ive me one of the books that _is_ (_are_) lying on the table.
15. This is one of the most important questions that _has_ (_have_)
come up.
16. Nothing but vain and foolish pursuits _delight_ (_delights_) some
persons.
17. Six months' interest _is_ (_are_) due.
18. You are not the first one that _has_ (_have_) been deceived in
that way.
19. My room is one of those that _overlook_ (_overlooks_) the garden.
20. A committee _was_ (_were_) appointed to investigate the matter.
21. The greater part of the audience _was_ (_were_) pleased.
22. The public _is_ (_are_) respectfully invited.
23. The jury _was_ (_were_) not unanimous.
24. Generation after generation _pass_ (_passes_) away.
25. A glimpse of gable roof and red chimneys _add_ (_adds_) far more to
the beauty of such a scene than could the grandest palace.
26. The society _hold_ (_holds_) _their_ (_its_) meetings weekly.
27. What _is_ (_are_) the gender, the number, and the person of the
following words?
28. He made one of the best speeches that _has_ (_have_) been delivered
before the school.
29. He is one of those persons who _is_ (_are_) quick to take offence.
30. _This_ (_these_) scanty data _is_ (_are_) all we have.
31. If the meaning of these passages is not carefully explained, some of
the congregation may think that Matthew or Paul _is_ (_are_) guilty of
some unorthodox opinions.

MISUSED VERBS.--See the remarks under "Misused Nouns."

I. A RESEMBLANCE IN SOUND MISLEADS.

ACCREDIT, CREDIT.--'To _accredit_ means 'to invest with credit or
authority,'[91] or 'to send with letters credential;' _to credit_ means 'to
believe,'[92] or "to put to the credit of."

ARISE, RISE.--"The choice between these words was primarily, and
still often is, a matter of rhythm [euphony]. The literal meanings,
however, or those which seem literal, have become more associated with
_rise_, and the consciously figurative with _arise_: as, he _rose_ from
the chair; the sun _rose_; the provinces _rose_ in revolt: trouble
_arose;_ 'music _arose_ with its voluptuous swell.'"[93]

CAPTIVATE, CAPTURE.--_To captivate_ means "to fascinate"; _to
capture_, "to take prisoner."

DEPRECIATE, DEPRECATE.--_To depreciate_ means "to bring down in
value," "to disparage;" _to deprecate_ means "to argue earnestly against"
or "to express regret for."

IMPUGN, IMPUTE.--_To impugn_ means "to call in question;" _to impute_
means "to ascribe to."

Loan, lend.--The us