West Point: An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy and of the Life of the CadetRichardson, Robert C. (Robert Charlwood)
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West Point: An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy and of the Life of the Cadet
Richardson, Robert C. (Robert Charlwood)
United States Military Academy
Substitute for any one of the above.--(_a_) Define _commensurable
quantities_; _incommensurable quantities_. Give example of each.
(_b_) Theorem: In the same circle or equal circles, two angles at
the centre have the same ratio as their intercepted arcs (whether
commensurable or incommensurable).
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=English Grammar.=--Candidates must have a good knowledge of _English
grammar_; they must be able to define the terms used therein; to
define the parts of speech; to give inflections, including declension,
conjugation, and comparison; to give the corresponding masculine and
feminine gender nouns; to give and apply the ordinary rules of syntax.
They must be able to parse correctly any ordinary sentence; giving
the subject of each verb, the governing of each objective case, the
word for which each pronoun stands or to which it refers, the words
between which each preposition shows the relation, precisely what each
conjunction and each relative pronoun connects, what each adjective and
adverb qualifies or limits, the construction of each infinitive, and
generally to show a good knowledge of the function of each word in the
sentence.
They must be able to correct in sentences or extracts any ordinary
grammatical errors.
It is not required that any particular textbook shall be followed; but
the definitions, parsing, and corrections must be in accordance with
good usage and common sense.
The following questions indicate the character of the examination:
1. (_a_) He comes, the herald of a noisy world. (_b_) Next anger
rushed, his eyes on fire. (_c_) Get on your nightgown, lest
occasion call us and show us to be watchers. (_d_) Hark! Hark!
the lark at heaven’s gate sings. (_e_) Why do you stay so long,
my lords of France? (_f_) Go you before to Gloucester with these
letters. (_g_) Society has been called the happiness of life. (_h_)
The guardsman defended himself bravely. (_i_) They that reverence
too much old times are but a scorn to the new. (_j_) I will bring
you certain news from Shrewsbury.
In the above sentences pick out the following grammatical
constructions. (Indicate the number of the sentence and write the
word or words which answer the question.)
Imperative mood. Abstract noun. Transitive verb. Two relative
pronouns. Noun in apposition. Verb in subjunctive mood. Adverb of
manner. Relative pronoun. Indirect object. Interjection.
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