Wrong.The reason I have not read more is due to the fact that I have had no time.Right.The reason I have not read more is that I have had no time.Revise.My reason for reading this book was because I had previously seen the same story in the movies.
Wrong.The reason I have not read more is due to the fact that I have had no time.
Right.The reason I have not read more is that I have had no time.
Revise.My reason for reading this book was because I had previously seen the same story in the movies.
371. Use the formulathe fact that ...to introduce a clause of reason used as the subject.
Wrong.Since you insist forces me to yield.Right.The fact that you insist forces me to yield.Revise.Because he looked so weak made me offer him a ride.
Wrong.Since you insist forces me to yield.
Right.The fact that you insist forces me to yield.
Revise.Because he looked so weak made me offer him a ride.
372. Usedue to,owing to, andcaused byonly as adjectives, obviously modifying a noun. (See 418.)
Wrong.This question is very difficult to answer due to the small amount of information available.Right.The difficulty about answering this question is caused by the scarcity of information available.Right.This question is very difficult to answer because little information is available.Revise.Owing to the high wind Porter’s punts in the second half averaged only twenty-eight yards.
Wrong.This question is very difficult to answer due to the small amount of information available.
Right.The difficulty about answering this question is caused by the scarcity of information available.
Right.This question is very difficult to answer because little information is available.
Revise.Owing to the high wind Porter’s punts in the second half averaged only twenty-eight yards.
373. Usebecause ofandon account ofonly as prepositions to introduce adverbial phrases attached to verbs.
Wrong.Purdue’s victory was because of the wet field.Right.Purdue won because of the wet field.Right.Purdue’s victory was due to the wet field.Revise.His kindness to me was on account of his friendship for my father.
Wrong.Purdue’s victory was because of the wet field.
Right.Purdue won because of the wet field.
Right.Purdue’s victory was due to the wet field.
Revise.His kindness to me was on account of his friendship for my father.
374. Attach a modifying word, phrase, or clause directly to the modified element without an interveningandorbut.Andorbutshould be used to join only co-ordinate elements.
Wrong.The village priests were of a lower class and lived like peasants, and preaching only to the peasants.Right.The village priests were of a lower class and lived like peasants, preaching only to the peasants.Revise.The study of musical appreciation is very interesting, and especially when one begins to find out how little he knows about it.
Wrong.The village priests were of a lower class and lived like peasants, and preaching only to the peasants.
Right.The village priests were of a lower class and lived like peasants, preaching only to the peasants.
Revise.The study of musical appreciation is very interesting, and especially when one begins to find out how little he knows about it.
375. Discard completely any part of a sentence which has nothing to do with your thought.
Wrong.We arrived in Boston before noon, and the corn was fully six inches high.Right.We arrived in Boston before noon.Revise.Hugh Walpole is an Englishman, but Poe wrote The Raven.
Wrong.We arrived in Boston before noon, and the corn was fully six inches high.
Right.We arrived in Boston before noon.
Revise.Hugh Walpole is an Englishman, but Poe wrote The Raven.
376. Discard a redundantthat.
Wrong.I really think that upon investigation that we are shown the shallowness of the objections.Right.I really think that upon investigation we are shown the shallowness of the objections.Revise.I knew that if I did not read some of my outside readings before Christmas that I probably should not be up with my work in time to pass the course.
Wrong.I really think that upon investigation that we are shown the shallowness of the objections.
Right.I really think that upon investigation we are shown the shallowness of the objections.
Revise.I knew that if I did not read some of my outside readings before Christmas that I probably should not be up with my work in time to pass the course.
377. Change the present participial phrase into a parallel verb or into a parallel clause if the time of action of the participle differs from that of the main verb.
Wrong.Leaving home before breakfast, we arrived at our destination in time for dinner.Right.We left home before breakfast and arrived at our destination in time for dinner.Revise.He is thirty-six, being born in 1887.
Wrong.Leaving home before breakfast, we arrived at our destination in time for dinner.
Right.We left home before breakfast and arrived at our destination in time for dinner.
Revise.He is thirty-six, being born in 1887.
378. Put the noun into anofphrase, not into the possessive case, when the noun is the object of the verbal idea in a verbal noun in-ing.
