6. Give the comparison of: a. mournful; b. little; c. great; d. old; e. angry.
7. Parse the italicized words in the following sentence: Other things being equal, it is obvious that the writer who has most words to choose from is most likely to find in his assortment just the word which he needs at a given moment.
8. Correct all words in the following sentences. Of words in brackets {} draw a line through the incorrect word or words:
| { | your | } | ||
| 1. Have either of you brought | { | their | } | umbrellas? |
| { | his | } |
2. The river had overflown its banks.
| 3. John thinks he | { | will | } | be able to come and that James | { | shall | } | come also. |
| { | shall | } | { | will | } |
4. Men are in the plural number because they mean more than one.
5. That is neither a squirrel or rabbit’s track.
6. I believe he dont know its here.