Instructions: Read and study each rule and do the exercises for the rule. If you fail any of the exercises, you will fail the lesson. Simply restudy and redo the lessons to pass to the next lesson. Rules 71-80 ..Rule 71:. Use besides when you mean also or in addition to. Use beside when you mean next to. • Besides Joe, Larry came to the party. • Karen was standing beside the wall. Choose the correct answer: 18. (Beside, Besides) Joe, Larry came to the party. 19. Karen was standing (besides, beside) the wall. ..Rule 72:. Do not substitute of for have. • You should have waited for me. • They should have practiced more before the game. Choose the correct answer: 20. You should (of, have) waited for me. 21. They should (have, of) practiced before the game. ..Rule 73:. Say different from, not, different than • All of your presents are different from mine. • The book he bought today is different from the one he had before. Choose the correct answer:
22. All of your presents are different (that, from) mine. 23. The book he bought today is different (from, than) the one he had before. 24. This picture is different (than, from) the one in the book. ..Rule 74:. Use among if more that two will share something. Use between if there are only two. • Divide the candy between the two of them. • Divide the cookies among the ten students. Choose the correct answer: 25. Divide the candy (among, between) the two of them. 26. Divide the cookies (between, among) the ten students. ..Rule 75:. Avoid unnecessary prepositions • Add these figures for the answer. • Where does he work now? • Where has she been? • Don’t jump from the porch. Choose the correct answer: 27. Add these (figures up, figures) for the answer. 28. Where does he (work, work at) now? 29. Where has she (been, been at)? 30. Don’t jump (from, off of) the porch. ..Rule 76:. Use too as an adverb to mean also or more than enough. • I’m going to the store too. • I am too tired to go another step. Choose the correct answer: 31. I’m going to the store (to, too). 32. I am (to, too) tired to go another step. ..Rule 77:. Use two to mean one more than one. • We saw two girls in the gym. • The two of us should go to the park. Choose the correct answer: 33. We saw (too, two) girls in the gym. 34. The (two, to) of us should go to the park. ..Rule 78:. Use to as a preposition which needs a noun or pronoun object. • He went to the store. • He has given it to me. Choose the correct answer: 35. He went (to, too) the store. 36. He has given it (too, to) me. ..Rule 79:. bring and take • Bring the book to me. • Take the chair to the desk. Choose the correct answer: 37. (Take, Bring) the book to me. 38. (Bring, Take) the chair to the desk. ..Rule 80:. leave and let Use leave when you mean, to go away from. Use let when you mean to allow or to give permission. • We can leave when you are ready. • Let me borrow your notebook. Choose the correct answer: 39. We can (leave, let) when you are ready. 40. (Let, Leave) me borrow your notebook. |