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its long arcades and ornamental columns, and its gardens 

 which are called the Generalife. 



My sentence sounds as if the gardens were the Generalife 

 instead of the palace. 



Just a short distance from the white pavilions is the pal- 

 ace, or Generalife, with its long arcades, its ornamented 

 columns, and its gardens. 



b 



At these missions were where the Indians built their 

 homes, and it was there that they were converted to the 

 Catholic religion, to cultivate the soil, to do carpentering, 

 and to build adobe houses. 



The sentence is so poorly constructed that the meaning 

 is not clear. 



It was at these missions that the Indians built their homes, 

 were converted to the Catholic religion, learned to cultivate 

 the soil, to do carpentering, and to build adobe houses. 



Second correction: It was at these missions that the 

 Indians built their homes, learned to cultivate the soil, to do 

 carpentering, and to build adobe houses. It was here also 

 that they were converted to the Catholic religion. 



II 



USE OF ADVERBS 



Sentences taken from various papers by the pupils. 

 We always should prefer our duty to our pleasure. 

 It is impossible continually to be at work. 

 The heavenly bodies are in motion perpetually. 

 Not only he found her busy, but pleased and happy even. 

 Rule to guide in the correction of the above errors : Place 



