who had hitherto been most careful in his duties.

5. Do not place too much confidence in him, for he is noted for his

6. There is no exception to the

devastation along

the river, and poverty is throughout the afflicted region.

II. Complete each of the following sentences by using the right word from this list :

I. A

3. A

stood.

— of fish had surrounded the ship.

2. There was too great a

of people for comfort.

of cattle now grazes where the house once

5. There was a

of bees alighted upon the nearest bough. of thieves among the

of

of

travelers.

6. The horse was so badly frightened by a swine that it became unmanageable.

7. He fired into a

of them.

8. There was a 9. A 10. Beneath, a

of wild pigeons and killed many

of robbers awaiting the train. of wild horses roamed over the prairies. of silver fishes glides.

II. A mutiny arose among the ship's 12. How many lambs are there in this

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III. Complete each of the following sentences by using the right word from this list, and tell why you prefer each word you select :

copy, model, pattern, specimen,

1. He carried a small

2. Ask for

sample.

of the machine with him.

of his best coffee.

of this document.

3. You may make three

4. Is this the only -
5. The

of your work that you can show?

of that wall paper is excellent.

6. Here is a large quantity of, but we do not keep the articles in stock.

7. He is a great botanist and has many rare

IV. Use each of these words in a sentence in which the other synonym could not so properly be placed :—

apology,

artist,
artisan ;

remainder,

V. Use each of these words in a sentence in which another word of the list may not be so appropriately

Find as many words as you can that may be used

instead of horrid.

Most as an adverb means in the highest degree, while almost means nearly. Very badly means in an evil manner. Bad is the opposite of good, and should not be used for severe or sick. Every means each one of several. Good is not an adverb.

Complete each of the following sentences by using the right word or phrase in the brackets:

1. The engine whistles opposite our house [almost, most] every time it passes.

2. She was unable to come, because of a [bad, severe] headache.

3.

I should like to go [very badly, very much].

4. You look as though you felt [bad, ill].

5. Are you [most, almost] ready?

6. I feel very [ill, bad], for I have a [bad, severe] sore throat and a [severe, bad] pain in my side.

7. He was a boy in whom we had [entire, every] confidence.

8. Did you sleep [good, well]?

9.

You have written this exercise very [well, good].

10. They have taken [all, every] possible pains.

11. We had [most, almost] decided to leave, and we wanted to [very badly, very much].

How and without are not conjunctions, and hence should not be used instead of the conjunctions that and unless. But that, not but what, is correctly used as a compound conjunction. And expresses the relation of addition, while or expresses an alternative, and but an exception or an opposition. Never put had or hadn't before ought.

Complete each of the following sentences by using the right word or phrase in the brackets, and explain why the other words or phrases in the brackets should not be used:

I.

There is no doubt [but what, that] you will succeed. 2. The canal cannot be finished [without, unless] more funds are furnished.

3. You cannot learn your lesson [unless, without] you study.

4. He told me [how, that] he would go if he could. 5. You said [that, how] the mayflowers were in bloom. 6. William Paxton said [that, how] thoughts are mightier than armies.

7. I'll not deny [but what, that] you are right.

8. He [had n't ought, ought not] to have failed.

9. Report is a quick traveler [and, but] an unsafe guide.

10. They enjoy a study like history [and, or] literature. 11. Do you think you [had ought, ought] to go?

12. Truth hits the mark [but, and] falsehood rebounds and strikes him who utters it.

III. Do not use :

not hardly for hardly or scarcely,
directly for as soon as,

quite a for a large, a considerable,
real for very.

Hardly means with difficulty, and not hardly would mean not with difficulty, or easily. Directly is an adverb, not a connective. Quite is an adverb; hence it cannot modify a noun. Real means genuine, true, and

is an adjective, not an adverb.

Complete each of the following sentences by using the right word or phrase in the brackets, and explain why the other words or phrases in brackets should not be used:

1. [Directly, As soon as] you arrive in the city, call upon my friend.

2. Open the door [directly, as soon as] you hear his footsteps.

3. I saw [a large, quite a] quantity of apples on the ground in the orchard.

4. We [scarcely, don't hardly] expect them this month. 5. It was [very, real] kind in you to come.

6. I shall start [as soon as, directly] I have finished this piece of work.

7. I can [not hardly, scarcely] decide the question.

8. Lucile has grown [real, very] tall.

9. [Quite a, A large] crowd soon collected.