Aids to Irish composition by the Christian Brothers

164p. ; 18.2cm. OCLC 926670364 1600195579 ; red and black descorative cloth ; no dustjacket ; Stereotyped; Newman Irish type used in original setting ; "Any discussion of literacy in terms of the Irish language cannot fail to mention the role played by the Christian Brothers" ; This little book aims at provding a course in Irish based on the Direct Method, and embracing the salient points in grammar and construction. It will, it is hoped, be found suitable for classes of the standard of the lower intermediate grades. ; Contents: Contents: I. Ta-Position of words -- II. Present Tense of Taim -- III. Present Tense of Regular Verbs - Slender stems-Transitive Verbs. -- IV. Present Tense of Regular Verbs - Broad stems-Feminine Nouns -- V. Habitual Present of Taim -English Present Participle -- VI. Dependent Present of Taim-Dependent Form of Verbs-Eclipsis. " Yes" and " No " -- VII." To Have," "To want" -- VIII. Imperfect Tense of Regular Verbs and of Taim -- Possessive Adjectives, Singular -Masculine Nouns beginning with vowel -- IX. Possessive Adjectives, Plural. "Standing", " Sitting," &c. -- X. Adjectives used Attributively-Demonstrative Adjectives -Words beginning with r -- XI. Past Tense of Regular Verbs and of Taim -- Emotions and Physical Sensations-" Cannot help" -- XII. First Declension of Nouns-Nouns used Adjectively- Prepositional Phrases. -- XIII. Omission of Article-Government of Verbal Noun-Simple Prepositions -- XIV. Adjective and Noun - Particles with Verb -- XV. Second Declension of Nouns-Dual Number -- XVI. Past Tense-Particles compounded with ro -- XVII. Numerals to 20 -Prefixing of h -Debt-Buying- Selling -- XVIII. Future Tense-First Declension of Adjectives- Agreement of Adjectives -- XIX. Conditional or Secondary Future Tense-Third Declension of Nouns-Indirect Speech-'If" -- XX." Know "-" Esteem "-" Fear " -- XXI. Second Conjugation of Verbs, Future and Conditional-Fourth Declension of Nouns -- XXII. Imperative and Subjunctive Moods -- XXIII. Use of ir-Sentences of Classification-Order of Words. -- XXIV. Second Declension of Adjectives-Ownership -- XXV. Ir in Sentences of Identity - Emphatic Particles- "Yes " and "No" in answer to ir sentences -- XXVI. ir in Sentences of Identity, continued-The Clock -- XXVII. " Ta ro 'na fear" &c. -- XXVIII. ir and Ta-Fifth Declension of Nouns -- XXIX. Comparison of Adjectives -- XXX. Third and Fourth Declensions of Adjectives -- Comparative of Equality-Comparative and Superlative with Past Tense -- XXXI. ir in Dependent Sentences-itim -- XXXIL ir used for Emphasis-"Like "-"Prefer "-"Good for,"&c.-beiriim -- XXXIII. Verbal Noun-Personal Numerals-"Meet," " Compel," " Make"- Taigim -- XXIV. The Relative-Personal Names-tagaim -- XXXV. The Numerals - Week - Months - Seasons- tugaim -- XXXVI. A letter- Personal Pronouns with Verbal Nouns and Prepositional Phrases-" Being done," &c. -Gadaim, Clorim -- XXXVII. Infinitive of Purpose-Gerund-deirim -- XXXVIII. Secondary Tenses-Action and State-" Have just"- "About to, going to"-" Must "- Gaidhim -- XXXIX. " However "- " The" adverbial- -A Proleptic- deinim -- XL. Words Expressing Direction-Chim -- Vocabularies ; name and stamp of Frances P C McGoldrick DM on front endpaper ; VG.…