The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-12-28
MORE ABOUT PHRASES.

connective, We will now carry OUT the sane
line Of thought in connection with series
Of examples We have seen that dependent
clauses may often be abbreviated, thereby
changing their character, as in the follow
ing. I'VE are to have an American play By
en- American author and presented BY Amer
ican actors" Suppose We wish 70 see wheth-
er the use Of AID in this sentence Is correct
Things to be ad led masi be Of the same de-
nomination. Presented 0y American act
ors IS a parlicipisl phrase, and if there is
anything in the sentence 70 which II may be
addedi must be aaOsber paEticipiai phrase,
and both must refer 70 the same thing 1.-THE
preceding phrase were written by an Amer
lean author the use ofdni wonld be proper
therefore upon the suPpositi0n that Eniitsa
is understood here, It may be allowed 70
stand. Oa the other hand, if the phrase
presented By American actors" we're the
only one, II might be regarded as an abore-
viation oftbe relative ause which IS 70 be
presented by American sc,os," in which
case comma would be placed before pre-
,ea,sd, while aad would be omitted. By
using the infnitive form 10 be presented
the result would be the same, and wherever
this reasoning will apply the conjunction IS
not needed
Let Is now examine these sentences:
1. In California there is lumbering vii
lazeofII0J inha5itants and there are thir-
teen saloons" Here there are two clauses,
but as the fac. sc, forth in the second is
merely incidental it may be changed TO
where OF in which the-s are" or better
still with thirteen saloons.
,. "0ae god maa 70 keep the city fire.
---gine in repair &c, and We would have an
Immunity from IRE tha, We have not dream
ed Of 70. years" AHi IS used here TO con-
meet phrase with a clause, which it cainot
20 With pToprie;y. Change to with one
good man, omitiing aad
3. Cooperating with paid department,
given an organized nucleus around which
to rally, and there is still o2portunity Dr
their unselfsh service 70 be utlizsdn Here
We have Two participial phrases referring to
the same subjsct, with clause introduced
By and As the sense is obscured By the
want Of connective between the tSO phra-'
ses aad should be transferred TO ill the
place, 50 as 10 read "aad thus given"
4. The saw mill is located near Trent,
and shortly after work had commenced in
the morning the large boiler exploded with
a terrific report The leading clslse re-
lates the event and the other irbeTe it occur
red Read At the saw-mil Clocated) near
Trent, without the connective.
3. Ia East And1Eer the apple-trees, just
bursting into blossoms, we're entirely
.hroud-i with snow, AMI beading them
iJEn with its weight Tns clause tells Of
the trees cpverei with snow, besides which
We have Two phrases Of the sams kind, one
referring 10 the trees aud the other 10 the
snow. These cannot be connected, 50 and IS
ont Of a job.
Ia the following sentences and serves nsi-
ther for ornament nor utility.
/. She had by some means fallen from the
sop Of the s.airs and with lighted candle
in her hand.
>. He shall soon enjoy to safety the noto-
riety be Graves. and without detracting a
particle from his merits.
.. The new police station viii be opened
by Mayor Stuart and in the presence of other
officials
l. The attack came aud with such severity
that be could not be taken home.
Have you ever heard them say try and -
Have at yoa then with 5 few examples.
l. The large reward offered for the arrest
Of Frank Cooley has induced detectives from
all paris Of the country to try aud capture
the Eoied outlaw. Try and capture-the
cart before the horse. But will not the
writer try to speak Eaglish by saying "try
to captuTe?-D
, A truly good man says Won't you Try
and not only say but think what is kindsst
aud pleasaniest about people2" Try not
only 10 say but TO think.
3. They viii stop and spend few days
with the sister Of the former al Chiontown.
10 spend is better
elect officers. How does he know but they
may meet With deadlock p
Mistakes are sometimes made in the use
o! and with two or more nouns in apPosi-
ton.
!. An insane man named Ringer and an
inmate Of the poor house attempted 10 com
NIT suicide. Dad enough for one, but and
slds him up and makes two Of him.
? At the finish Of this case the trial Of
R)ber, c. Miller and party to the murder
of Nony Hochstetler will begin. The par
y should have been Billy Pritts, but they
never could catch him
3. Philip DEyer has just visited Virginia
70 see his great race-horse Eon, and the chief
bread winner OF his stable last season. The
chief bread-winner may have been the Jock
ey that rode the horsel
4. Mrs. Henrietta Steyer, a widow aud
daughter Of the late Rev C. +. Heyer, who
hiss for some years been living in Frostburg
Il You have been getting things into u
snarl. Let me try it. Mrs Henrietta S,ey-
eI. daughter Of the late Rev. c. F. Heyer. a
widow who has for some years been living
in Frostburg.
Change the following 50 as to insert one
Of these words in each; as, for, though,
when, while
Cannot you take it up and send it fly
ing through tbs Council Ike you did the
last ordinanee?
?. Il is the one day in the year that every
body has some business TO transact.
3 As the big-hog stories are going the
rounds for ny part I purpose to tell the
truth.
Mss Hicks has been in i'll health for
some time, and i, is hoped that the invigo-
rating air Of this county viii fully restore
her.
5. Age does not seem to have any effect
upon either Of them, AMI they are still sure
to draw good houses.
.Ilaneous examples for correction
1. The Cranford correspondent must not
resort to sacl steps as the above, as the
store keepers are neither backwoods people
nor monkeys.
, Not murmur was heard against aughi
that occurred, or was a suggestion offered as
TO a change.
3. They have been educated until not a
man Of them bat can today inielligently
read the Word Of God
4. Bai not only are the natural products
Of the land abundant, the a-ls and indus
tries are 4 1nrishing.
VI nna.-ina nr a.-,.I .-,-,-.a-.. ~.