24. He —— do the work if he wished.
25. Did you say I —— use your typewriter?
Exercise 114—Accept, Except
Accept means to receive. Except as a verb means to exclude; as a preposition it means with the exception of. Insert the correct form in the following:
1. Did you —— the position? Yes, no one applied for it —— me.
2. I have no other reason for not ——ing your invitation —— that I shall not be in the city.
3. —— Mary all ——ed the invitation.
4. He would not —— the money —— on one condition.
5. Why do you —— him from the general offer that you are making?
6. I agree with you —— on one point.