suis fatiguée. 15. L'oncle d'Élise est l'homme le plus riche de la ville. 16. Nous ne sommes pas riches, mais nous sommes contents.

Theme 6.

1. I am younger than Paul. 2. Yes, Charles, but you are also less far (moins) advanced. 3. Paul is the best scholar in (the) school. 4. Louisa is as tall as Henrietta. 5. She is not so old as Henrietta. 6. Julia, you are not very attentive this morning. 7. You are no longer sick? 8. No, but I am still tired. 9. Eliza is a good scholar. 10. She is the most advanced scholar (the scholar the most advanced) of the class. 11. Peter is less studious and less attentive than William. 12. We are contented, but we are not so rich as the uncle of Julius. 13. Julia is the first of

the class to-day. 14. She is always the first. 15. Yes, Mary, and you are often the last.

SEVENTH LESSON.

LIMITING ADJECTIVES.- POSSESSIVE.

1. Limiting adjectives are of four kinds: possessive, demonstrative, numeral, and indefinite.

The possessive adjectives are:

PLURAL

SINGULAR.

These adjectives are repeated before each noun:

Mon père et ma mère.

Son frère et sa sœur.

My father and mother.

His (or her) brother and sister.

Mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before a feminine word that begins with a vowel or a silent h :

Pierre, tu* es mon cousin. 2. Oui, Jean, et je suis aussi ton ami. 3. Nous sommes heureux et contents; nous avons de bons parents. 4. Julie, vous avez ma grammaire. 5. J'ai trouvé votre grammaire dans ma chambre. 6. Avez-vous vu mes cousins aujourd'hui ? 7. J'ai vu votre oncle et vos cousins ce matin. 8. Charles est très-vif; il a cassé sa montre d'or. 9. Ma cousine Élise a perdu son mouchoir. 10. Elle a aussi perdu ses gants. 11. Nous n'avons pas de classe ce matin; notre maître de français est malade. 12. Nous avons vendu nos chevaux. 13. Nos amis ont

* The French use frequently thee and thou in conversation with children. + Un maître de français, a French teacher.

vendu leur maison. 14. Mes neveux ont perdu leurs parapluies. 15. Notre tante n'est pas heureuse; elle est toujours malade. 16. Vos nièces sont les meilleures élèves de la classe de français.*

Theme 7.

1. Your cousin is my friend. 2. My cousin Mary is the friend of your sister. 3. Our uncle has lost his watch. 4. Our aunt has lost her handkerchief and (her) gloves. 5. Charles, I have found thyt umbrella in my room. 6. Louisa, I have broken thy parasol. 7. Thou art too (trop) lively, John. 8. Your nephews are my pupils. 9. Your nieces are the friends of my sisters. 10. Henry has found your grammar in his room. 11. Paul and Mary have lost their mother. 12. Our friends have sold their horses. 13. We have sold our boat to your cousins. 14. Your little niece is a lively child (child lively); she is very happy.

EIGHTH LESSON.

LIMITING ADJECTIVES. (CONTNIUED.) — The DemONSTRATIVE.

1. The demonstrative adjective is :

Ce is used before a consonant, cet, before a vowel:

Ce soldat.

Cet arbre.

Cet homme.

This soldier; that soldier.

This tree; that tree.

This man; that man.

* La classe de français, the French class.

† See p. 41, foot-note *.

See p. 24, foot-note.

The demonstrative adjective is repeated before each noun:

Cet homme et cette femme.

Ces hommes et ces femmes.

That man and that woman.

Those men and women.

To make the distinction which is made in English by this and that, the French use ci (from ici, here), and là (there). These words are joined with a hyphen to the noun:

Cet homme-ci.

Cet homme-là.

Ces enfants-ci.

This man.

That man.

These children.

Ces enfants-là.

Those children.

2.

Ce (C'), THAT; IT; sometimes HE; SHE; THEY.

Ce (C') must not be confounded with ce, cet: the latter is an adjective, and always precedes a noun; the former is a pronoun, and is much used before est, is; and sont, are.

C'est Monsieur et Madame D.
Ce sont nos amis.

3.

That is Mr. and Mrs. D.
They are our friends.

N'est ce pas ? IS IT NOT So?

N'est-ce pas ? is added to a declarative sentence, to ask a question, when an affirmative answer is expected:

Nous sommes amis; n'est-ce pas ? We are friends; are we not?

Vocabulary 8.

Un monsieur, a gentleman.
Une dame, a lady.
Une demoiselle, a young lady.
Monsieur Delmar, Mr. Delmar.
Madame Delmar, Mrs. Delmar.
Mademoiselle D., Miss D.
Un capitaine, a captain.

Un médecin, a physician ; a doctor.
Un voisin, a neighbor (m.).
Une voisine, a neighbor (f.).
Le facteur, the postman.
Un billet, a note.
Une lettre, a letter.
Du fruit, some fruit.

Une pomme, an apple.

Une poire, a pear.

Un ananas, a pine-apple.

Mûr, ripe.

Vert, green.

Ce (C'), that; it (2).

REM. Monsieur, abbreviated M., is also used for Sir; Madame, abb. Mme., for Madam; Mademoiselle, abb. Mlle., for Miss. In the plural: Messieurs, abb. MM., Gentlemen; Mesdames, abb. Mmes., Ladies; Mesdemoiselles, abb. Mlles., Young Ladies.

In addressing a person, it is customary to prefix the epithets Monsieur, Madame, Mademoiselle, to the names of his or her kindred: Monsieur votre père, your father; Madame votre mère, your mother; Mademoiselle votre sœur, your sister.

Exercise 8.

1. Ce monsieur est Monsieur Delmar, notre voisin. 2. Cette dame est Madame Delmar, notre voisine. 3. Cette demoiselle est Mademoiselle Delmar, leur fille. 4. Qui est cet homme-là? 5. C'est le facteur, qui a apporté des lettres de Paris. 6. Ce billet-ci est pour Mlle. votre sœur. 7. Cette lettre-là est pour Mme. votre mère. 8. Ces lettresci sont pour M. votre père. 9. Qui sont ces messieurs? 10. C'est le capitaine Duval et son frère, le médecin. 11. Ce sont nos amis. 12. Julie, vous êtes mon amie; n'est-ce pas? 13. Oui, je suis votre amie. 14. Charles, vous avez apporté du fruit, qui n'est pas mûr. 15. Mais ces gros ananas sont bons; n'est-ce pas ? 16. Oui, mais les pommes et les poires sont trop vertes.

Theme 8.

1. Who is that gentleman ? 2. That is Mr. Delmar. 3. That lady is Mrs. Delmar, his wife. 4. They are ou neighbors. 5. That young lady is their daughter. 6. Miss Delmar is the friend of my sister. 7. The postman has