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13 Tabby has the worst te has the prettiest girls of any town of its size

15 The proposed lish arctic explorer, appears to be the most practical and business-like of any yet undertaken for exploring the polar regions

EXERCISE LXXVII

_Construct sentences co first a coe population of China; the smaller populations of other countries

EXAMPLE--China has a larger population than any other country Of all countries, China has the largest population in the world

2 John, who is very mischievous; other boys, who are less hters (female descendants), who are less fair

4 Smith, the best athlete; the other boys in the school

5 Mary's recitations; the poorer recitations of her classmates

6 The population of London; the population of the other cities in the world

7 The circulation of the ”Star;” the smaller circulation of other newspapers in the county

8 Ethel's eyes; the eyes of her playht

9 The examination papers of Professor A; the easier papers set by other teachers

10 Philip; his class; other kings

12 Saest man; other men

13 Jacob's love for Joseph; his love for his other children

14 Youth; the other periods of life, which are less important

15 Demosthenes; the other and inferior orators of Greece

16 The books read by Fannie; the fewer books read by her classroves I knohich are less shady

18 The reign of Louis XIV; the shorter reigns of other French kings

19 Shakespeare; other English poets, all of whoara; other falls in the United States

ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS INCAPABLE OF COMPARISON[129]-- Sos which do not vary in degree: as, _dead, perfect, wooden_ Such adjectives cannot properly be compared or modified by the words ”more,” ”most,” ”so,” ”too,” and ”very”

[129] ”Foundations,” p 135

EXERCISE LXXVIII

_Which of the following adjectives and adverbs do not vary in degree?_-- Absolutely, brave, cloudless, cold, conclusively, continually, entirely, essentially, extrenable, inaudible, incessant, incredible, indispensable, insatiate, inseparable, intangible, intolerable, invariable, long, masterly, round, sharp, square, sufficient, unani, unique, universally, unparalleled, unprecedented

MISPLACED ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS[130]--A word, a phrase, or a clause used as an adjective or an adverb should come next to the word, or words, which it modifies

The word _only_ requires special care Observe how the position of _only_ affects thesentences: ”Only he lost his hat;”

”He only lost his hat;” ”He lost only his hat,” or ”He lost his hat only;”

”He lost his only hat”

[130] ”Foundations,” p 136

EXERCISE LXXIX

_Correct the errors of position in the following sentences_:--