EXERCISE VI.—­VERBS.

1.  Write a synopsis of the first person singular of the active verb amuse, conjugated affirmatively.

2.  Write a synopsis of the second person singular of the neuter verb sit, conjugated affirmatively in the solemn style.

3.  Write a synopsis of the third person singular of the active verb speak, conjugated affirmatively in the compound form.

4.  Write a synopsis of the first person plural of the passive verb be reduced, conjugated affirmatively.

5.  Write a synopsis of the second person plural of the active verb lose, conjugated negatively.

6.  Write a synopsis of the third person plural of the neuter verb stand, conjugated interrogatively.

7.  Write a synopsis of the first person singular of the active verb derive, conjugated interrogatively and negatively.

EXERCISE VII.—­PARTICIPLES.

1.  Write the simple imperfect participles of the following verbs:  belong, provoke, degrade, impress, fly, do, survey, vie, coo, let, hit, put, defer, differ, remember.

2.  Write the perfect participles of the following verbs:  turn, burn, learn, deem, crowd, choose, draw, hear, lend, sweep, tear, thrust, steal, write, delay, imply, exist.

3.  Write the preperfect participles of the following verbs:  depend, dare, deny, value, forsake, bear, set, sit, lay, mix, speak, sleep, allot.

4.  Write the following participles each in its appropriate form:  dipt, deckt, markt, equipt, ingulft, embarrast, astonisht, tost, embost, absorpt, attackt, gasht, soakt, hackt.

5.  Write the regular participles which are now generally preferred to the following irregular ones:  blent, blest, clad, curst, diven, drest, graven, hoven, hewn, knelt, leant, leapt, learnt, lit, mown, mulct, past, pent, quit, riven, roast, sawn, sodden, shaven, shorn, sown, striven, strown, sweat, swollen, thriven, waxen.

6.  Write the irregular participles which are commonly preferred to the following regular ones:  abided, bended, builded, bursted, catched, creeped, dealed, digged, dwelled, freezed, grinded, knitted, layed, meaned, payed, reaved, slided, speeded, splitted, stringed, sweeped, throwed, weaved, weeped, winded.

EXERCISE VIII.—­ADVERBS, &c.

1.  Compare the following adverbs:  soon, often, long, fast, near, early, well, badly or ill, little, much, far, forth.

2.  Place the comparative adverbs of increase before each of the following adverbs:  purely, fairly, sweetly, earnestly, patiently, completely, fortunately, profitably, easily.

3.  Place the comparative adverbs of diminution before each of the following adverbs:  secretly, slily, liberally, favourably, powerfully, solemnly.