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EXAMINATION papers.

English Grammar and Composition.—For Class E, and for Civil Service Junior. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. What are—indirect object, complex sentence, historic present, reflexive pronoun, superlative degree ? Give an example of each. " Anglo-Saxon (or ancient English) was an inflexional language ; modern English is an analytical language." Explain the meaning of this assertion, and show briefly that it is true. 3. Analyse fully the following passage, and parse the italicized words :— The maimed who chanced to meet Her far-off beauty on the way, aside Dreiv into shadow till she passed, nor begged Aught that might turn the light of her sweet face On the too conscious fault; and Lazarus Covered his sores with deeper sense of ill. 4. Bewrite the following passage in the third person :— For my part, I should choose —if I could have my wish—that the proposition of the honourable gentleman for the repeal could go to America without the attendance of the penal bills. Alone, I could almost answer for its success : I cannot be certain of its reception in the bad company it may keep. In such heterogeneous assortments the most innocent person will lose the effect of his innocency. ■ Though you should send out this angel of peace, yet you are sending out a destroying angel too; and what would be the effect of the conflict of these two adverse spirits, or which would predominate in the end, is what I dare not say : whether the lenient measures would cause American passion to subside, or the severe would increase its fury—all this is in the hand of Providence. Yet now, even now, I should confide in the prevailing virtue and efficacious operation of lenity, though working in darkness and in chaos, in the midst of all this unnatural and turbid combination : I should hope it might produce order and beauty in the end. Let us, Sir, embrace some system or other before we end this session. Do you mean to tax America and to draw a productive revenue from thence ? If you do, speak out; name, fix, ascertain this revenue; settle its quantity ; define its objects ; provide for its collection ; and then fight when you have something to fight for. If you murder, rob ; if you kill, take possession; and do not appear in the character of madmen as well as assassins—violent, vindictive, bloody, and tyrannical—without an object. But may better counsels guide you ! — Burke : Speech on American taxation. 5. Point out any errors you see in the following sentences, and rewrite in correct English : (a.) I have done no more than it was my duty to have done. (b.) He had no sooner come but he began to find fault. (c.) Lying seriously ill, my mother hastened to my lodgings. (d.) He was brought up under her own eye by a tutor of deep erudition, but who was totally unfitted for forming the mind, (c.) This caused the author more annoyance than any he met in his whole life. (/.) I perceived it had been scoured with half an eye. 6. Write an essay (at least a page in length) on one of the following subjects, paying careful attention to expression, punctuation, and neatness of form :— (a.) Is war justifiable ? (State the chief arguments for and against the proposition that war is justifiable, and draw your own conclusion.) (b.) The plot of any one of Shakspere's plays, (c.) Six months in Europe :an imaginary tour. (Say what places you would visit, and what you would expect to see.) 7. Punctuate the following passage, and put capitals where they are required :— [You are requested to begin the punctuation exercise on a fresh page.] Papa i thought you were never coming back said the lady its twelve oclock yes my dear said the warden the attorney general named ten for my meeting to be sure ten is late but what could i do you know great men will have their own way and he gave his daughter a kiss and shook hands with the doctor and again tried to look unconcerned and you have absolutely been with the attorney general asked the archdeacon mr harding signified that he had good heavens how unfortunate and the archdeacon raised his hu»e hands in the manner in which his friends are so accustomed to see him express disapprobation and astonishment what will sir abraham think of it did you not know that it is not customary for clients to go direct to their counsel isnt it asked the warden innocently well at any rate ive done it now sir abraham didnt seem to think it so very strange the*archdeacon gave a sigh that would have moved a man of war but papa what did you say to sir abraham asked the lady i asked him my dear to explain John hirams will to me he couldnt explain it in the only way which would have satisfied me and so i resigned the wardenship. 8. As a test of spelling, write the passage and the words dictated by the Supervisor. [The candidate is requested to number the words, to write them in a column, and to use a fresh page for each of the spelling exercises. No marks will be given for a word that contains a doubtful letter. The letter "c" must be looped, the letter "i " must be dotted, and the letter "t" must be crossed.! 2—E. la.

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