Glossary of Usage: Common Usage Problems

Warriner’s Ch. 10

1. anywheres anywhere2. among between3. illusions allusions4. of have5. and to6. and etc. etc.7. excepted accepted8. can’t hardly can

hardly

9. kind of a dog kind of dog

10. ways way11. inside of inside12. like as if13. Less Fewer14. off of off15. beside besides16. hammer at hammer

•Diagnostic Test pp. 241-243

17. nowheres nowhere18. same it19. them those20. dog he dog21. being that since22. like as if 23. bursted burst24. Leave Let25. haven’t have

•Diagnostic Test pp. 241-243 (continued)

1. between2. affected3. effected4. except5. as fast as6. take7. among8. except

9. broken10. bring11. allusion12. Since13. accepted14. is15. a16. Everywhere

•Ex. 1 pp. 245-246

17. anywhere18. besides19. an20. take21. break22. illusion23. affected24. Bring25. besides

26. as far as27. affect28. broke29. excepted30. allusion

•Ex. 1 pp. 245-246 (continued)

1. implied2. discovered3. inferred4. doesn’t5. well6. My aunt7. well8. Immigration9. discovered

10. fewer11. emigrated12. well13. invented14. well15. fewer16. doesn’t17. have18. less19. have20. immigrate

•Ex. 2 pp. 248-249

1. let2. respectfully3. off4. sort of5. as; as6. Let7. respectfully8. Let9. taught10. Let

11. inside12. off13. have14. let15. teach16. as if17. ought18. let19. teach20. rather

•Ex. 3 pp. 250 – 251

1. where that2. is occurs3. which who (or that)4. same it5. them those6. is where means that7. relieved some

somewhat relieved8. Them These (or

Those)

9. some somewhat10. which who11. where that12. them those (or

these)13. them those14. then than15. this here this16. same it

•Ex. 4 pp. 253 – 254

17. and to18. where that19. when they repeat

repeating20. This here This

•Ex. 4 pp. 253 – 254 (continued)

1. fewer2. teach3. that4. somewhere5. than6. etc.7. ought not8. doesn’t9. have10. discovered

•Review Ex. A p. 254

•Review Ex. B pp. 254 - 255Answers will vary

1. have2. have; well3. kind of4. doesn’t5. Inside6. as if7. have8. among

9. have; have10. doesn’t; that11. infer12. emigrated13. effect14. accept15. Because16. respectively17. Besides18. taught

•Review Ex. C pp. 255 – 256

19. illusion20. as if21. take22. affect23. let24. affect25. respectfully26. anywhere27. sort of

28. this29. way30. fewer

•Review Ex. C pp. 255 – 256 (continued)

1. haven’t only have only

2. sort of rather3. hadn’t ought ought4. of have5. can’t hardly; can

hardly6. didn’t hardly know

hardly knew (or didn’t know); of have

7. which who (or that); didn’t need but needed only

8. Them Those9. This here This; what

that10. Hadn’t you aught to try

and Shouldn’t you try to

11. them those; are at are

•Exercise pp. 257 -258

12. don’t hardly seem hardly seems

13. that there that; no any

14. of have; of have; no a

15. didn’t have nothing had nothing (or didn’t have anything)

16. is occurs17. wasn’t scarcely was

scarcely; less fewer18. soret of somewhat

(or rather)19. where that; them

those20. some somewhat

•Exercise pp. 257 -258 (continued)

21. don’t doesn’t; nothing anything; don’t doesn’t; nothing anything

22. kind kinds23. and to; some

somewhat24. Leave Let; can’t hardly can hardly

(or can’t)

25. don’t have but has only

•Exercise pp. 257 -258 (continued)

•Writing Application A p. 258Answers will vary

1. wasn’t no wasn’t any (or was no)

