2. Give the principal parts of: _a._ choose; _b._ crow; _c._ freeze; _d._ fly; _e._ burst. 3. (i). Give the plurals of: _a._ motto: _b._ fairy; _c._ money: _d._ belief; _e._ axis. (ii). Indicate which of the following words are singular, which are plural, and which may be either: _a._ cherubim; _b._ mathematic; _c._ species; _d._ basis; _e._ news. 4. (i). Give the feminine of: _a._ hero; _b._ gander; _c._ duke; _d._ priest; _e._ Englishman. (ii). Indicate the gender of: _a._ songster; _b._ spinster; _c._ goose; _d._ mouse; _e._ book. 5. (i). Give the possessive case singular of: _a._ it; _b._ princes; _c._ Kings of Italy; _d._ Henry the Fourth; _e._ man-of-war. (ii). Give the possessive case plural of: _a._ brother-in-law; _b._ Jones; _c._ I; _d._ who; _e._ Musselman. 6. Give the comparison of: _a._ mournful; _b._ little; _c._ great; _d._ old; _e._ angry. 7. Parse the _italicized_ words in the following sentence: Other _things being equal, it_ is _obvious that_ the writer who has most words _to choose from_ is _most likely_ to find in _his_ assortment _just_ the word _which_ he needs _at_ a given moment. 8. Correct all words in the following sentences. Of words in brackets {} draw a line through the incorrect word or words: {your } 1. Have either of you brought {their} umbrellas? {his } 2. The river had overflown its banks. 3. John thinks he will be able to come and that James shall come also. shall will 4. Men are in the plural number because they mean more than one. 5. That is neither a squirrel or rabbit’s track. 6. I believe he dont know its here. 7. Him dying at this time led to the attempt being given up. ENGLISH COMPOSITION AND ENGLISH LITERATURE.—Candidates will be required: 1. By the writing of short themes on subjects chosen by themselves within limits set by the examination paper, to prove (_a_) their ability to spell, capitalize, and punctuate, and (_b_) their mastery of the elementary principles of composition, including paragraphing and sentence-structure. 2. To give evidence of intelligent acquaintance with three plays of Shakespeare: one comedy, one history, and one tragedy,—_The Merchant of Venice_, _Henry V._, and _Macbeth_ being especially recommended. 3. To exhibit a fair knowledge of the names of the most prominent English and American authors, and of the names of their principal works. The general character and scope of the examination are indicated by the following specimen: A. Write a composition of about two hundred and fifty words, on each of four subjects selected from the following list. (Of two or more subjects in brackets choose but one.) 1. The Story of the Three Caskets in _The Merchant of Venice_. A Character-Sketch of Antonio.