Wrong.Lincoln’s shooting is one of the most tragic events in American history.Right.The shooting of Lincoln is one of the most tragic events in American history.Revise.One-eyed Pete’s converting firmly established the new minister in the eyes of the whole community.
Wrong.Lincoln’s shooting is one of the most tragic events in American history.
Right.The shooting of Lincoln is one of the most tragic events in American history.
Revise.One-eyed Pete’s converting firmly established the new minister in the eyes of the whole community.
379. Use anofphrase after the abstract verbal noun in-ing.
Wrong.The legislators viewed protection only as a policy for the fostering industry.Right.The legislators viewed protection only as a policy for the fostering of industry.Revise.The giving examinations is overdone here.
Wrong.The legislators viewed protection only as a policy for the fostering industry.
Right.The legislators viewed protection only as a policy for the fostering of industry.
Revise.The giving examinations is overdone here.
380. Two unconnected main clauses must be punctuated as two sentences, or must be joined with a conjunction, or one clause must be made subordinate.
Wrong.The fireless cooker that I made consisted of an outer wooden box which contained a fairly good-sized metal pail, the box was large enough to allow for at least five inches of packing.Right.The fireless cooker that I made consisted of an outer wooden box which contained a fairly good-sized metal pail. The box was large enough to allow for at least five inches of packing.Wrong.Nine months of the year I went to school the other three I worked at home on the farm.Right.Nine months of the year I went to school and the other three I worked at home on the farm.Wrong.Next, you apply one coat of paint it can be put on rather thick as you have to rub most of it off later.Right.Next, you apply one coat of paint, which can be put on rather thick, as you have to rub most of it off later.Revise.The senior English class is required to do some work in dramatics, this is done by giving the annual class play.
Wrong.The fireless cooker that I made consisted of an outer wooden box which contained a fairly good-sized metal pail, the box was large enough to allow for at least five inches of packing.
Right.The fireless cooker that I made consisted of an outer wooden box which contained a fairly good-sized metal pail. The box was large enough to allow for at least five inches of packing.
Wrong.Nine months of the year I went to school the other three I worked at home on the farm.
Right.Nine months of the year I went to school and the other three I worked at home on the farm.
Wrong.Next, you apply one coat of paint it can be put on rather thick as you have to rub most of it off later.
Right.Next, you apply one coat of paint, which can be put on rather thick, as you have to rub most of it off later.
Revise.The senior English class is required to do some work in dramatics, this is done by giving the annual class play.
381. Join co-ordinate elements withand; the wordalsois an adverb, not a conjunction.
Wrong.The Navajoes have large herds of cattle, also many fine horses.Right.The Navajoes have large herds of cattle and many fine horses.Revise.The pitcher made a home run, also two singles.
Wrong.The Navajoes have large herds of cattle, also many fine horses.
Right.The Navajoes have large herds of cattle and many fine horses.
Revise.The pitcher made a home run, also two singles.
382. Join co-ordinate main clauses with a conjunction,and,but,for,orornor; or make one clause subordinate. Such words asso,then,therefore, andalsoare not conjunctions.
Wrong.I have no favorite kinds of books, however, I do read a great deal.Right.I have no favorite kinds of books, but I do read a great deal.Wrong.I had to run to supper both nights so I decided I would quit.Right.After I had had to run to supper both nights I decided I would quit.Revise.Before school and on Saturdays I worked either in a restaurant or in a clothing store, so my reading has been limited for the last two years.
Wrong.I have no favorite kinds of books, however, I do read a great deal.
Right.I have no favorite kinds of books, but I do read a great deal.
Wrong.I had to run to supper both nights so I decided I would quit.
Right.After I had had to run to supper both nights I decided I would quit.
Revise.Before school and on Saturdays I worked either in a restaurant or in a clothing store, so my reading has been limited for the last two years.
383. Place similar modifiers of the same word together.
Wrong.We saw an old house painted white.Right.We saw an old white house.Revise.He had a stern face, forbidding and ugly.
Wrong.We saw an old house painted white.
Right.We saw an old white house.
Revise.He had a stern face, forbidding and ugly.
