1. Indolence as surely runs to dishonesty as to lying. 2. Indeed, they are
but different parts of the same road, and not far apart. 3. In directing
the conduct of the Ephesian converts, Paul says, "Let him that stole steal
no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which
is good." 4. The men who were thieves were those who had ceased to work. 5.
Industry was the road back to honesty. 6. When stores are broken open, the
idle are first suspected.
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+The Uses of Words and Groups of Words+.--Find in 1 two compound infinitive
phrases and tell their use. Supply the words omitted from the last part of
each compound. What shows that the parts of 2 are not closely connected?
Would a conjunction bring them more closely together? If a conjunction is
used, would you change the punctuation? A sentence that unites with another
to make one greater sentence we call a _clause_. Read the first part of 2
and change _somebody's_ first to a phrase and then to a clause used like an
adjective. What distinction can you make between the use of the semicolon
and the use of the comma in 3? The clause _if he borrows_ is joined like an
adverb to what verb? _If he begs and gets_? What pronoun more indefinite
than _your_ might take its place in 4? What noun? Explain the use of the
semicolon and the comma in 4.
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