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BELLj ¥ c 50 LAUREL BY NORMAN LEWIS FDITI0N author of HOW TO READ BETTER AND FASTER BETTER ENGLISH NEyVLY REVISED EDITION Teach yourself to speak and write correctly for greater self- confidence and effectiveness in your work and among people. wmmmmmmmuauammmMmmmaamm Includes • A painless study of grammar • A sensible guide to correct pronunciation • A handy list of spelling rules and memory aids • Over 50 quizzes and achievement texts Better English, by Norman Lewis, author and teacher, famous for his adult education courses at City College and New York University, is a sensible and authoritative guide to grammar, pronunciation and spelling-—' a book that takes the pedantry out of correct English. GRAMMAR Twenty-six comprehensive chapters. Each opens with a realistic problem, discusses enough grammar to make the solution easy to understand and remember, closes with a simply worded rule andfinally puts you through an exacting test to make certain you can apply all you have learned. PRONUNCIATION Six chapters, including a glossary of troublesome words, discuss pronunciation in termsofa sound, functional principle: Correct pronunciation is the pronunciation usedby the majority of educated people throughout the country. SPELLING Some very famous people have been poor spellers, but here you can correct your own weaknesses by learning the thirteen hardest words to spell and putting to use a list of easy spelling rules and tricks for remembering special words. Books by Norman Lewis 30 DAYS TO A MORE POWERFUL VOCABULARY (in collaboration with Wilfred Funk) HOW TO READ BETTER AND FASTER WORD POWER MADE EASY HOW TO GET MORE OUT OF YOUR READING RAPID VOCABULARY BUILDER 20 DAYS TO BETTER SPELLING BETTER ENGLISH THE COMPREHENSrVE WORD GUIDE Better English (Revised Edition) BY NORMAN LEWIS + A Laurel Edition Published by DELL PUBLISHING CO., INC. 750 Third Avenue, New York 17, N.Y. © Copyright 1948, 1956, by Norman Lewis ® TM Laurel 674623, Dell Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved Designed and produced by Western Printing and Lithographing Company Reprinted by permission of the Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York — First Dell printing April, 1961 Printed in U.S.A. contents Part 1 How toMakeGrammar Workfor You 1 What is Grammar? 15 2 A Test of YourPresent GrammaticalAbility 20 3 How to Deliver the Message to Garcia (verbs) 27 AsEasyasAB C A. What is the difference between continual and continuous? 33 B. Is it correct to. say, "He got sick"? 34 C. Which is preferable: "What's the sense of arguing?" or "What's the sense in arguing?" 37 4 How to Call a Name (nouns) 38 AsEasyas AB C A. What is the difference between let and leave? 47 B. Is it correct to say, "Don't get mad if I tell you the truth"? 48 C. Which is preferable: "What kind of day is it?" or "What kind ofa day is it?" 50 5 How to Be Explicit (adjectives) 51 AsEasy asAB C A. What is the difference between hung and hanged? 59 B. Is it correct to say, "I would like to speak to Mr. Sack"? 60 C. Which is preferable: mother-in-laws or mothers-in-law? 60 6 How to Do Almost Anything (adverbs) 62 As EasyasAB C A. What is the difference between incredible and incredulous? 71 B. Is it correct to say, "I'll come providing you invite me"? 72 C. Which is preferable: "Take two spoonsful ofyourmedicine everyhour," or "Taketwo spoonfuls of your medicine every hour"? 73 7 How to End a Sentence (prepositions) 75 AsEasy asAB C A. What is the difference between imply and infer? 84 B. Is it correct to say, "The reason I love you is because you are so pretty"? 85 C. Which is correct: "The cat lickedit'spaws," or "The cat licked its paws"? 87 8 How to Substitute (pronouns) 89 AsEasyasAB C A. What is the difference between stationary and stationery? 94 B. Is it correct to say, "That dress is different than mine"? 95 C. Which is correct: "He practices preventive medicine," or "He practices preventative medicine"? 99 9 How to Join (conjunctions) 100 AsEasyasAB C A. What is the difference between ingenious and ingenuous? 104 B. Is it correct to say, "It's a nice day"? 105 C. Which is preferable: "Now you're talking like /," or "Now you're talking like me"? 106 10 How to Show Emotion (interjections) 108 AsEasyasAB C A. What is the difference between rob and steal? 109 B. Is it correct to say, "Can I have another piece of cake?" 110 C. Which is preferable: "This data is interest- ing," or "These data are interesting"? 116 — 11 How to Measure Your Progress Your First Achievement Test 117 AsEasy asAB C A. What is the difference between practicable and practical? 127 B. Is it correct to say, "New York cannot boast a particularly healthy climate"? 128 C. Which is preferable: "None of the men were arrested," or "None of the men was arrested"? 130 12 How to Make Your Verbs Agree (subjects and predicates) 132 AsEasyasAB C A. What is the difference betweenalumnus and alumna? 141 B. Is it correct to say, "He is not as tall as he looks"? 142 C. Which is preferable: "Measles is a bad dis- ease," or "Measles are a bad disease"? 143 13 How to Get the Right Number (singulars and plurals) 145 AsEasyasAB C A. What is the difference between childish and childlike? 150 B. Is it correct to say, "She was most aggra- vated by what happened"? 151 C. Which is preferable: "One or two books is enough," or "One or two books are enough"? 152 14 How to Test a Verb (objects) 153 As Easy as AB C A. What is the difference between uninterested and disinterested? 162 B. Is it correct to say, "It's liable to rain," or "It's apt to rain"? 163 C. Which is preferable: "A number of men are here," or "A number of men is here"? 165 15 How to Keep Your Sanity with Lay and Lie (transitive and intransitive verbs) 167 As Easyas AB C A. What is the difference between fiance and fiancee? 179 B. Is it correct to write, "The above remarks are not intended to imply . . . ," or "The above is a verbatim report of . . ."? 180 C. Which is preferable: "Three-quarters of the work is done," or "Three-quarters of the work are done"? 182 16 How to Let Circumstances Alter Cases (predicate nominatives) 184 As Easy asAB C A. What is the difference between allude and refer? 192 B. Is it correct to say, "Everyone stood up and shouted at the top of their lungs"? 193 C. Which is preferable: "Neither the President nor the members of the cabinet is behind the bill," or "Neither the President nor the members of the cabinet are behind the bill"? 200 17 How to Keep on Good Terms with Your Rela- tives (who and whom) 202 AsEasy asAB C A. What is the difference between credible and creditable? 214 B. Is it correct to say, "Have you got my book"? 215 C. Which is preferable: "Was it he you were talking to?" or "Was it him you were talk- ing to?" 217 18 How to FillIn (ellipsis) 219 AsEasy asA B C A. What is the difference between ophthal- mologist, oculist, optometrist and optician? 237

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