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 HOME STUDY CIRCLE
HOW TO LEARN SPANISH
By George F. McKibben, A. M. Professor of Modern Languages in
 Denison University.)
CHAPTER VIII.

conjunctions have Frequently occurred il the preceding lessons.
 | la) These are the simple connectiva, which join or ccntras. similar clements words, phrases or clauses. sentences They are: oO and Il, Or; and eQ) and pero, mas, sino (after a negative), but tsst tampSso nor re,shSef Sfidgp gues for que | tb) Most of these are called coordinat l ing conJunctionS, in contrast to the sub | ordinating conjunctions. which always ccordinatins conJunctions belongs more pr' ptrly perhaps to such double connoc. | tives as follow:
 Apenas-cuando; scarcely.when; asia, como, both--and or us well-as; ni- nj nttther-nor; no solo-sino, or no sola- | me nto--sino. or no tan solo-sino oue moi only-but also; ou)-oQ). either--or; ors | -ora: now-now; sea--Sea Cor que-Que) | times-somt times.
 Co The subordinating conjunctions are l quite numerous. Below are some of the most impotant. grouped according a: they denote time. cause. purpose. result concession, condition. 1t will be noticed | verbs.
 l Time-Antes que, primero que. before | Quiera que, whenever Como. as. Des. | pues que, after. En seguida kue. a poco que. luego que, en caunto (que) asiQ) como. tan pronto como. al punto que, as
  que, until. Mientras, while, as long as En tanto que. mientras que. while.
 Cause.-Porque (often auc). because Como, as. since. Pues que and va que now that since. Puesto que. visto que supuesto que, seeing that Cuanto mas que, the more as. Purpose;-Psra que poraue; a que, s.u functions govern the subjunctive. Result-De manera que. de modo que de suerte que, tanto que. so that. Tal que. such that. These conjunctions are used with the indicative chiefly, but also with the subjunctive.
 oncession.--.Aunque, si bien, bien que puesto que frare and old). although. Aun si, aun cuando. even if, even thoigh. Sin embargo de que. comoquiera que. ., obstante que. pesar de que, notwicee- standing thao. Per tmas, que. however much. These conjunctions are usually followed by the subjunctive. But some- times the verb is omitted
 Condition.-Si, como (rare). if. A menos que. no ser que. sino cuando, unless. Contal que. siempre que. provided that. that M hsS in case ee tthst. eondicion e a"e. os condition that. The subjunctive com monly follows these.
 Examples of subordinating conjunctions que hablaba persuadia(2l, whenever (every time) he spoke he persuaded. A poco de tomar la medecina murioQ), soon after taking the medicine he died. Mltn- lTdS queue SSItTdIlZd uc SdiNdTtC, ltdpd~ jaremos. so long as hope of saving him shall remain. we will work Esperuron hasta que vino. they waited until he came. No vino porqCe estaba entermo Ia quiero tanto que no vea sus defectos. I do not love her 90 much that l do not see her defects. Si dice eso, tiene razon, if he says that he iS right. Pienso intend to do 1t unless they prevent me. Puesto que sea asi0), supposing It to be SO. En el caso que no le hubiese reel bido, in case he should not have received 1t. Con tai cue To haya recibido, pro- vided that he has received 1t. Aundue sea pan ceholla me gusta, though 1t be bread and garlic, 1t pleases me. Aun cuando no esteQ en uso serad) irteltEi- hle, even though 1t be not in use, 1t will
 CLASS 3 OF PECULIAR VERBS.
 Thees are ffty-four in number and are all of conf lI The stem-vowel of all ticns: First, when the stem is accented and, second, when the stem is unaccentcd and is followed by accented or by cne of the accented diphthongs, ie, 10. The most familiar vefb of class 3 is servir, to serve. which we give. in full as our model as follows:
 Principal parts servir, sirviendo, ser ''uo' s''N'i PRESENT GROUP.
 Pref< ind serve. etc. Sirvo. sirves. sirve. sefvimos, servisO, Eirven.
 Pres. subj. ! may serve, etc. SlTFa' sirvas. sirva. sirvamcs sirrais, slrvan.
 Imperative-sirve. sirva, sirvamos, ser vid, sirVan.
 Impf ind. was serving. etc. The accent on throughout Serv-ia,-ias.- la, iamos, --iais. --ian
 PRETERIT GROUP.
 Pres. part. Serving, sirviendo.
 Pret ind. I served. etc. ServiO. ser viste, sirviod), servimos, servisteis' sir vieron.
 | Impf subj. I might serve etc. sirv- iers. -ieras, -iera, -lersmos(3), -ierais ieran.
 ,. lmpf subj. I might serve. etc. sirv -iese. -ieses, -iese, -iesemosG), -ieseis. -iesen.
 Fut, subj. I shall or may serve, etc Sirv-iere, Heres, -iere. -ieremos(O --iereis, -ieren.
 FUTURE GROUP.
 Fut. ind. I shall serve etc. Servtr-eD, -asQ), --aQ), emos(2). -eis(2, --anQ.
 Pres cond. shall serve. etc. Accent on 1 throughout. Servir-ia. -ias, ia.
 b. Among other verbs like the above model are the following. shown only in their principal parts Pedir, to ask. pidiendo pedido pido, pct.-. Medir. to measure midiendo, medido, mido, mediW Vcstir to dress vistiendo. vestido. vlsto vesti0) Concebir. tn conceive. concihien- do, concebido, conciho, concebitO. Rem dir to give up. rindiendo. rend!do. rindo. rendiW. Gemior. to groan. gimiendo