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LESSON 139
PARSING.
+Direction+.--_Select and parse, according to the Model below, the verbs in
the sentences of Lesson_ 42. _For the agreement of verbs, see Lesson_ 142.
+Model for Written Parsing--_Verbs_+.--_The Yankee, selling his farm,
wanders away to seek new lands_.
CLASSIFICATION. | MODIFICATIONS.
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Verbs. | Kind. |Voice.|Mode.|Tense.|Num. |Per.|
*selling|Pr. Par., Ir., Tr.| Act. | -- | -- | -- | -- |
wanders |Reg., Int. | -- |Ind. |Pres. |Sing.| 3d.|
*seek |Inf., Ir., Tr. | Act. | -- | " | -- | |
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| SYNTAX
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Verbs. |
selling |Mod. of _Yankee_.
wanders |Pred. of _Yankee_.
seek |Prin. word in phrase
| Mod. of _wanders_.
[Footnote: Participles and infinitives have neither person nor number.]
(See Model for Written Parsing on opposite page.)
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LESSON 140.
CONSTRUCTION OF MODE AND TENSE FORMS.
+Caution+.--Be careful to give every verb its proper form and meaning.
+Direction+.--_Correct the following errors, and give your reasons_:--
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