2. emigrated immigrated

3. being that since4. can’t hardly can

hardly5. an a6. raised rose

7. which who (or that)8. Leave Let9. same it10. kind of rather11. off of off12. had ought ought13. all the farther as far

as14. like as if

•Ch. 10 Review: Posttest 1 pp. 259 - 260

15. excepted accepted16. seller he seller17. among between18. can’t hardly can

hardly19. and etc. etc.20. busted broken21. of have22. inferred implied

23. like as if24. where that25. Them Those

•Ch. 10 Review: Posttest 1 pp. 259 – 260 (continued)

1. A sight gag is one that depends on action, not on speech.

•Ch. 10 Review: Posttest 2 pp. 250 – 251

1. A sight gag is one that depends on action, not on speech.

2. Since the lights were out, we thought nobody was at home.

3. Since my sister can hardly stand the sight of spiders, my brother loves to try to tease her with them.

4. We ought not to have bought this kind of car; we should have bought one that has fewer things wrong with it.

5. Haven’t I seen you before somewhere?6. The audience was laughing so loudly we could

hardly hear the lines of the play.

•Ch. 10 Review: Posttest 2 pp. 250 – 251

7. If we hadn’t had jobs last summer, we couldn’t have bought the hockey equipment that we wanted.

8. You can hardly get water out of this faucet; it must be broken.

9. This lotion ought to have helped your poison ivy somewhat.

10. He jumped off the diving board, made some kind of wrong movement, and scraped his back slightly.

11. My grandmother likes watching music videos, but you can hardly get her to admit it.

12. We have only one canteen of water left; we’d better try to make it last.

•Ch. 10 Review: Posttest 2 pp. 250 – 251 (continued)

13. These old magazines that she’s been saving aren’t good for anything, are they?

14. My baby sister tries to help somewhat, but she is rather clumsy.

15. Is this as far as the bus goes, or does it go on a way?16. We could hardly get all those bricks loaded into the

wheelbarrow; there was scarcely room.17. Since this is a holiday, hardly any of those stores are

open.18. There isn’t any kind of fish I can’t catch with these

special worms.

•Ch. 10 Review: Posttest 2 pp. 250 – 251 (continued)

19. I read in this book that there’s a new way that dogs can be trained.

20. My father knew he could hardly check all those figures by himself.

21. Ought you not try to make fewer mistakes?22. This is a person that (or who) can do those jobs well.23. It doesn’t seem right that Judy always has to do all

those dishes.24. I might have left my books in the band room because

I left there in rather a hurry.25. With those players, there wasn’t anybody we

couldn’t have beaten (or was nobody we couldn’t have beaten).

•Ch. 10 Review: Posttest 2 pp. 250 – 251 (continued)

1. 02. 03. +4. +5. 06. +7. +8. )9. +10. 0

•Usage Mastery Review: Cumulative Test Ex. A p. 262

11. who12. him13. whom14. him15. I16. whoever17. them18. Who19. me20. they

•Usage Mastery Review: Cumulative Test Ex. B pp. 262 – 263

21. had blown22. had broken (or broke)23. lay24. had ridden25. drank26. laid27. took (or had taken)28. rose (or had risen)29. shrank30. burst

•Usage Mastery Review: Cumulative Test Ex. C p. 263

31. Seeing When the drivers saw32. Rewrite as: The success that he longed for came

to him after many hears of working long hours and taking few vacations.

33. careful carefully34. could be seen we could dimly see35. more harder harder36. worser worse37. Waiting Though I waited38. CORRECT! 39. best better40. Insert “taking” between “to” and “tests”

•Usage Mastery Review: Cumulative Test Ex. D pp. 263 – 264

Some of these

answers could vary.

41. can’t hardly can hardly

42. wasn’t no was no43. CORRECT! 44. infers implies45. illusions allusions46. CORRECT! 47. of have; set sit48. among between

49. laid lay; brought took

50. all the farther as far as; infers implies

•Usage Mastery Review: Cumulative Test Ex. E p. 264 – 265