1. Correct the errors in the use of Adjectives. 1. I like these kind of books.
2. This is the best pen of the two.
3. Her essay is worst than mine.
4. He is more cleverer than I am.
5. Little money is belter than none.

1. I like these (kinds) of books.

2. This is the (better) pen of the two.

3. Her essay is (worse) than mine.

4. He is (more clever/ cleverer) than I am.

5. (A little) money is better than none.

Explanation:

1. I like these (kinds) of books.

In this sentence, the use of "kinds" is based on the singularity/ plural of the subject and verb. Since "these" and "books" are all in plural form, so also, "kinds" will be plural.

2. This is the (better) pen of the two.

In comparing things, the use of either the comparative or superlative form is dependent on the number of things under consideration. And in this aspect, the comparison in the given sentence is just between two things. Taking that into consideration, the comparative form of "good" will be used, which is "better" while "best" is used to compare between two or more things depending on the things under consideration.

3. Her essay is (worse) than mine.

As in sentence 2, the comparative and superlative degrees of comparison comes in this sentence too. Since the comparison is between two sides, the comparative form "worse" will be used instead of "worst" as the latter is in the superlative form.

4. He is (more clever/ cleverer) than I am.

Similarly, the comparative form of clever is "more clever" or "cleverer" while the superlative form is "most clever" or "cleverest". And in this case, the correct adjective will be "cleverer" or "more clever".

5. (A little) money is better than none.

"A little" or "little" are quantifiers that express the quantity or number of things. In the given sentence, the quantifier "a little" will be used as the inclusion of the article "a" emphasizes the number, instead of "little" alone as this suggests a negative meaning, while "a little" suggests "some".

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)