Exercise 3

Study carefully the following sentences. Write in the blank space

preceding each sentence the number of the paragraph in the lesson which

governs the use of the helping verbs _may_ or _might_ in that sentence.

1. ...... The solidarity of the workers might have averted this war.

2. ...... "Of all sad words of tongue or pen,

The saddest are these--'it might have been.'"

3. ...... You might join us.

4. ...... The people struggle that they may live.

5. ...... Try; you might succeed.

6. ...... The day may come when this day's deeds shall be remembered.

7. ...... Victory might be ours if we dared to face the issue.

8. ...... "Men may come and men may go;

But I go on forever."

9. ...... It seemed possible that we might win.

10. ...... May we ever be loyal and true!

11. ...... It appeared for a time that we might be involved in war.

12. ...... Let come what may, we will not yield.

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