Diction and Usage Worksheet 1

 Explain the error associated with each of the numbered, underlined words in the sentences.  Some words are correct.

1.                  Then he give him a punch in the nose.

2.                  He was sick for a period of time.

3.                  The reporter’s purpose was to relate the main points of the book.

4.                  The writer tried his best to get his ideas across to the reader, but he did not succeed.

5.                  The stone was so heavy that I couldn’t hardly lift it.

6.                  Carl became so livid with anger that his face looked like a giant.

7.                  The river is not a safe place for people to swim.

8.                  The basic fundamentals of the game are not hard to learn.

9.                  I cannot and will not do it under any circumstances.

10.              He don’t like those apples.

11.              We got everything that we asked for.

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