.84.

Wrong: He _neither_ brought a trunk _nor_ a suit-case.

Right: He brought _neither_ a trunk _nor_ a suit-case.

Wrong: He _not only_ received money from his father, _but also_
his mother.

Right: He received money _not only_ from his father, _but also_
from his mother.

Right: He _not only_ received money from his father, _but also_
received it from his mother.

5. Omit no word that is not accurately implied in the sentence.

Wrong: The man _never has_, and _never will_ be successful.

Right: The man _never has been_, and _never will be_ successful.

Wrong: It _is no_ concern to him.

Right: It _is of no_ concern to him.

6. Use a summarizing word, in general, to collect the parts of a
long complex sentence.

Republicans, Democrats, Socialists, Prohibitionists, and
Populists--_all_ were there.

7. Express similar thoughts, when connected in the same sentence,
in a similar manner.

Bad: I decided _on doing_ the work that night, and _to write_ it
out on the typewriter.
Good: I decided _to do_ the work that night and _to write_ it out
on the typewriter.

Bad: _Textbooks are going_ out of use in the modern law schools,
but some schools still use them.
Good: _Textbooks are going_ out of use in the modern law schools,
but in some _they_ are still used.
Good: Though _textbooks are going_ out of use in modern law schools,
_they are still used_ in some of them.

Bad: _One_ should never try to avoid work in school, for _you_ always
increase your trouble by doing so.
Good: _One_ should never try to avoid work in school, for _one_
always increases his trouble by doing so.
Good: _One_ usually only increases _his_ troubles by trying to avoid
work in school.

EXERCISE 68

_Point out and correct any lack of coherence that exists in the
following sentences:_

1. Chicken lice are troubling all the farmers in the state.

2. The statute requires that one study three years, and that you
pass an examination.

3. He is home.

4. Rich and poor, old and young, large and small, good and bad,
were in the assemblage.

5. He both presented me with a gold piece and an increase in salary.

6. Tell the doctor, if he comes before seven, to call.

7. When the dog came on the porch, feeling playful, I laid aside
my paper.

8. I only knew John.

9. The cart was pulled by a man creaking under a heavy load.

10. John told his father that his coat was too tight for him.

11. I not only kn