of the second person singular of the neuter verb _sit_,
conjugated affirmatively in the solemn style.

3. Write a synopsis of the third person singular of the active verb
_speak_, conjugated affirmatively in the compound form.

4. Write a synopsis of the first person plural of the passive verb _be
reduced_, conjugated affirmatively.

5. Write a synopsis of the second person plural of the active verb _lose_,
conjugated negatively.

6. Write a synopsis of the third person plural of the neuter verb _stand_,
conjugated interrogatively.

7. Write a synopsis of the first person singular of the active verb
_derive_, conjugated interrogatively and negatively.

EXERCISE VII.--PARTICIPLES.

1. Write the simple imperfect participles of the following verbs: belong,
provoke, degrade, impress, fly, do, survey, vie, coo, let, hit, put, defer,
differ, remember.

2. Write the perfect participles of the following verbs: turn, burn, learn,
deem, crowd, choose, draw, hear, lend, sweep, tear, thrust, steal, write,
delay, imply, exist.

3. Write the preperfect participles of the following verbs: depend, dare,
deny, value, forsake, bear, set, sit, lay, mix, speak, sleep, allot.

4. Write the following participles each in its appropriate form: dipt,
deckt, markt, equipt, ingulft, embarrast, astonisht, tost, embost, absorpt,
attackt, gasht, soakt, hackt.

5. Write the regular participles which are now generally preferred to the
following irregular ones: blent, blest, clad, curst, diven, drest, graven,
hoven, hewn, knelt, leant, leapt, learnt, lit, mown, mulct, past, pent,
quit, riven, roast, sawn, sodden, shaven, shorn, sown, striven, strown,
sweat, swollen, thriven, waxen.

6. Write the irregular participles which are commonly preferred to the
following regular ones: abided, bended, builded, bursted, catched, creeped,
dealed, digged, dwelled, freezed, grinded, knitted, layed, meaned, payed,
reaved, slided, speeded, splitted, stringed, sweeped, throwed, weaved,
weeped, winded.

EXERCISE VIII.--ADVERBS, &c.

1. Compare the following adverbs: soon, often, long, fast, near, early,
well, badly _or_ ill, little, much, far, forth.

2. Place the comparative adverbs of increase before each of the following
adverbs: purely, fairly, sweetly, earnestly, patiently, completely,
fortunately, profitably, easily.

3. Place the comparative adverbs of diminution before each of the following
adverbs: secretly, slily, liberally, favourably