a thing ---- that.
6. Other men could not do ---- Lincoln did.

LIKELY, LIABLE, PROBABLY. It is better to avoid using _likely_ as
an adverb; but it may be used as an adjective; as, _He is likely
to come. Probably_ refers to any sort of possibility. _Liable_
refers to an unpleasant or unfavorable possibility; it should not
be used as equivalent to _likely_.

1. He is ---- to arrest for doing that.
2. The president's car will ---- arrive at noon.
3. It is ---- to rain to-day.
4. Is he ---- to write to us?
5. Continued exposure makes one more ---- to serious illness.
6. What will ---- come of it?

LOAN, LEND. _Loan_ should be used only as a noun, and _lend_ only
as a verb.

1. I wish to obtain a ---- of fifty dollars.
2. Will you ---- me your knife?
3. A ---- of money loses both itself and friend.
4. A ---- is something that one ---- to another.

MAD, ANGRY. Mad means _insane, uncontrollably excited through fear_,
etc. It should not be used for _angry_ or _vexed_.

1. His manner of speaking makes me ----.
2. It makes one ---- to see such behavior.
3. The noise almost drove me ----.

MUCH, MANY. _Much_ refers to quantity; _many_ to number.

1. Sometimes they have as ---- as fifty in a class.
2. ---- of the trouble comes from his weak eyes.
3. Do you use ---- horses on the farm?
4. How ---- marbles did the boy have?

NEAR, NEARLY. _Near_ is an adjective; _nearly_ an adverb.

1. Is the work ---- finished?
2. The man was ---- the end of the porch.
3. It was ---- noon when Blucher came.
4. They are ---- insane with worry.
5. Mary is not ---- so old as John.

OBSERVATION, OBSERVANCE. _Observation_ means to _watch, to look at.
Observance_ means _to celebrate, to keep_. _Observation_ applies
to a fact or an object; _observance_ to a festival, a holiday, or
a rule.

1. The ---- of the astronomer proved the theory.
2. Sunday ---- is of value to one's bodily as well as to one's spiritual health.
3. The ---- of the sanitary regulations was insisted upon.
4. The scientist needs highly developed powers of ----.

RESPECTIVELY, RESPECTFULLY. _Respectively_ means _particularly,
relating to each. Respectfully_ means _characterized by high regard._

1. These three kinds of architecture were characterized ---- as
"severe," "graceful," and "ornate."
2. Sign your letter "Yours ----," not "yours ----."
3. Their shares were ---- two hundred dollars and five hundr