CHAPTER XII EXERCISES FOR REVIEW This chapter consists of a series of exercises in review of the previous chapters of the book. The exercises are intentionally varied in the hope of cultivating alertness to all kinds of bad English. Reasons for every correction should be given. If you do not understand the trouble, in each case go back to the text and master the principle. "There is no royal road to geometry," said Euclid to the prince of Egypt; neither is there an easy road to correct English or, for that matter, to anything worth while. Only the penetrating force of your own mind will determine the degree of your success. Resolve now to understand the reasons for every correction you can make in Exercises 85 to 100. EXERCISE 85 Which of the alternative forms is correct in each of the following sentences? 1. Every person should be proud of (himself, themselves) and conscious of a power to do. (Sec. 59.)* 1 2. With her and (I, me) the case is somewhat different. (Sec. 64.) 3. The lawyers proved beyond doubt that it was (him, he) who forged the 4. They chose alternately1 (he, him) and (I, me) to stand guard. (Sec. 64.) 5. He (did, done) his work (quick and clean, quickly and cleanly2). (Secs. 36, 70.) 6. It was only (him, his) having been warned that saved Tom and (I, me). (Secs. 63, 64.) 7. It (don't, doesn't) run now (like, as) it used to. (Secs. 54, 79 d.) 8. He looks (like he was, as if he were) discouraged. (Secs. 50, 79d.) 9. New York is not (as, so) large as London. (Sec. 79f.) 10. I had already (swam, swum) the river and returned the case back to its owner. (What other trouble is there in this sentence?) 'Watch your pronunciation. There are two words spelled cleanly. Use them both in sentences. EXERCISE 86 Which of the following sentences are1 right? Correct those that are wrong and give reasons. 1. Each of them were doing all they could to save them. 2. Use three spoonsful of water to one of flour. 3. I like Dicken's David Copperfield exceedingly. 4. He was sick so I had to take his place. 5. The alumni of Vassar had a meeting with we D Ks. (Three errors.) 6. The forget-me-not's are blooming there today. 7. He made pictures of the fungi with both foci of his lens. 8. There's two sides to every question. 9. I could of done it but I was to tired. (Two errors-bad ones, too.) 10. Have a pencil and paper ready so that it2 can be used for taking orders. Correct the following: EXERCISE 87 1. When was Greece and Rome great? 2. Children should be allowed to see motion pictures if they are good. 3. Why don't the rich man pay his taxes? 4. The little car with two of it's tires flat finished first. 5. Be sure and visit Mary when you are to Boston. 6. There was an argument as to whom should pay the bills. 7. When a person grows old they like to have their own way. 8. A person should not be of a nature, which when anyone criticizes them they get angry. 9. We couldn't hardly see the road. 10. He acts like he owned the earth. EXERCISE 88 is Some of the following are right. Which are they? What wrong with the others? Correct them. 1. I think Henry is queer; he don't seem to notice his friends. 2. As soon as I had eaten the cake I felt sick. 3. This is one of the five best books which has come out this year 4. It was the supremest effort of his life. 5. If there was only a bridge at the river! Should are be changed to is? 2What? 6. It was not Murphy but I who finally got the job. 7. One of the grandest sights in the world are the Pyramids. 8. This data must go to the printer immediately. (We have only two adjectives that are inflected for number; one of them is used wrongly here.) 9. We left that night on one of the finest steamers on the lake and was, by daylight, within sight of Milwaukee. 10. He blamed it on his brother. EXERCISE 89 Which is the correct word in parentheses in each case below? Why? 1. Paris is not (as, so) large as London. 2. Either of the men (is, are) good in (their, his) own department. 3. When a person has hated much (they, he) (show, shows) it in (their, his) face. 4. Which is the (largest, larger), Cleveland or Cincinnati? 5. (Wasn't, weren't) you at school today? 6. What's the use of (us, our) keeping a horse? 7. I (lay, laid) down yesterday after lunch. 8. (She, her) and her sister were the only one's I knew. (Find an error in a plural.) 9. A large number of mules (was, were) shipped to Europe. 10. I had never (swum, swam) in the ocean before. EXERCISE 90 Which of the following are wrong? Why? Make corrections where they are necessary. 1. I was so scared I couldn't remember what my name was. name changed?) 2. I dislike to scold you more than any one. (Meaning?) 3. I expect you are too busy to read the paper. 4. He dove off of the pier in six foot of water. (Three errors.) 5. "Can I take your pencil?" I asked him, and he said I could. 6. The feet of a cat are much softer than a dog. 7. Don't forget to thoroughly analyze each sentence. (Sec. 55.) 8. I dislike those kind of people. (Has the 9. He criticized Mary and I for loosing the paper. (Two errors.) 10. He signed the letter: Your's respectively. (Two errors.) EXERCISE 91 Fill the blanks with shall, will, should, or would. Review Sections 45 and 46. 3. "Mr. Brown look after the east door," said the Principal. 4. "I shall not go," said Brown to Jones. Jones reports to Smith, see to it myself. take go to school tomorrow for I. pleasure in making things pleasant for her. 5. My son 6. My niece Correct the following and give reasons: 1. There is, at least in most civilized countries, more women than men. 2. Like a flash the animal had sprang from the raft and swam the narrow channel. 3. I asked mother if I could go with Jimmie. 4. His wife was whom? 5. The knife was carefully lain away. 6. He might employ only two helpers; accordingly he hired a bookkeeper and stenographer. 7. I wanted fudge so badly. 8. What's the French colors? 9. What sort of a cow is that? 10. The man who was dead was a negro. (Shorten this.) EXERCISE 93 Make all needed corrections in the following. Some of them are now correct. Tell why. 1. They took us to be them. 2. A baseball is more nearly round than a football. 3. Let you and me go swimming. 4. It was we whom the officer saw. 5. An example of generosity is seen in Richard the Lion-hearted, who, history tells us, forgave his brother John's rebellion. 6. They decided to raise the building about seven inches higher. 7. They wanted Charlie and I to play Indian. 8. We never worry now like we used to do. 9. "Will you help me?" "Sure." 10. Now you'll have to do it all over again. EXERCISE 94 Correct the following wherever necessary: 1. Finally she laid down in the water to escape detection. 2. Whom can I believe if not him? 3. We read of a king having lost his throne through the lack of a horseshoe nail. 4. Prominent men like you and he cannot afford to be wrong. 5. The witness swore it was them, not us, whom Murphy saw. 6. Take one home for yourself and wife. 7. I'll walk a little way with you. 8. Everything from knives to scarves were marked down. 9. Potatoes sold for fifty cents a peck. 10. Walk quiet or you'll wake the baby. Correct the following: EXERCISE 95 1. If we win today we will have made it five straight. 2. I think we will be able to go. 3. I seen my duty and I done it. 4. I dropped the ring in the water. 5. You can't go without he goes. 6. He found his hat in back of the dresser. 7. The man differed so violently from us that we were forced to part with 1. Every one in the audience had tears in their eyes. 2. Hamilton and Burr fought a dual. 3. I got a gun, a phonograph, and a pair of skates for Christmas. I like the latter better. 4. I can pick cherries faster than anybody. 5. We felt kind a lonesome so Freddie stayed with mama and I. 6. There should be less than three errors per page; six are to many for there purpose. |