II. Find as many clauses of time as possible in the book you are reading. Pay attention to the conjunctions and verb-forms used

VOCABULARY FOCUS: Words often confused and misused

Study the following groups of words that are often misused as well as the examples illustrating their use.

Deduce, deduct, v

To deduce is to ‘establish by reasoning’. · The police have deduced that he must have left the apartment last night.

To deduct is to ‘subtract’. · We made a small profit on the sale of the house, but after we’d deducted expenses, it turned into loss.

The two verbs share the noun deduction. · Through the process of deduction, the detectives discovered the identity of the killer. · After deductions, his taxable income is £ 30,000.

Device, n, devise, v

Device is an ‘invention, a trick’, etc.· A bugging device was installed in the president’s office.

To devise is: 1) ‘to invent, to scheme, to plot’. · He’s very good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.

2) ‘to give or assign property by will’. · The common law did not permit owners to devise their lands by will.

Deviser, devisor, n

A deviser is a ‘person who invents’. · The Prime Minister was the deviser of the tactics to pursue the reforms.

A devisor is a ‘person who bequeaths by will’. · The person leaving real property by will is referred to as devisor and the person receiving it as a devisee.