Explain the word Opposition.

Opposition, or Antithesis, means placed over against; from the Latin prefix, ob, meaning over against, and position, from pono, to place.

You have used the word antithesis, explain it before we go further.

Antithesis means placed against, and comes from two Greek words, anti, against, and theo, to place.

Give an instance in opposition, or antithesis. "The prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on and are punished," Prov. xxii. 3. Let us examine this sentence. How many simple sentences are there?

Four.

What else can you observe?

That the first two sentences are opposed to the last two. Right; and if they are opposed, what are they said to be?

In opposition, or antithesis.

Repeat the first two parts of the sentence.

"The prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself."

Are these in opposition?

No; they are in apposition, because the latter part is put as additional to the first.

And what do you make of these two, "the simple pass on and are punished"?

They are also in apposition to each other, though opposed to the two first.

You say there are four parts, or four simple sentences in this complex sentence, repeat them. The prudent man foreseeth the evil.

The prudent man hideth himself—that is, from the evil. Simple men pass on-that is, not foreseeing the evil. Simple men are punished.

Connect these four sentences together.

"The prudent man foreseeth the evil,” put or add to that, "he hideth himself," take away what prudent men do, "The simple pass on," put or add to that, "they are punished."

Give an instance of opposition or antithesis only. "The Lord is far from the wicked, but He heareth the prayer of the righteous," Prov. xv. 29.

Give an instance of apposition only.

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding."

You said, some sentences were divided into Conditional and Principal. Let us examine an instance; but first, what is the meaning of the word Conditional?

It means given with or granted; and comes from the Latin conditio, an agreement or bargain.

What is the meaning of Principal?

Principal means the chief; from the Latin word, princeps, the chief or first.

Now give an instance of conditional and principal.

"If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable," 1 Cor. xv. 19.

Which is the conditional part of this sentence?

"If in this life only we have hope in Christ."

Which is the principal ?

Give or grant the condition this is principal :— "We are of all men most miserable."

Can you give another instance?

Yes; Jesus said to his disciples, "If ye love Me, keep my commandments," John xiv. 15.

Some complex sentences you said, were divided into Cause and Consequence.

mean?

That which produces anything.

Explain the word Consequence.

What does Cause

It means properly to follow with, or what follows; from the Latin prefix, con, with, and sequence, from sequor,

to follow.

Let us examine an instance.

"And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre;

for they trembled and were amazed, neither said they any thing to any man, for they were afraid," Mark xvi. 8.

How many causes are there in the sentence just given ?

Three: "they trembled," they "were amazed," and "they were afraid."

You say, they trembled, and were amazed; what consequences followed?

"They went out quickly, and fled."

What consequences followed their being afraid?

"Neither said they any thing to any man."

What words connect the causes with the conse quences?

In both instances the conjunction for, which means the

reason or cause.

Is not the word for sometimes a preposition?

Not when it connects sentences.

You

say the word for connects the cause with the consequence, in both instances, show me the connexion in the first instance.

"For" connects the verb "went" with the verbs "trembled" and "amazed," the cause of their "going out quickly.” Show me the connexion of the cause and the consequence in the remainder of the sentence.

"For" connects the verb "said" with the words, "they were afraid," the cause of their not saying "any thing to any man."

Let us proceed. Have you any thing else to say concerning sentences?

Yes; an important kind remains to be considered.

What is that?

Interrogative sentences.

Explain the word interrogative.

Interrogative means, questions asked between two or more; from the Latin, inter, between, and rogo, to ask.

Give an instance of an interrogative sentence.
Where dwellest thou?

Suppose you name the parts of speech to which

the words belong in the interrogative sentence,

"Where dwellest thou?” What part of speech is where?

An adverb of place, added to the verb.

What do you call the word dwellest ?

A verb of the indicative mood, second person, singular number.

What do you call the word thou?

A pronoun, standing for the person spoken to.

In what case?

In the nominative case.

How so;

should not the nominative case go before

the verb ?

Not when the question is asked, for then the nominative case follows the verb.

How may interrogative sentences be divided? Interrogative sentences may be divided into three kinds, Affirmative, Negative, and Enquiring.

Explain the word Affirmative.

Affirmative means to declare or affirm that the thing is so, from the Latin, affirmo.

What do you mean by an affirmative interrogative ? An affirmative interrogative means a question asked in such a manner, that the answer is known to be affirmative, or yes.

Give me an illustration.

This verse contains several. "Hast thou not known?

hast thou not heard that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth fainteth not, neither is weary?" Is. xl. 28.