5. A poor child was found in the streets by a wealthy and benevolent
gentleman suffering from cold and hunger.
+Direction+.--_Recast these sentences, making the reference of the
participle clear, and punctuating correctly_:--
+Model+.--_Climbing to the top of the hill the Atlantic ocean was seen._
Incorrect because it appears that the ocean did the climbing.
_Climbing to the top of the hill, we saw the Atlantic ocean_.
1. Entering the next room was seen a marble statue of Apollo.
2. By giving him a few hints he was prepared to do the work well.
3. Desiring an early start the horse was saddled by five o'clock.
+Direction+.--_Compose sentences in which each of these three participles
shall be used as an adjective modifier, as the principal word in a
prepositional phrase, as the principal word in a phrase used as a subject
or as an object complement, as a mere adjective, as a mere noun, and in an
absolute phrase_:--
Buzzing, leaping, waving.
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LESSON 40.
VERBS AS NOUNS--INFINITIVES.
+Introductory Hints+.--_I came to see you_. Here the verb _see_, like the
participle, lacks asserting power--_I to see_ asserts nothing. _See_,
following the preposition _to_, [Footnote: For the discussion of _to_ with
the infinitive, see Lesson 134.
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