Practical Exercises in English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 193 pages of information about Practical Exercises in English.

Practical Exercises in English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 193 pages of information about Practical Exercises in English.
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14.  Do not fear; we ——­ be all right. 15.  A prize is offered to whoever ——­ guess this conundrum. 16.  We ——­ find ourselves much mistaken. 17.  The time is coming when we ——­ have to go elsewhere for lumber. 18.  Are you not afraid that you ——­ miss the train? 19.  Yes, I fear that I ——­ miss the train. 20.  He is afraid that he ——­ miss the train. 21.  They say I ——­ find picture-galleries in every city. 22.  Think what a happy life we ——­ live. 23.  If you will call for me, I ——­ be glad to go with you. 24.  I ——­ be sixteen in May. 25.  John thinks he ——­ be sick to-morrow. 26.  He says James ——­ be sick to-morrow. 27.  Howard thinks he ——­ probably live to old age. 28.  Howard thinks his brother ——­ probably live to old age. 29.  He tells me that he—­be ten next month. 30.  We ——­ be all right if Congress will (shall) adjourn without
    tampering with the tariff.
31.  If we examine the falling snow, we ——­ find that each flake consists
    of particles of ice.
32.  He has resolved that he ——­ not answer the letter. 33.  She has resolved that her daughter ——­ not answer his letter. 34.  I ——­ feel greatly obliged if you ——­ tell me. 35.  When He—­appear, we ——­ be like Him. 36.  I hope we ——­ be in time to get good seats. 37.  When ——­ I come to get my paper? 38. ——­ I put more coal on the fire? 39. ——­ you be sorry to leave Boston? 40. ——­ you be elected? 41.  When ——­ we three meet again? 42. ——­ I fetch a chair for you? 43. ——­ you be surprised to hear it? 44. ——­ you do me the favor to reply by return mail? 45. ——­ we have time to get our tickets? 46. ——­ you have time to get your ticket? 47. ——­ he have time to get his ticket? 48. ——­ there be time to get our tickets? 49. ——­ you be at leisure after dinner? 50. ——­ I find you at home? 51.  When ——­ we have peace? 52. ——­ he find gold there? ——­ we find any? 53. ——­ we hear a good lecture if we go? 54.  If I fail on this examination,——­ I be allowed to take it over again?

EXERCISE XLVI.

Insert the proper auxiliary (would, should) in each blank in the following sentences:—­

1.  I ——­ like to know who he is. 2.  We ——­ prefer to go by boat from Rhinebeck. 3.  He ——­ prefer to go by boat from Poughkeepsie. 4.  He ——­ be sorry to miss his train. 5.  I ——­ be sorry to lose this umbrella. 6.  I ——­ feel hurt if he ——­ abuse my hospitality in that way. 7.  Were I to go, I ——­ get tired. 8.  He ought to have known that we ——­ be ruined. 9.  I ——­ think he ——­ know they are fooling him. 10.  The head-master decided that you ——­ be promoted. 11.  Ralph said he ——­ (volition) not stay at the hotel if it were not
    better kept.
12.  Though I ——­ die for it, yet ——­ I do it. 13.  I was afraid she ——­ not come. 14.  If I knew where she is, I ——­ write to her. 15.  We ——­ have been paid, if the treasurer had been at home. 16.  They ——­ have been paid, if the treasurer had been at home.

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