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Exercise 3-5.10
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For each of the following, indicate the best answer.



1

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)His journalism adviser was more of a coach than a teacher.
B)His journalism advisor was more of a coach than a teacher.
2

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)The soldiers ran amok after storming the castle gates.
B)The soldiers ran amuck after storming the castle gates.
3

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)The investigators found a miniscule amount of the drug in his blood.
B)The investigators found a minuscule amount of the drug in his blood.
4

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)They found a bone amid the refuse.
B)They found a bone amidst the refuse.
5

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)Eating donuts is a terrible way to start your day.
B)Eating doughnuts is a terrible way to start your day
6

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)I'd like to talk about this further tomorrow.
B)I'd like to talk about this farther tomorrow.
7

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)She can run further than he can.
B)She can run farther than he can.
8

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)He implied from her intonation that she was lying.
B)He inferred from her intonation that she was lying.
9

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)Michael used his body language to imply it was time to leave.
B)Michael used his body language to infer it was time to leave.
10

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)I hid among the bushes.
B)I hid amongst the bushes.
11

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)He donated the skull to the Smithsonian Institute.
B)He donated the skull to the Smithsonian Institution.
12

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)The candidate spoke ad nauseum about the new bridge.
B)The candidate spoke ad nauseam about the new bridge.







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