DRILL-BOOK B Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed sæpe cadendo. FOURTH EDITION. NEW YOR NEW YORK: WILLIAM R. JENKINS, 851 & 853 Sixth Avenue. INTRODUCTORY. TO THE TEACHERS, MY FORMER PUPILS. This is the little book that you have not only suggested, but helped to make, in the class-room and elsewhere. Together we have tried to combine sound grammatical knowledge with actual, living conversation. You will remember how every personal and surrounding circumstance was ever turned to account, and you will bear witness to the gratifying results this drill invariably brought forth. UNIVERSITY. Directions are hardly needed, as there are only here plain answers to be given to plain questions. A few remarks, however, may help to derive the utmost benefit from the exercises. a. Consult the notes. b. Each answer should be a complete sentence, containing the verb which is the subject of the exercise. c. Je ne sais pas is no answer; it should be completed by stating what is not known: "Je ne sais pas si j'irai en Europe. Je ne sais pas comment nos pères, etc. Je ne sais pas ce que M. a dit," etc., etc. d. For M... N..., always put the names of some person or persons known to all, preferably members of the class. e. All questions in the past tense to be answered in the perfect (or passé indéfini), unless otherwise directed. In the same way, the |