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various forms of the verb bo Beic shall not be
given here. They will be found in the table,
p 32, 33 and 34, and have been already explained,
Part I. Section I.
Exercise II. — 1. Art thou well ? 2. I am not
sick. 3. The son is not young, but he is healthy.
4. This is the man who has {at whom is) the large
hound. 5. The man and the woman, and the young
son, (whether) are they well ? 6. They are well
(in health), but they are not young nor tall.
7. He says that I am young yet. 8. If you are not
good, you are not prosperous. 9. Is the woman
pretty ? 10. She is very pretty, and she is a good
woman {is good the woman she).
Ex. III. — 1. Is the day long? 2. The
day is long. 3. Teig says that the day is not
long. 4. Dermot says that the day is long.
5. Are you certain that the day is long ? 6. I am
certain that the day is long. 7. Is the son young,
and is he healthy and tall ? 8. The son is young,
and he is healthy, but he is not tall. 9. Is thy
friend, Lorcan, fair and tall, big and healthy?
10. He is fair and tall, young and big, but he is
not healthy.
Ex. IV. — 1. Brian is a poor man, and he
is healthy. 2. Morrogh is a rich man, but he is
not healthy. 3. I am a young man, and I am
humble. 4. That is a good story {is good the story
that) indeed. 5. Thomas is a strong man, and he
is healthy. 6. Nora is poor, but 'tis she that is
prudent. 7. Peter and Patrick are big, but they