+Correction+.—Draw that line perpendicular, or more nearly perpendicular.
4. The opinion is becoming more universal. 5. A worser evil awaits us. 6. The most principal point was entirely overlooked. 7. That form of expression is more preferable.
+Caution+.—When an adjective denoting one, or an adjective denoting more than one, is joined to a noun, the adjective and the noun must agree in number.
+Remark+.—A numeral denoting more than one may be prefixed to a singular noun to form a compound adjective; as, a ten-foot pole (not a ten-feet pole), a three-cent stamp.
+Direction+.—Study the Caution and the Remark, and correct these errors:—
1. These kind of people will never be satisfied. 2. The room is fifteen foot square; I measured it with a two-feet rule. 3. The farmer exchanged five barrel of potatoes for fifty pound of sugar. 4. These sort of expressions should be avoided. 5. We were traveling at the rate of forty mile an hour. 6. Remove this ashes and put away that tongs.
Miscellaneous.
1. He was more active than any other of his companions.
+Correction+.—As he is not one of his companions, other is unnecessary.
2. He did more to accomplish this result than any other man that preceded or followed him. 3. The younger of the three sisters is the prettier.