14. I used water-wings as a sort of a "safety first" until I
learned how to swim.

15. In order to prevent infection from disease, two big things
are necessary.

16. The pastor delivered the announcements and after the
collection had been obtained, he presented the sermon of the
morning.

17. Another factor in my career that winter was that I became a
part of the orchestra.

18. It was a mighty nice party that Mrs. Jones gave and
everybody seemed to have an awfully nice time.

19. The more general word socialism might be divided into three
distinct classes, namely: the political party, the theoretical
socialist, and last what might be called a general tendency.

20. Starting with the pioneer days and up to the present time
every energy was set forth to lay low the forests and to get
homes from the wilderness.

=C. Words Sometimes Confused in Meaning=

Use the word which accurately expresses the thought.

1. The climate of California is very (healthful, healthy).

2. (Leave, let) me have the book.

3. He is afraid that he will (loose, lose) his position.

4. The (principal, principle) speaker of the day was Colonel
Walker.

5. I cannot run (as, like) he can.

6. An hour ago he (laid, lay) down to sleep.

7. I fear we are (liable, likely) to be punished.

8. The scolding did not much (affect, effect) him.

9. The light roller presses down the bricks so that the steam
roller will break (fewer, less) of them.

10. Whittier makes many (allusions, illusions) to the Bible.

11. Bread will (raise, rise) much more quickly in a warm place
than in a place where there is a draft.

12. It hardly seems (credible, creditable) that a small child
could walk ten miles.

13. I can't write a letter on this (stationary, stationery).

14. He (sets, sits) at the head of the table.

15. He spoke to the stranger (respectfully, respectively).

16. Did the president (affect, effect) a settlement of the
strike?

17. I cannot (accept, except) help from anyone.

18. Are the guests (already, all ready) for dinner?

19. Is the train moving or (stationary, stationery)?

20. It is (apt, likely, liable) to be pleasant tomorrow.

=D. Colloquialism, Slang, Faulty Idiom, etc.=

The diction of the following sente