PART II.
QUESTIONS AND EXAMPLES.
Abandon ( page 1 ).
Questions.
1. To what objects or classes of objects does abandon apply? abdicate? cede? quit? resign? surrender? 2. Is abandon used in the favorable or unfavorable sense? desert favorable or unfavorable? forsake? 3. What does abandon commonly denote of previous relationship? forsake?
Examples.
The soldiers —— his standard in such numbers that the commander found it necessary to —— the enterprise.
France was compelled to —— Alsace and Lorraine to Germany.
In the height of his power Charles V. —— the throne.
Finding resistance vain, the defenders agreed to —— the fortress.
To the surprise of his friends, Senator Conkling suddenly —— his office.
At the stroke of the bell, the men instantly —— work.