WHAT is the ninth and last part of speech? The INTERJECTION. In the sentence, "Alas! I am undone!" what word is thrown in to express the sorrow of the speaker? Alas! What does the word interjection mean? A throwing in. What, then, may alas! and similar words be called? What is an Interjection? An Interjection is a word used to express some sudden feeling of the speaker. What are the principal feelings which are expressed by interjections? Sorrow, triumph, disgust, wonder; there are also interjections of calling, of attention, of saluting, of taking leave. Mention the principal interjections of sorrow. Mention those expressing triumph.. Hurrah! huzza! bravo! aha! Mention those expressing disgust. Fy! fudge! pshaw! tush! away! begone! Mention those expressing wonder. Indeed! strange! what!. Mention those of calling. Hallo! ho! Mention those of attention. Behold! lo! hark! listen! see! hush! hist! Mention those of saluting. O! (0 is always used with a pronoun, or the name of an object addressed; as, O thou! O James!) welcome! hail! Mention those of taking leave. Adieu! farewell! good b'ye! What mark is that (!) which you see placed after each of the above interjections? An Exclamation Point. When you write an interjection, what must you place after it? An exclamation point. In the exercise that follows, how will you know which of the above interjections to insert in place of the dash ? I will read the whole sentence, and put in an interjection that is appropriate; thus, if the sentence express sorrow, I will insert an interjection. of sorrow; if wonder, I will insert one of wonder, &c. EXERCISE. Where a dash occurs, insert a suitable interjec tion. EXAMPLE. the victory is ours! Completed. Hurrah! the victory is ours! 1. ! I am surprised at this. 2. My house is on fire; ! I am undone. 4. 3. ! what strange figure is this that is ap proaching? ! my friend; I am glad to see you. 5. ! the cannon are booming; the battle has begun. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. ! dishonest wretch; I despise thee! our friend has conquered. ! stranger; will you tell a traveller where he is? 11. I hope you may have a pleasant journey. -! what noise was that? 12. 13. ! 14. poor fellow! I am sorry for him. 15. Who is that?! he is descending the hill. 16. 17. ! thou blessed sun, that spreadest gladness over the earth. 18. ! I am at the head of my class. LESSON XII. A REVIEW. [The pupil has answered all the questions given below, as they occurred in the preceding lessons; but as he may have forgotten some of them, he must look back for the answers, and learn them carefully.] WHAT is a letter? Name the vowels. What is a vowel? What is a consonant? Name the consonants. What two letters are sometimes vowels, and at other times consonants? When are they vowels, and when consonants? What is a syllable? What is a word? How many parts of speech are there? Mention them. What is an article? Mention the articles. What is a noun? Give an example. How many kinds of nouns are there? What is a proper noun? What is a common noun ? What is a pronoun? Mention some of the principal pronouns. What is an adjective? Give an example. What is a verb? Give an example. What is an adverb? Give an example. Mention the different · kinds of adverbs, and give an example of each. What is the difference between adjectives and adverbs? What are distinct members or parts of sentences called? What is a conjunction? Mention some of the principal conjunctions. What is a preposition? Mention some of the principal prepositions. What is an interjection? What are the principal classes of interjections? Mention one of each class. LESSON XIII. MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISE. In this lesson and the next, the pupil, wherever a dash occurs, must insert whatever part of speech is required to complete the sense. Follow the spelling and punctuation of the book. MARTINS. MARTINS a kind of swallows. They feed flies,, and other insects, and skim swiftly through air, in pursuit of their prey. In the morning are up by day-break, and twitter about your window, while are asleep bed. They are less, and, as people do not molest in towns them, they harm build their A pair of martins, who in order to keep the Here is another a couple of stories, their nest in - porch, happened that one of the side, fell out, and strik killed. The old and strong pieces of mud all around the from meeting a similar about them. While a martin was absent from his nest, one day, a it ; to enter, he put out cock-sparrow took possession |