86 METHODS IN TEACHING 



third, with the pronouns for the man or men spoken of; a 

 fourth, with the pronouns for the woman or women 

 spoken of. 



Considerable drill is given on the correct use of two 



pronouns in one construction, as: Hattie spoke to 



and . and are going. They invited 



and . When the children are puzzled, as frequently 



happens, they are helped out by being told to put in one 

 pronoun at a time, and then to put in the two together. 

 There is often heard such a form as, "He gave it to you 

 and I." The test in these cases is to try the pronouns alone. 

 No child in the sixth grade would say, He gave it to I. 



The pupils are also drilled in the use of who in its differ- 

 ent cases. For example, is going? did you see? 



In the latter sentence the children are told to find out the 

 subject, and even to diagram the sentence, so that the sub- 

 ject and object are clearly pictured. Time is also taken to 

 show that the same word may be used as different parts of 

 speech, as : salt, the noun, verb, and adjective. 



Throughout the term of ten months we work in com- 

 bining several short sentences into a larger one, using the 

 pronoun, adverbial, and verbal connectives. In paragraph- 

 ing, such work is done as is within the capacity of the 

 pupils; both sentence and paragraph structures are kept 

 constantly before the pupils, but the drills come at varying 

 intervals, so that they shall not be monotonous. A brief 

 study is made of the stanza, developing the difference be- 

 tween it and the paragraph. Letters, both friendly and 

 business, are written, with careful observation of the proper 

 forms, and many suggestions as to what may be put into the 

 body of a letter. 



