Practice Makes Perfect

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  1. Who/Whomwill you invite to dinner?

  2. Her ankle is bad/badlyswollen.

  3. The condition of the wall looks good/wellagain.

  4. I’m not poor. I have few/a fewdollars to give him.

  5. You know fewer/lessabout her than I do.

  6. If you lay/liethat on the shirt, you’ll wrinkle it.


14. Little/A littlekindness won’t do him any harm.


  1. I grabbed an umbrella than/thenrushed out the door.

  2. A long massage always feels good/well.

  3. I know fewer/lessmen in this club than you.

  4. Did you lay/liemy new skirt on the ironing board?

  5. Why do you treat your pet so bad/badly?

  6. You think you’re smarter than/thenI am.


Rewrite each sentence in standard English.


  1. The little boy acted very bad in class today.

  2. Don’t you feel good?

  3. Omar has less friends than his brother.

  4. Mom is laying down for a while.

  5. Kris is prettier then Hilda.

  6. Who did you send the letter to?


exercise 25-2


130 Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar for ESL Learners

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