Part 31 (1/2)
Wrong: I acted just _like_ (_as_) all the others (did)
Wrong: _Directly_ (_as soon as_) he came, we harnessed the horses
EXERCISE 60
_Correct the following sentences:_
1 Mary is as old as her
2 I read as much as him
3 He either wore his coat or a sort of vest
4 He walked to the next town, but did not coht
5 We are better players than thehly under the influence of the hypnotist and doing s
7 There we
8 They work harder than us
9 John is not as tall as you
10 Neither John or James is as tall as you
11 I admire Mary et permission from the principal
13 He dresses just like I do
14 Directly he came we launched the canoes
15 This cannot be done except you are a senior
16 Neither she nor I was present
17 He not only had a trained pig but also a goose
18 Mary is not as pretty as Helen
19 The men neither interested him nor the places
20 He has traveled more than me
21 We like hi, for he has traveled so ood book and which has h town and harboring many criminals
24 He took an interest neither in studies, nor did he care for athletics
25 He neither took an interest in studies nor athletics
EXERCISE 61
_Construct sentences in which the folloords are correctly used:_
When, where, than, as--as, so--as, neither--nor, not only--but also, either--or, except, like, without, directly
86 PREPOSITIONS Some mistakes arebrief list of words with the appropriate prepositions to be used with each:
agree _with_ a person differ _froree _to_ a proposition differ _from_ or _with_ an opinion bestow _upon_ different _frolad _of_ compare _to_ (because of similarity) need _of_ comply _with_ part _fro) confide _to_ (to intrust to) profit _by_ confer _on_ (to give) prohibit _from_ confer _with_ (to talk with) reconcile _to_ (a person) convenient _to_ (a place) reconcile _with_ (a statement) convenient _for_ (a purpose) scared _by_ dependent _on_ think _of_ or _about_
Do not use prepositions where they are unnecessary Note the following improper expressions in which the preposition should be omitted:
continue _on_ _down_ until covered _over_ inside _of_ off _of_ outside _of_ started _out_ where _to_?