384. Use only one negative in a clause.
Wrong.You haven’t seen nothing yet.Right.You have seen nothing yet.Right.You haven’t seen anything yet.Revise.She had not gone no farther than the post office when she heard a shot.
Wrong.You haven’t seen nothing yet.
Right.You have seen nothing yet.
Right.You haven’t seen anything yet.
Revise.She had not gone no farther than the post office when she heard a shot.
385. Useoras a conjunction—notnor—when the first of the connected elements carries a negative.
Wrong.Some seeds do not need to be very deep in the ground nor very far apart.Right.Some seeds do not need to be very deep in the ground or very far apart.Revise.A favorite son is not necessarily known throughout the whole country, nor even in the neighboring states.
Wrong.Some seeds do not need to be very deep in the ground nor very far apart.
Right.Some seeds do not need to be very deep in the ground or very far apart.
Revise.A favorite son is not necessarily known throughout the whole country, nor even in the neighboring states.
386. Omit the negative as a supposed reinforcer ofhardly,scarcely,only, andbut.
Wrong.I can’t scarcely realize it yet.Right.I can scarcely realize it yet.Revise.I do not like but two kinds of reading matter: novels and short stories.
Wrong.I can’t scarcely realize it yet.
Right.I can scarcely realize it yet.
Revise.I do not like but two kinds of reading matter: novels and short stories.
387. Use an adverb—not an adjective—to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs formed from adjectives end in-ly.
Wrong.I worked steady all vacation.Right.I worked steadily all vacation.Revise.I never expect to become a real proficient student in this subject.
Wrong.I worked steady all vacation.
Right.I worked steadily all vacation.
Revise.I never expect to become a real proficient student in this subject.
388. Predicated adjectives are used correctly after the verbsis,are,was,were,become,seem,feel,appear,look,sound,taste,smell,stand, andringwhen the adjective characterizes the subject and not the action.
Wrong.This orange tastes sweetly.Right.This orange tastes sweet.Revise.His speech rings falsely.
Wrong.This orange tastes sweetly.
Right.This orange tastes sweet.
Revise.His speech rings falsely.
389. Relative pronounswho,which,that, are correctly used as follows:whoif the antecedent is a person;whichif the antecedent is an animal or a thing;thatif the antecedent is a person, an animal, or a thing.
Wrong.I once worked for a farmer which worked from sunrise to sunset.Right.I once worked for a farmer who worked from sunrise to sunset.Revise.I have a dog who is almost as intelligent as a man.
Wrong.I once worked for a farmer which worked from sunrise to sunset.
Right.I once worked for a farmer who worked from sunrise to sunset.
Revise.I have a dog who is almost as intelligent as a man.
1. Them and us were not invited. (300)
2. Whom do you think ought to go? (301)
3. As to whom is best qualified, consult the dean. (302)
4. It was never them. (303)
5. Who is going, him and her? (304)
6. He made me as strong as they. (305)
7. How could you consider Mary going? (306)
8. He is one of art’s greatest contributors. (307)
9. The greatest duty lies toward the parents of the boy or girl who they send to college. (308)
10. Who did you think her to be? (309)
11. I thought the person to have been he. (310)
12. What about these sort of seeds? (311)
13. When one goes back to work they feel like accomplishing something. (312)
14. His explanations are very much in detail but does not hit the mark. (313)
15. If either are late to class, both receive a setback. (314)
16. Scraping and varnishing is necessary in this case. (315)
17. He thinks neither Byron nor Shelley are great poets. (316)
18. A number has already gathered about the jail. (317)
19. The lining of blankets keep the cold air out. (318)
20. There is too many open windows in the house. (319)
21. The football team, in addition to as many graduate players as can be reached, are invited. (320)
22. Neither Frank nor the Holliwells knows her. (321)
23. Everybody who were there was pleased. (322)
24. The fruit I like best are strawberries. (323)
25. Robert don’t read anything. (324)
26. I wonder what he has drank. (325)
27. He had ought to go. (326)
28. I raised up and shouted at them either to set down or lay down; it didn’t matter which they did. (327)
29. I will never forget the pleasant time we had at graduation. (328)
30. They should have gone, but it rained. (329)
31. Shall he be able to come? (330)
32. I shall speak to him about it; I insist upon it. (331)
33. He told me time after time and would insist that Percival had told the whole truth. (332)
34. He said the sun was 93,000,000 miles from the earth. (333)
35. I seldom remember the name of the book or of the author until I would see the book again. (334)
