The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-04-26

what parts is the English Grammar
divided?
2. Give complete classification ofthe
noun and pronoun. What are the differ
ences between a personal and relative
pronoun
8. Give all the properties of a verb
Define each.
4. Form the plural of each of the fol-
lowing nouns beef, elf, thief, staff, loaf,
embargo, echo, motto, analysis, oasis,
beau, vortex.
S. For correction: To recklessly spend
money is criminal. I seen him yesterday
as he come to town. He neither was
rich nor poor. Things look much more
kfayorably this morning. I feel tolerable
we'll.
6. Analyze and parse italicised words:
The natives of Csyon build houses OF the
trunk, and Match roofs, s0it6 the leaves
of the cocoannt palm.
z. Give the synopsis of the verb 0'ste,
in the Indicative, Subjunctiye, and
Potential Modes, Active voice.
+ s. Punctuate the following sentence
Philosophers assert:that nature is unlim-
tied in her operations that she has inex-
haustible treasures in reserve that knowl-
edge will always be progressive and that
all future generations will continue to
make discoveries Of which we have not
the least idea.
8. Define Simple, Complex and Com.
pound sentence. Example of5each.
&, 10. Analyze and parse italicised words: !:
TIE energy sO6ich drives our locomotives
and forces our steamships through the
waves comes from the sun.
ARITHMETIC.
/. Name and define the fundamental
principles of Arithmetic. Two men paid
$4,000 for cattle; one took So at sl5 q
head, and the other the remainder at S25
q head: how many cattle in all?
2. Define a compound number, and
name the weights and measures in which
it is used. "a man owns three farms |;
the first contains 81 "a. 8 B. 27 p, which
|; ;is4 "a. 2 r. S5 P. larger than the second.
and the third contsins times as much
as the other two; which he divides
equally among his three sons: require
the share of each.
8. The longitude of New York is 7S0
Il 6>> west, and Jerusalem is S5o 32A
east when it is 4.30 o'clock a. m. at
New York, what is the time at Jerusa.
lem? From the qnotient of 8 divided by
81, subtract the quotient Of 5-S divided
by 10-11.
4. Define common and decimal frac-
,tions. ratio and simple proportion. The
sntecedent is 1916 and the ratio 25-32 !;
what is the consequent? |? If1Smen in. 10
days build a wall 40rd. long, 5 #. high,
4 #. thick, in what time could 20 men
build q wall 81 I'd. long, 8 #. thick.
S. Define interest and amount. The
amount of q certain principle for 5 ". at
acertain rate is $24SO, and for 12 yr,
1872; required the principal and rate.
s. Name the applications Of percent.
age. "a man sold q horse for $3.50 which
was 25 per cent. more than it cost him ::
if he had sold the horse for 5000 how
many per cent. would it have been more
than it cost him?
Define True and Bank Discount. Omit
ting. the three days Of. grace, what is the
difference between the true and bank
discount of s535 for one year at per
cent.
z. Define Analysis. A fox is 40 leaps
before q hound and takes 8 leaps while
the. hound takes 2, but 2 Of the hounds
equals of the fox's; in how many leaps
will the hound catch the fox?
a, B and o can together perform q
piece ;of work in u days; A alone can
do il in "a days; B alone in 81 days; in
what time can @ do it alone?
8. Define Involution and Evolution.
Il room is 20 #. long, 1e #. wide, and 12
#. high; what is the distance from one
of the lower corners to the opposite
upper corner? Find the side of cube
equal.to a mass 28Sft. long, ZIG fl. broad,
and 48 #. high.
9. Define Arithmetrical and Geomet.
rical Progression. The extremes are 2
and 80; and the number of terms "a;
find the sum of the series. Define Tri-
angle. Find the area ofa triangle whose
sides are 13, II and Is feet.
10. Define Trapezium, Trapezoid, Pyr-
amid and Gone. A field is in the form
Of q trapezoid; one Of the parallel sides
is s,25 rd., and the other 10 rd., in the
width is 80 rd: how many acres in the
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