dies nor athletics.

EXERCISE 61

_Construct sentences in which the following words are correctly
used:_

When, where, than, as--as, so--as, neither--nor, not only--but also,
either--or, except, like, without, directly.

86. PREPOSITIONS. Some mistakes are made in the use of prepositions.
Note the following brief list of words with the appropriate prepositions
to be used with each:

agree _with_ a person differ _from_ (person or thing)
agree _to_ a proposition differ _from_ or _with_ an opinion
bestow _upon_ different _from_
compare _with_ (to determine value) glad _of_
compare _to_ (because of similarity) need _of_
comply _with_ part _from_ (a person)
confide _in_ (to trust in) part _with_ (a thing)
confide _to_ (to intrust to) profit _by_
confer _on_ (to give) prohibit _from_
confer _with_ (to talk with) reconcile _to_ (a person)
convenient _to_ (a place) reconcile _with_ (a statement)
convenient _for_ (a purpose) scared _by_
dependent _on_ think _of_ or _about_

Do not use prepositions where they are unnecessary. Note the following
improper expressions in which the preposition should be omitted:

continue _on_ _down_ until
covered _over_ inside _of_
off _of_ outside _of_
started _out_ where _to_?
wish _for_ to come remember _of_
more than you think _for_

Do not omit any preposition that is necessary to the completeness
of the sentence.

Bad: He is a dealer and shipper _of_ coal.

Good: He is a dealer _in_ and shipper _of_ coal.

EXERCISE 62

_Illustrate in sentences the correct use of each of the expressions
listed under the first paragraph of_ Sec.86.

_Form sentences in which correct expressions are used in place of
each of the incorrect expressions listed under the second paragraph
of_ Sec.86.

QUESTIONS FOR THE REVIEW OF GRAMMAR

SENTENCES, PARTS OF SPEECH, AND SENTENCE ELEMENTS. What are the
four kinds of sentences? What are the different parts of speech?
Define each. What is the difference between a clause and a phrase?
What is the difference between a principal clause and a subordinate
clause? Illustrate. Illustrate an adverbial clause. An adjective
clause. Illustrate an adverbial phrase