Part 18 (2/2)

40 Every adult man and woains gain_ a way

42 Brain power, as well as s_ books

64 SOME MISCELLANEOUS CAUTIONS IN REGARD TO AGREEMENT IN NUMBER:

1 Do not use a plural verb after a singular subject modified by an adjective phrase; as, _The thief, with all his booty, was captured_

2 Do not use a singular form of the verb after _you_ and _they_

Say: _You were, they are, they were_, etc, not, _you was, they was,_ etc

3 Do not mistake a noun modifier for the noun subject In the sentence, _The SALE of boxes was increased, sale_, not _boxes_, is the subject of the verb

4 When the subject is a relative pronoun, the number and the person of the antecedent determine the nu sentences are correct: _He is the only one of the men THAT IS to be trusted, He is one of those men THAT ARE to be trusted_ It is to be reulars and the plurals of the relative pronouns are alike in form; _that, who_, etc, may refer to one or more than one

5 Do not use incorrect contractions of the verb with _not_ _Don't_ cannot be used with _he_ or _she_ or _it_, or with any other singular subject in the third person One should say, _He doesn't_, not _he don't; it doesn't_, not _it don't; man doesn't_, not _ contracted in these instances is _does_, not _do_ _Ain't_ and _hain't_ are alrong; no such contractions are recognized Such colloquial contractions as _don't, can't_, etc, should not be used at all in formal composition

EXERCISE 43

_Correct such of the following sentences as are wrong:_

1 The shi+p, with all her creere lost

2 You was there, John, was you not?

3 They was never known to do that before

4 A barrel of apples were sold

5 How many were there as there?

6 This is one of the books that is always read

7 He don't know his own relatives

8 I ain't coallery, with all its pictures, was destroyed

10 John, as you in the city?

11 The book, with all its errors, is valuable

12 Who they was, I couldn't tell

13 This is one of the mountains which are called ”The Triplets”

14 This is one of the eleven pictures that has gained prizes

15 The hands of the clock is wrong

16 The gallery of pictures are splendid

17 This is one of those four metals that is valuable

18 This is the one of those four metals that are valuable

19 That answer, as you will see, hain't right

20 The whole box of books were shi+pped

EXERCISE 44

_In the following sentences correct such as are wrong:_

1 ”Cows” are a common noun

2 Such crises seldom occurs