XVIII. MAKING COMPARISONS WITH

ADVERBS

1. In the case of a few short adverbs comparisons are made by adding -er and -est, as:

Make sentences containing the above adverbs, using all three forms, as:

John runs fast; Tom runs faster than John; Fred runs the fastest of the three.

2. Adverbs ending in -ly are usually compared by using more and most, or less and least, as:

Make sentences containing the above adverbs,

using all three forms of each, as:

John finished quickly; Tom finished more quickly than John; Fred finished most quickly of all.

following sentences:

Tom did his work well; John did his

than Tom;

Copy the above sentences, and after each write two more, changing the form of the adverb so as to compare two and more than two, as:

The horse came fast.

The automobile came faster than the horse.
The train came the fastest.

XIX. CHAPTER TEST: DESCRIBING A

GAME OR A SPORT

Write a description of a game or a sport that you have watched. Use the best verbs and adverbs you can think of to make your description clear and correct.

CHAPTER NINETEEN

PREPOSITIONS, CONJUNCTIONS, AND INTERJEC-
TIONS: WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW
TO USE THEM

Note to the teacher: Even with lessons that seem to be complete in this book, do not fail to consult your Manual. will surely find helpful suggestions there.

I. PREPOSITIONS

A Disaster

You

(1) What a sight met the good housekeeper's eyes! (2) The tablecloth was thrown under the sofa. (3) A broken dish lay beside the fire. (4) A muddy boot was half hidden among the sofa cushions. (5) Torn paper was scattered over the floor. (6) An ink bottle on the desk was upset and the ink was flowing from it. (7) A rug, beautiful of design, was in tatters.

In the second sentence, the word "under" tells the relation between the noun "sofa" and "was thrown."

The tablecloth "was thrown under the sofa."

In the third sentence, the word "beside shows the relation between the noun "fire" and "lay."

A broken dish "lay beside the fire."

In the fourth sentence, the word "among" shows the relation between the noun "cushions and "was hidden."

A muddy boot 'was hidden among the cushions.'

What relation does each of the other italicized words in the paragraph show? Study them as follows:

The word " over shows the relation between the and

noun

The word "on" shows the relation between the noun

and

The word "from" shows the relation between the pronoun

and

The word" of " shows the relation between the noun

and

The word" in " shows the relation between the noun

and

Each of these words shows the relation between the noun or pronoun that follows it, and some other word in the sentence.

Words that show relation are prepositions, another of the eight Parts of Speech.

A word that shows the relation between a noun or pronoun and some other word or words is called a preposition.