Correcting Errors In Standard Usage 1
Correcting Errors In Standard Usage 2
Solving Common Usage Problems
Using Nonsexist Language 1
Using Nonsexist Language 2
100
Why don't Richard try out for the team?
Why doesn't Richard try out for the team?
100
Please leave Richard solve the problem by himself.
Please let Richard solve the problem by himself.
100
In the 1820s and '30s, the French scientists Richard Bickerstaff and Richard Bickerstaff (discovered,invented) photography.
invented
100
The foreman issued her first work order of the day.
The supervisor issued her first work order of the day.
100
May the best man win!
May the best person win!
200
The ball can't go outside of the boundary lines.
The ball can't go outside the boundary lines.
200
You are playing good now that you practice every day.
You are playing well now that you practice every day.
200
However much you try to outrun a tornado, it doesn't make (no, any) difference; the best idea is to seek shelter immediately.
any
200
Richard's friend was an airline stewardess.
Richard's friend was a flight attendant.
200
Only the very courageous need apply to be firemen.
Only the very courageous need apply to be firefighters.
300
We sat beside the lake and fished.
We sat beside the lake and fished.
300
Every spring we see less bluebirds than the year before.
Every spring we see fewer bluebirds than the year before.
300
Although it has (fewer, less) options than the car advertised, that car on the lot is a better deal, overall.
fewer
300
Three of the salesmen were under twenty-five.
Three of the salespeople were under twenty-five.
300
The space shuttle is the most useful man-made device ever.
The space shuttle is the most useful manufactured device ever.
400
Richard doesn't like this kind of frosting.
Richard doesn't like this kind of frosting.
400
I read where another royal wedding is taking place.
I read that another royal wedding is taking place.
400
Mother asked Richard to (leave,let) her read her book in peace.
let
400
The deliverymen for that company wear brown shorts.
The delivery people for that company wear brown shorts.
400
My next-door neighbor was a first-rate seamstress.
My next-door neighbor was a first-rate needleworker.
500
Richard looked like he needed a rest after the relay.
Richard looked as though he needed a rest after the relay.
500
They wouldn't of missed going to the mountains
They wouldn't have missed going to the mountains
500
Could you (lend, loan) me your book?
lend
500
Fewer women become housewives these days than in the past.
Fewer women become homemakers these days than in the past.
500
The computer plant is advertising for a watchman, I hear.
The computer plant is advertising for a security guard, I hear.
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