Les Métaux.— y)/<f/a/j

2 serait resté j conjugated with être, like nearly all Verbs denoting

motion or tnaitner of being. See IL § 4

3 où se trouvent. ^Vhy the Verb before the Subject ?

5-S le fer, l'or, l'argent. Account for the use of the Def. Art. 6-7 se rencontre. Comp. p. 55, 1. 25 9 n'était convenu. Comp. 1. 2 16 sous lequel. Why not " sous qui " ? 18 rougeâtrej the suffix -âtre (from Lat. -aste>-) answers to the

English -ish 20 fils, threads, wires. Here the 1 is pronounced ; but in fils, son, it is silent

25 poiir lui faire perdre, to deprize it of. For the use of lui, comp.

26 rendre. Why not " faire " ?

ay & 30 c'est. Account for the use of c'est instead of "il est " 30 de violents poisons. Why " de" and not "des"?