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4. Janelle is extremely clumsy, but her family (accepts, excepts)
that (its, it’s) part of her charm.

5. When Eric was (threw, through) tallying the costs for his dinner

party, he decided to invite (fewer, less) guests.

Review Exercise 26-3 Identifying and

Correcting Errors in Words Commonly

Confused

Underline and correct the two word choice errors in each of the

numbered items below.

1. Marie found it hard to choose between the seventeen books on
the life of Emily Dickinson. “If there were less books it would be

an easier choice,” she said.

2. “I don’t think computers will ever be smarter then humans,” said
Jeff. “A computer is just a adding machine with a few extra

features.”

3. “Ms. Jordan said I did good on the test,” said Vernell. “She also
said that hard work would help me obtain my goals.”