University of the State of New York Examinations Department 107th examination ADVANCED ENGLISH Monday, January 23, 1893-1: 15 to 4:15 p. m., only 100 credits, necessary to pass, 75 a One of the hardest things in the world is, to see the difference between real dangers and imaginary ones. No man can wade deep in learning without discovering that he knows nothing thoroughly. Those who see the Englishman only in town are apt to form an unfavorable opinion of his social character. 1 Give a complete analysis by diagram or otherwise of sentence (c). 8 2 Parse the following words: one, to see, discovering, character. ΙΟ 3 Give the syntax of the following phrases: in the world, in learning, without discovering. 3 4 Select from the exercise a subordinate conjunction; a predicate adjective; a substantive clause. 3 5 Write sentences illustrating each of the following words used (a) as an adjective; (b) as an adverb: all, like, morc. 6 6 Write the following words with the diacritic marks properly used: inflection, conjugation, grammarian, diametric. 8 7 Correct the following sentences and give the reason for each correction : a She seemed real glad to see me; b Which of the two do you want the most? d Nothing but trials and disappointments seem to await me; e Will I bring you a glass of water? f I intended to have written. T2 8 Form words from each of the following suffixes, illustrating the force which each imparts: aceous, al, ary, ate, ment, ory. 6 9 Give a definition of each of the following words, showing the meaning of each stem: accelerate, diary, direct, contract. 8 10 Select from the following passage two words derived from Latin, two from Greek and two from Sixon elements : Logic and rhetoric make men able to contend. Logic differeth from rhetoric as the fist from the palm; the one close, the other at large.- Bacon 6 II Write an essay of at least 150 words on either of the following topics taken from Hiawatha, paying special attention to spelling, punctuation, grammatic construction and proper use of words: Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis; Hiawatha's wooing. 30 NOTE - Students not familiar with Hiawatha may substitute one of the following topics: Discovery of America: Heroes of the past. University of the State of New York Examinations Department 108th examination ADVANCED ENGLISH Monday, March 13, 1893-1: 15 to 4: 15 p. m., only 100 credits, necessary to pass, 75 Credits allowed each answer depend on its completeness and accuracy a It is a pleasing sight of a Sunday morning, when the bell is sending its sober melody across the quiet fields, to behold the peasantry in their best finery, with ruddy faces and modest cheerfulness, thronging tranquilly along the green lanes to church. b People whose lives have been made various by learning, sometimes find it hard to keep a fast hold on their habitual views of life. 1 Analyze by diagram or otherwise sentence (6). 2 Parse the following words: sight, is sending, along, whose. 3 Select from sentence (a) an infinitive phrase; a participial phrase a prepositional phrase. Give the syntax of each. 8 8 6 4 Name three kinds of clauses and write sentences illustrating each. 6 5 Explain the use of the infinitive mode in (a) and (b). 4 6 Write sentences illustrating the word near used as three different parts of speech; the word walking used as two different parts of speech. 5 7 Correct the following sentences and give the reason for each correction: a Nearly every one of the applicants were from this country; b He acknowledged that the world was governed by an Omnipotent Ruler; It looked strangely to see him there; d I think it has laid there all night; e Which is most desirable, health or wealth? I 2 8 Give a brief sketch of the development of the English language before the Norman conquest. 4 9 Form two words from each of the following stems: aper, commod, cred, rap. Define each word, showing the meaning of each stem. 8 10 Explain the force of the prefix in each of the following words: contradiction, antedate, binomial, descend, proceed. 5 II Classify the following words as Latin, Greek or Saxon: theology, produce, healthful, temporal. 4 12 Write an essay of at least 150 words on either of the following topics taken from Iliawatha, paying special attention to spelling, punctuation, grammatic construction and proper use of words : Hiawatha's childhood; Kwasind. 30 NOTE Students not familiar with Hiawatha may substitute one of the following topics: Value of time; Immigration. University of the State of New York Examinations Department 111th examination ADVANCED ENGLISH Monday, June 12, 1893—1: 15 to 4:15 p. m., only 100 credits, necessary to pass, 75 Credits allowed each answer depend on its completeness and accuracy a On their way down the river, between walls of verdure bright in the autumnal sun, they saw forests full of grapevines. b A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. c Having frequent occasions to hold public councils they have acquired great order and decency in conducting them. 1 Analyze by diagram or otherwise sentence (b). 