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b After superlatives followed by _of, any_ and _other_ should not be used

4 Avoid ood, if not better than she_ If the clause, _if not better_, were left out, this sentence would read, _John is as good than she_ It could be corrected to read, _John is as good AS, if not better than she_ Sireatest, if not the greatest, man in history_

EXERCISE 22

_Choose the correct word from those italicized:_

1 The _older oldest_ of the three boys was sick

2 Of Smith and Jones, Smith is the _wealthiest wealthier_

3 Of two burdens choose the _less least_

4 Which can run the _fastest faster_, John or Henry?

5 Of the two men, Smith and Jones, the _first forer largest_ of the two?

7 Which is the _best better_ of the six?

8 Which is the _larger largest_ number, six or seven 9 Which is the _more most_ desirable, health or wealth?

10 My mother is the _oldest older_ of four sisters

11 The _prettier prettiest_ of the twins is the _brighter brightest_

12 This is the _duller dullest_ season of the year

13 The other is the _worse worst_ behaved of the two

14 Which was the _hotter hottest_, yesterday or to-day?

15 That is the _cleaner cleanest_ of the three streets

EXERCISE 23

_Correct any of the following sentences thatGive a valid reason for each correction:_

1 He was the htest of all his brothers

3 Of all the other Aest

4 Philadelphia is larger than any city in Pennsylvania

5 Philadelphia is the largest of all other cities in Pennsylvania

6 No city in Pennsylvania is so large as Philadelphia

7 That theory is more universally adopted

8 He was, of all others, the most clever

9 This apple is ood as the orange

11 The orange is better than any fruit

12 Of all other fruits the orange is the best

13 The orange is the best of all the fruits

14 The orange is better than any other fruit

15 That is thein the lesson

16 Which has been of most importance, steam or electricity?

17 He was more active than any other of his companions

18 This apple is rounder than that

19 This apple is more nearly round than that

20 Paris is the most famous of any other European city

21 Pennsylvania is the wealthiest of her sister states