Part 53 (2/2)

39 You make such _dumb_ mistakes

40 I never saw such a _buood use, an impropriety, is the use of a proper word in an iood use may be called a barbarism, an impropriety, or a solecism, since the fields covered by the three terms soin in the si of words The following exercises deal with a nu from the confusion of two similar words

EXERCISE 79

_Study the proper use of the words given under each of the following divisions In each group of sentences fill the blanks with the proper words:_

ACCEPT, EXCEPT See Glossary at end of book, under _except_

1 I cannot ---- your gift

2 Have you no books ---- these?

3 Cicero was not ---- from the list of those condemned

4 He ---- the invitation

AFFECT, EFFECT See Glossary under _effect_

1 Will your plan ---- a reform from the present condition?

2 The sad neill seriously ---- his mother

3 Hoas the bank ---- by the indicte of schedule was ---- without a hitch

AGGRAVATE, IRRITATE See Glossary

1 Herco they can to ---- her

4 His illness was ---- by lack of proper food

ALLUDE, MENTION See Glossary

1 He ---- (to) certain events which he dared not name directly

2 The attorney ---- (to) no nae in his book delicately ---- (to) his mother

4 In his speech the labor leader boldly ---- (to) his recent arrest

ARGUE, AUGUR _To argue_ is to state reasons for one's belief _To augur_ e_

1 The reported quarrel ---- ill for the arth on any subject

3 Her darkening looks ---- a quarrel

AVOCATION, VOCATION A _vocation_ is one's principal work or calling

_An avocation_ is so

1 The young physician enthusiastically pursues his ----

2 Law is his ----, but politics is his ----

3 The ministry should be one's ----, never his ----

4 While preparing for his life work, school teaching was for a time his ----

BESIDES, BESIDE _Besides_ means _in addition to Beside_ refers to place; as, _He sits beside you_

1 ---- you, who else was there?

2 Is there nothing ---- this to do?

3 John walked ---- me

4 ---- me was a tree