Part 54 (2/2)

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4 He has several miserable ---- that he rents

5 Such a place is not fit to be called a ----

MOST, ALMOST _Al _nearly Most_ never has this

1 I was ---- injured when the machine broke

2 It is ---- ti was his indifference

4 I ---- missed the car

5 ---- of the books are torn

LET, LEAVE See Glossary, under _leave_

1 Will his eo so early

2 I shall ---- at noon

3 ---- me help you with your coat

4 ---- me here for a while

5 This book I ---- with you

6 Do not ---- that danger disturb you

LIKE, AS _Like_ should not be used as a conjunction in the sense of _as_ As a preposition it is correct It is wrong to say, _Do like I do_; but right to say, _Do as I do_

1 He looks ---- James

2 Read ---- James does

3 Does she look ---- ht

5 Lincoln could do a thing ---- that

6 Other men could not do ---- Lincoln did

LIKELY, LIABLE, PROBABLY It is better to avoid using _likely_ as an adverb; but it may be used as an adjective; as, _He is likely to come Probably_ refers to any sort of possibility _Liable_ refers to an unpleasant or unfavorable possibility; it should not be used as equivalent to _likely_

1 He is ---- to arrest for doing that

2 The president's car will ---- arrive at noon

3 It is ---- to rain to-day

4 Is he ---- to write to us?

5 Continued exposure makes one more ---- to serious illness

6 What will ---- come of it?

LOAN, LEND _Loan_ should be used only as a noun, and _lend_ only as a verb

1 I wish to obtain a ---- of fifty dollars

2 Will you ---- me your knife?

3 A ---- of money loses both itself and friend

4 A ---- is so that one ---- to another

MAD, ANGRY Mad h fear_, etc It should not be used for _angry_ or _vexed_

1 Hismakes me ----