The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-12-21
rHE Use oF PARrIcIpLEs.

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proper connective. The attendance was
large. a number Of visiting organizations
wese present from this city" We have here
two facts. the first being the large sttend-
ance and the other the cause. Looking for
the proper connective land would be too
commonplace we find no place for reia-
tive, which leads nee to introduce another
mode ofexpression-
Ifone should say . saw man and he
led his hons" you would correct the SEN
tence to who led. or rather who was
leading using the progressive FORM !
saw a man leading his horse where the
participle leading expresses an act and refers
% saaa IS its subiect, Is the form We shall
use. IL Ike manner change the second
clause ofthe above sentence to read "a num-
Der Of visiting organizations being pres ent
from this city, The present participle is
used because both clauses refer TO the same
time. Mr.. B&chman afterwards moved that
the vote be reconsidered that adopted the
report The leading clause ends with re-
considered, while the other describes uOte, and
should, IKEA relative. be placed next 10 H.
We should ssy Mr.. Baehman afterwards
moved that the vote adopting the report be
reconsidered."
Change these sentences by the use Of par
tioiples to avoid the repetition of certain
words in each
l. The Daily Nslrs viii give all the infor-
S,natiou that will interest our readers that
bears on the case
? He was suffering from severe cold,
which quickly developed into pneumonia,
which caused his death.
3 He gave men just such q religion as
pleased Him, and as best for man in all
places and in all times
" Nothing in the house was saved, and the
entire building was completely consumed
With all tof) its contents" Here the whole
story Is told in the second clause, which
should take the place Of both, for after say
ing that everything was burnt up it would
be needless to add that nothing was saved
The werk is rendered unusually difficult
! because there is no permanent membership,
year Ind does not promise an expiana-
uon OF repetition, but an addition, in de-
fault Of which il should be dropped here to
admit tie pariiciple changing. The reason
irHy is sometimes found in The first clause,
as He was the Oldest child and the only
son, and filed large place in the hearts of
father and mother" which may be made to
read Being the oldest"
The sentence Il saw the horse that was
led away" by emitting the relative may be
changed 10 Il saw the horse led Tor being
] led away Here iesi and being led, the past
and the present participle, mean practically
the same thing. But in the sentence ''The
grist-mill leased and occupied by John Ly-
ons is being fitted up with new engine, I"
there would be quite a difference between
SIS fitted up, which IS equivalent to has
bsen.n and is being fitted up, - which rep
resenfs the work as incomplete.
The present participle is often used 20 rep
resent the name Of an action. with or with
out an object, as BY reading we acquire
knowledge" But as reading to be useful
should always have an object, it would be
better 10 say BY reading good books We &C
quire Lnowledge" Correct the following
and you viii have both forms of the present
participle, preceded by q proposition ;
There were at least four hundred young
folks who came for the purpose to see and
be seen" And If they all tried to look their
best, who is going to blame. them? Read
"of seeing and being seen."l The use of
this participle with proposition is quite
common.
| Examples for correction:
l. 1t seems that the canon against self
slaughter" promotes instead of prevents sui
eide
?. The Traction Company were shrewd
! enough to take advantage of the law and
they located their offices outin the Belt.
3. Squirrels have taken to eat watermel-
ons in some parts OF Oregon.
Here is a mixed team, participle hitch
ed up with a verb. with a view of organ
izing the non-union men and bring them
out on strike" Change the verb and let
aad remain.
The prior past participle, known by the
signs having" and having been, is used
to express the AO,s or 'shy of the fact set forth
in the leading clause. Common Council
obtained no quorum, and no meeting Of
that body was held" Here the main fact Is
that no meeting was held, and the first
clause, which is also prior in the order Of
time, assigns the reason. It should read
The Common Council not having obtained
a quorum" the participle being having OBJ
taiaed" Apply the same process to the fol-
/ lowing:
1. The average picnic seems to have open
ed very rapidly last week, quite a number
/ (of theml came TO maturity.
, The dog turned 10 attack the crow, and
the other (one) seized the bone and both
few away with it.
3. A lot has been secured and a building
committee appointed and the work will go
onto a speedy completion.
What can you do for this sentence /:
sWhen invited 70 sit beside the judge and
pointed to them and said to his students,
Behold the evil effects of early rising"
Or this: "The mother refused from having
an operation performed. and he choked to
death after intense suffering" Having
and having been" are somedmes omitted,
as Omitted, all the voyage of their life is
bound in shadows and in miseries.'
The present particip.e and the in6nitive
mood, while they seem to mean the same
thing. must aot be used indiscriminately
We may teach rslfiaJ, but our pupils learn
% reEd. TO die for ones country is glori-
Gus" not dying. Afer a transitive verb the
infnitive seems 10 have the call; for in
stance, while we think Of going" We wish,
dssire, intend, expect" to 90. As besAee1
the phrase Of going sud the ininitivs We
may still retain the wish or desire" to 90
bat speaking OF the "intention or expscta-
ton Of goiag, or 70 60, or any similar qles-
tioa abou. the distinctive use OF these forms
of speech, We have no rule to 60 By, unless
il be TO use the initiative wherever We caa.
"The operators of the Hizleton mines
have announced their intention Of suspend
ing rather than haul water By rail. Say "to
suspend rather than haul" 1T is the ex-
pectation Of the committee that the rules
viii be ready for reporting by Thursday at
the latest" As the rules are not to do the
reporting. it wOa.d be better TO say ready to
be reported on TlurSday."
TIE the inf ,itive in the f,liowing.