of _sit_) there an hour
and ---- (past participle of _eat_) all we wanted, Jim ----
(past tense of _draw_) out his purse and ---- (past tense of
_give_) the waiter a dollar.

=F. General=

Improve the grammar of the following sentences.

1. Those kind of lamps are ugly.

2. It don't interest me any more.

3. Nobody may enter the hall tonight without their admittance
cards.

4. One does not need to strain their ears while at the movies.

5. Nearly all people eat too much, too fast, and too irregular.

6. Don't take this letter too serious.

7. He done the best he could with these kind of tools.

8. Every person with a cold was blowing their nose.

9. It would help considerable if you would speak to the manager
about existing conditions.

10. If I were the mayor, I could not do as good as he does.

11. Talk polite to your customers.

12. It is important that a salesman has a good memory.

13. Each tube must be capable of withstanding a pressure of
five hundred pounds per square inch before they are lowered
into place.

14. She is as tall, if not taller, than he is.

15. He always has and always will say that.

16. He is one of the worst, if not the very worst, player on
the team.

17. Final examinations require time and study that would not
otherwise be done.

18. I feel badly. He talks rude. It smells fragrantly.

DICTION

=Wordiness=

=60. Avoid wordiness. Strike out words not essential to the thought.=

Roundabout impersonal construction: There are many interesting
things which may be seen in New York. [12 words.]

Better: Many interesting things may be seen in New York. [9
words.]

Clause to be reduced to a phrase: The skeleton which stood in
the office of Dr. Willard was terrifying to little Cecil. [15
words.]

Right: The skeleton in Dr. Willard's office was terrifying to
little Cecil. [11 words.]

Clause and phrase each to be reduced to a word: Men who cared
only for their individual interests were now in a state of
discouragement. [15 words.]

Right: Selfish men were now discouraged. [5 words.]

Separate predication in excess: That day I was shocking wheat
behind the binder. Shocking wheat behind the binder was my
usual job in harvest. That day while I w