have been stung by wasps. The trees had been blown down. The thief has been forgiven. The books have been brought by William. The horses had been shod the day before. The fire had been relit. thus 18. The same statement may often be made in two ways, Change the form of statement in the following sentences:· a. John broke the window. The mowers are cutting hay. The masons have built a wall. The cat has scratched the little girl. The dog worried the cat. The rat has eaten the malt. The cow tossed the dog. The sexton tolled the bell. The cruel boy struck the donkey. Edgar has given a ball to his brother. The gardeners have pruned the trees. The horses have eaten their corn. b. The boat was broken by the waves. Light is given by the sun. The pavements have been washed by the rain. Silk and cloth are sold by the draper. America was discovered by Columbus. The medicine was prepared by the chemist. Four sheep were killed by the tiger. Nuts were cracked by the monkeys. Honey is made by bees. The flowers were arranged by Mary. 19. Shall, should, will, and would are used in helping other Verbs, as, 'I' shall see my father to-morrow;''We1 shall return next week;' 'The postman will come soon;' 'I' should stay at home if it rained;''The flowers would wither in the sun.' 2 'I and we and other words of the same kind will be dealt with later. They are used like Nouns with Verbs. 2 See Notes for Teachers,' p. 255, Note 6. 20. To be and to have (either as helping words or as principal Verbs) may also be used with these helping words, thus: Be and have as helping words. I1 shall be working to-morrow. The girl will have found her : Be and have as principal I shall be in York. We shall have a treat then. The boy would have a prize. Exercise 21. Pick out the Verbs in the following sentences: a. The girl will write a letter. We shall read that book. I should eat the apple. The sun will rise at five. We shall begin French next week. The landlord will sell two farms. The mowers will finish by sunset. We shall stay at Brighton. The carrier will bring the parcel. The storm will abate soon. Fred would like this book. The glass would break. b. We shall have been to Paris. The mother will have been with the daughter. The children would have been early. We should have been late. I shall have a prize. The girls will have some skipping-ropes. The fruiterer will have some cherries. I should be glad if you would be there. Father will be here soon. She would be happy then. We shall have fine days now. Tom will have a new coat to-morrow. 21. It often happens that when a Verb consists of two or more words the words do not follow one another immediately. Thus: Sentence. The bird is not singing. The dew was fast falling. The soldier is sadly thinking of his home. The lawn is daily watered. The horses had in vain been sought. Verb. Is singing. Is thinking. Have been playing. Is watered. 1 See p. 11, note 1. |