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72 Cards in this Set
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a, an
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use"a" before a consonant sound use "an" before words beginning with vowel sound
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accept
except |
verb-to receive
Ann accepted the gift verb- to leave out preposition- excluding example All my friends will be there except Jorge. |
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All right
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Always TWO words Your science project looks all right to me
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ain't
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don't use ain't
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a lot
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A lot should be written as two words.
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already
all ready |
Already: means "previously." all ready means "completely prepared."
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among
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see between, among
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anyways
anywheres everywheres nowheres somewheres |
These words should have no final s
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as
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See like, as
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as if, as though
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see like, as if, as though
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at
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Do not use at after where
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bad
badly |
Bad: is an adjective. It modifies nouns and pronouns. Badly is an adverb. It modifies verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
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beside
besides |
Beside: is a preposition that means "by the side of " someone or something. Besides, when used as a preposition, means "in addition to." As an adverb, besides means "moreover
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between
among |
Use between when referring to two item at a time, even when they are part of a group consisting of more than two.
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bring
take |
Bring means "to come carrying something." Take means" to go carrying something." Think of bring as related to come (to), take as related to go (from).
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bust
busted |
Avoid using these words as verbs in formal English. Use a form of either burst or break or catch or arrest.
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Can't hardly
can't scarcely |
The words hardly and scarcely are negative words. They should not be used with another negative word.
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could of
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Do not writer of with the helping verb could. Write could have. Also avoid ought to of, should of, would of, might of, and must of,
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don't
doesn't |
see page 472
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except
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see accept, except.
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fewer
less |
Fewer is used with plural words. Less is used with singular words. Fewer tells " how many";less tells "how much."
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good
well |
Good is an adjective. Do not use good to modify a verb; use well, which can be used as an adverb.
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had ought, hadn't ought
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The verb ought should not be used with had.
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he
she they |
Do not use a pronoun along with its antecedent as the subject of a verb. This error is called the double subject
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hisself
theirself theirselves |
These words are nonstandard English. Use himself and themselves
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how come
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In informal English, how come is often used instead of why. In formal English why is preferred
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its, it's
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Its is a personal pronoun in the possessive case. It's is a contraction of it is or it has
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kind
sort type |
the words this that and those should agree in number with the words kind sort and type. This and that are singular. these and those are plural
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kind of
sort of |
in informal English kind of and sort of are often used to mean "somewhat" or "rather". In formal English, somewhat or rather is preferred
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learn
teach |
Learn means "to acquir knowledge." teach means " to instruct or to show how
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leave
let |
Leave means "to acquire knowledge" Let means "to allow or to permit.
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less
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See fewer less
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lie
lay |
See page 503
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like
as |
Like is a preposition; it introduces a prepositional phrase. In informal English like is often used before a clause s a conjunction meaning "as". in formal English, as is preferred
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like
as if as though |
in formal standard english like should not be used for the subordinating conjunction as if or as though.
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might of
must of |
see could of
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nowheres
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see anyways
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of
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Do not use of with preposition such as inside, off and outside
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ought to of
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see could of
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real
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in informal english the adjective real is often used as an extremely or another adverb is preferred
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ries
raise |
see page 501
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she
he they |
see he, etc.
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should of
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see could of
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sit
set |
see page 500
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some
somewhat |
do not use some for the adverb
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somewheres
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see anyways
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sort
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see kind
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sort of
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see kind of
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take
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see bring take
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teach
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see learn teach
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than then
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than is a subordinating conjunction used in making comparisons then is an adverb meaning next or after that.
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that
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see who
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that there
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see this here that there
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their there theyr'e
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their is the possessive form of they. there is used to mean at that place or to begin a sentence theyre is a contraction of they are.
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theirself
theirselves |
see hissself
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them
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them should not be used as an adjective. Use these or those
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they
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see he
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this here
that there |
the words here and there are not needed after this and that
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this kind
sort type |
see kind
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try and
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in informal english try and is often used for try to in formal english try to is preferred
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type
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see kind
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use to
used to |
don't leave off the d when you write used to. the same advice applies to supposed to
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way
ways |
use way not ways in referring to a distance
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see good well
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well
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when
where |
do not use when or where incorrectly to begin a definition
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where
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do not use where for that
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who
which that |
the relative pronoun who refers to people only. which refers to things only. that refers to either people or things.
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who
whom |
see page 521
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whose
who's |
whose is used as the possessive form of who and as an interrogative pronoun. who's is a contraction of who is or who has
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without
unless |
do not use the preposition without in place of the conjunction
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would of
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see could of
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your
you're |
hour is the possessive form of you you're is the contraction of you are
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