ARRANGEMENT OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE（第2页）

&heverbsshallandohebestspeakersetowreck。Theyareintergedrecklessly。Theirsignifigesagastheyareusedwiththefirst，sedorthirdperson。Withthefirstpersonshallisusediementtoexpressasimplefuturea?as，"Ishalgototheorrow。"Withthesedthirdpersonsshallisusedtoexpressadetermination?as，"Youshallgototheorrow，""Heshallgototheorrow。"

Withthefirstpersonwillisusediementtoexpressdetermination，as，"Iwilgototheorrow。"Withthesedthirdpersonswillisusedtoexpresssimplefuturea?as，"Youwillgototheorrow，""Hewillgototheorrow。"

Averytheusesofshallandwillisthusexpressedinrhyme:

Ipersonsimplyshallforetells，

Inwillathreatorelseapromisedwells。

Shallinthesedthirddoesthreat，

Willsimplythehefuturefeat。

4。Takespecialcaretodistihenominativeaivecase。Theproheonlywordswhitheainctivegfortheobjective。Rememberthattheobjectivecasefollowstransitiveverbsaions。Don'tsay"TheboywhoIsenttoseeyou，"but"TheboywhomIsenttoseeyou。"Whomisheretheobjectofthetra。Don'tsay"ShebowedtohimandI"but"Shebowedtohima;siheobjectivecasefolowiioood。"BetweenyouandI"isaveryoshouldbe"Betweenyoua;siositiongfortheobjectivecase。

5。Betheuseoftherelativepronounswho，whidthat。Whorefersonlytopersons?whilytothings?as，"Theboy;"TheumbrellawhichIlost。"Therelativethatmayrefertobothpersonsandthings?as，"ThemanthatIsaw。""ThehatthatIbought。"

6。Don'tusethesuperlativedegreeoftheadjeparative?as"Heistherichestofthetwo"for"Heisthericherofthetwo。"Othermistakesoftehisare（1）Usingthedoubleparativeaive?as，"Theseapplesaremuchmorepreferable。""Themostuivetobusinessisgain。"（2）pariswhigtodissimilarclasses?as"Thereisha;（3）Ingobjeclasstowhichtheydonotbelong?as，"Thefairesthters，Eve。"（4）Exobjeaclasstowhichitdoesbelong?as，"Caesarwasbraverthanawarrior。"

7。Don'tuseaiveforanadverboranadverbforaive。Don'tsay，"Heaie"but"Heaie，"andinsteadofsaying"Shelookedbeautifully"say"Shelookedbeautiful。"

8。Placetheadverbasnearaspossibletotheworditmodifies。Insteadofsaying，"Hewalkedtothedoorquickly，"say"Hewalkedquicklytothedoor。"

9。Notaloodistihenominativeaivecasesofthepronouns，buttrytoavoidambiguityintheiruse。

TheamusithereferenouratedbyBurtoninthefollowingstoryofBillyWilliams，aicactorwhothusnarrateshisexperienridingahorseownedbyHamblin，themanager:

"SodowhestablewithTomFlynn，andtoldthemantoputthesaddleonhim。""OnTomFlynn?"

"No，onthehorse。SwithTomFlyedhim。""What!mouomFlynn?"

"No，thehorse?andthenIshookhandswithhimandrodeoff。""Shookhandswiththehorse，Billy?"

"No，withTomFlynn?andtheheBowery，andwhoshouldImeetbutTomHamblin?soIgotoffandtoldtheboytoholdhimbythehead。"

"What!holdHamblinbythehead?"

"No，thehorse?aandhadadri;"What!youandthehorse?"

"No，meandHamblin?aImountedhimagaioftown。""What!mountedHamblinagain?"

"No，thehorse?aoBurnham，whoshouldbetherebutTomFlyakenanotherhorseaaheadofme?soItoldthehostlertotiehimup。"

"TieTomFlynnup?"

"No，thehorse?andwehadadri;"What!youandthehorse?"

"omFlynn。"

Findinghisauditorsbythistimeinahh，Billywoundupwith:"Now，lookhere，—everytimeIsayhorse，yousayHambliimeIsayHamblinyousayhorse:I'llbehaellyoua。"