1. Avoid repeating the same word in a sentence.

Bad: He commanded his son to obey his commands.

2. Avoid words and combinations of words that are hard to pronounce.

Bad: He seized quickly a thick stick.

3. Avoid a rhyme and the repetition of a similar syllable.

Bad: They went for a walk in order to talk.

Exercise 70

Correct such of the following sentences as lack euphony:

  1. In the problems, he solved one once.
  2. Most of the time he does the most he can.
  3. She worries about what to wear wherever she goes.
  4. It is impossible for one to believe that one so changeable can be capable of such work.
  5. Those are our books.
  6. Every time there was a chance for error, error was made.
  7. It is true that the man spoke truly when he said, "Truth is stranger than fiction."
  8. The well must have been well made, else it would not have served so well.
  9. Everything he said was audible throughout the auditorium.
  10. He acted very sillily.
  11. He is still worried over the ill fulfillment of John's promise.
  12. In his letters there is something fine in every line.
  13. They ordered the members of the order to pay their dues.

Exercise 71. A General Exercise on Sentences