36. She wanted me to have gone before you came. (335)
37. Vanadium steel is used to make many parts of the Ford car which were made of various other kinds. (336)
38. If she was able to go, we should have a good time. (337)
39. It would of been better if the paint had dried slowly. (338)
40. They hadn’t ought to have tried that. (339)
41. The varsity basketball outlook is much brighter than was the case for football. Six letter men on the squad, four other candidates of outstanding ability, and a coach who says that he will stop at nothing short of a championship. (340)
42. They were a wonderful six weeks. Just full of happenings of all kinds. (341)
43. In the first year ancient history is taken up once or twice a week. The rest of the time being devoted to the study of rhetoric and composition. (342)
44. I arrived home late in the afternoon. After I had been riding an hour and a half. (343)
45. In the East, Boston, New York, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia. In the West, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh make up the league. (344)
46. Frightened nearly to death, my friend ran into the house. And hid there for a long time before she was willing even to look out the window. (345)
47. The condition that arose, I was unable to meet my obligation. (346)
48. Up in the mountains there would be very few people to bother you, and would thus enable you to spend many hours alone. (347)
49. Dancing was the next on the program. (348)
50. This historical event has had a great deal to do with the books I have read and also many other students and persons of my age. (349)
51. It was dark and no other possible way to get there. (350)
52. We heard something exciting was sure to happen before the night was over. (351)
53. The next time over, the corn is plowed in the opposite direction from which it was planted. (352)
54. Barnes is as good a hitter and a much more consistent one than anyone else on the team. (353)
55. He was very surprised to see us. (354)
56. What you or he thinks makes no difference here. (355)
57. If you or he is going, it is time to start now. (356)
58. The science building is three stories high and constructed of brick. (357)
59. Drinking I have always avoided and always will. (358)
60. I went, while my father objected. (359)
61. More votes were cast than there were voters, and a new election was ordered. (360)
62. For instance, one theater we were in, everything inside of it was white. (361)
63. One of the saddest if not the saddest sight I ever saw met my eyes when I opened the door. (362)
64. Shiloh was a crucial moment in the Civil War. (363)
65. The story was made up of the hills of Hingham. (364)
66. Fraternities were not included with my thoughts of college. (365)
67. The demand and popularity of the gladiatorial games resulted in a number of uprisings against the government. (366)
68. I like reading books, but I enjoy even more to see a good play. (367)
69. The honors for high scoring for the afternoon spent in playing bridge were awarded to Mary Devoe. (368)
70. Justice is where each man gets his deserts. (369)
71. The reason I have for liking it was because of the way the part of Portia was played. (370)
72. Because you are ignorant is no excuse in the eyes of the law. (371)
73. Due to these facts, my reading was neglected. (372)
74. The size of my feet is because of what happened one summer when I was a bell hop. (373)
75. The observer turns to the east, and looking down a short residential street which leads to a well-kept cemetery. (374)
76. They say that fools’ names as well as faces are often seen in public places, but I prefer prose to poetry. (375)
77. I felt that of all the courses I ever took that the one in civics did the most for me. (376)
78. Parading up Jefferson street in the morning, we had a record-breaking crowd for the evening performance. (377)
79. Chicago’s burning proved to be the making of the middle western metropolis. (378)
80. The constant offering excuses enraged me. (379)
81. Every morning except one I have either military drill or physical training, these serve to break the monotony of being cooped up in a class room the rest of the time. (380)
82. I also like scout books and detective stories, also a good love story once in a while. (381)
83. We stayed a few days in Boston and a day in Chicago, then we arrived at our destination on a rainy Monday morning two hours before breakfast time. (382)
84. Strong is he and brave. (383)
85. I wouldn’t take no insolence from him. (384)
86. The vassal had to swear that he would not injure his lord nor betray his secrets. (385)
87. I don’t hardly see what else I could have done. (386)
88. He does not go so deep into details as to bore his students. (387)
89. The new bell sounds harshly. (388)
90. Among the eight instructors which I have are two which I abhor. (389)