8 2 Parse the following words in the exercise: between, bright, having, to hold. ΙΟ 3 Select from the exercise two adjective phrases; two adverbial phrases. Give the syntax of each. 8 4 Write a sentence containing a subject clause; one containing an object clause; one containing an adverbial clause. 3 5 Define and illustrate defective verb, participial adjective, conjunctive adverb. 6 6 Write sentences containing the following words used as two different parts of speech: well, after, but. 6 7 Correct the errors in the following sentences and give the reason for each correction : a I should like to hear his opinion of those kind of sermons; b I can not go without you go; Nobody but the doctor and nurse are allowed to see him; d Whom do you think has come? I 2 8 Write two words containing Latin, two containing Greek and two containing Saxon elements. 6 9 Write sentences containing words, used correctly, derived from the following stems: commun, form, lingu, prehend. S 10 Give the meaning of the following suffixes: aceous, age, ism. Illustrate. 3 II Write an essay of at least 150 words on either of the following topics taken from Hiawatha, paying special attention to spelling, punctuation, grammatic construction and proper use of words: Hiawatha's fasting; Story of Osseo. 30 NOTE - Students not familiar with Hiawatha may substitute one of the following topics: Declaration of independence; Perseverance. University of the State of New York Examinations Department 104th examination ENGLISH COMPOSITION Wednesday, September 28, 1892-1: 15 to 4:15 p. m., only 48 credits, necessary to pass, 36 I Expand each of the following simple sentences into a complex or a compound sentence: (a) His withered cheek and tresses gray Seemed to have known a better day. (b) Men are children of a larger growth. (c) I stood on the bridge at midnight. 3 2 Rewrite the following sentence, changing the direct quotation to indirect: Dr Johnson is reported to have said: "If a boy says he looked out of this window when he looked out of that, whip him." 2 3 Rewrite the following sentences, changing the words incorrectly used to the proper synonyms: (a) I asked him to fetch the book with him. (b) The boy loves apple pie. (c) The story was invented for the purpose of injuring his character. 3 4 Write a declarative sentence not found on this paper. Change the sentence to the interrogative form; to the exclamatory form. 3 5 Write a letter to a friend politely refusing his request for a loan of fifty dollars. 3 6 Correct the grammatic errors in the following paragraph and make such other changes as you think will improve the expression of the thought: My health began to fail and my physician pronounced it consumption. The beneficial effects of the climate of Colorado for this disease has become a proverb, where a demand is created for food that has not existed before. 5 7 Prepare an outline for an essay on one of the following topics: Laputa and its inhabitants; The Emperor of Lilliput. 4 8 Write an essay of at least 200 words based on the outline prepared above, paying particular attention to the proper division into paragraphs, character of sentences, capitalization, spelling and punctua tion 25 NOTE.-Pupils not familiar with the work from which the special subjects are taken may substitute one of the following topics: Blessings of liberty; Prejudice. University of the State of New York Examinations Department 105th examination ENGLISH COMPOSITION Wednesday, November 23, 1892-1: 15 to 4:15 p. m., only 48 credits, necessary to pass, 36 I Correct the grammatic errors in the following paragraph and make such other changes as you think will improve the expression of the thought: Every one of our party are of the opinion that the gentleman who was driving away from the church where he had been married in a coach and six when we saw him is the one of which you speak. 4 2 In the following sentence change the subordinate clause to a phrase: In old days, angels, who came and took men by the hand, led them away from the city of destruction. I 3 Write sentences illustrating the proper use of (a) like and as; (b) except and unless. 2 4 Write a sentence illustrating two distinct uses of the apostrophe. 2 5 Write in prose: She has heard a whisper say A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot. She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily And little other care hath she The Lady of Shalott. 6 Write an informal note accepting an invitation to visit a friend. 3 2 7 Prepare an outline for an essay on one of the following topics: The Lilliputians; Gulliver at the court of Brobdingnag. 4 8 Write an essay of at least 200 words based on the outline prepared above, paying particular attention to the proper division into paragraphs, character of sentences, capitalization, spelling and punctuation. 30 NOTE.-Pupils not familiar with the work from which the special subjects are taken may substitute one of the following topics: Puns; Live within your means. |