+To the Teacher+.--Let some of the pupils write their sentences on the
board, while others are reading theirs. Then let the work on the board be
corrected.
Correct any expression that does not make _good sense_, or that asserts
something not strictly true; for the pupil should early be taught to _think
accurately_, as well as to write and speak grammatically.
Correct all mistakes in _spelling_, and in the use of _capital letters_ and
the _period_.
Call attention to the agreement in form of the predicate with the subject.
See Notes, p. 163.
Insist on neatness. Collect the papers before the recitation closes.
+CAPITAL LETTER-RULE.--The first word of every sentence must begin with a
_capital letter_+.
+PERIOD--RULE.--A _period_ must be placed after every sentence that simply
affirms, denies, or expresses a command+.
Construct sentences by supplying a _subject_ to each of the following
_predicates_.
Ask yourself the question, What swim, sink, hunt, etc.?
1. ---- swim.
2. ---- sinks.
3. ---- hunt.
4. ---- skate.
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