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THE IRREGULAR VERB EO 177 II.
 * 1) These ornaments belong to Cornelia.
 * 2) Men very skillful in the art of war were sent to capture the town.
 * 3) The scouts found a hill suitable for fortifying very near to the river.
 * 4) Soon the cavalry will come to seek supplies.
 * 5) The mind of the Gauls is eager for revolution and for undertaking wars.
 * 6) To lead the line of battle belongs to the general.
 * 7) Whom shall we employ to look after the grain supply?



412. Learn the principal parts and the conjugation of eō, go (§ 499).

a. Notice that ī-, the root of eō, is changed to e- before a vowel, excepting in iēns, the nominative of the present participle. In the perfect system -v- is regularly dropped.

413. Learn the meaning and principal parts of the following compounds of eō with prepositions:

414. Indirect Statements in English. Direct statements are those which the speaker or writer makes himself or which are quoted in his exact language. Indirect statements are those reported in a different form of words from that used by the speaker or writer. Compare the following direct and indirect statements: