Idioms
common grammatical errors
Sample Passage 1
Confusing word groups
Sample Passage 3
100
Try not to (loose, lose) your good reputation.
lose
100
We understand each other [really well; really good].
really well
100
Once your through the door,
What is "ANSWER D"?
100
define the following words: all together altogether
all together = everybody or everything together altogether = completely
100
A video game system is like a new family member that everyone must adjust to.
What is "ANSWER D" ?
200
I hope your company will (accept, except) our offer.
accept
200
I think the cake is done. It smells [good; well].
good
200
If you scan the place, and you'll see two rooms: one tiny and another larger.
What is "ANSWER H"?
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!! identify the part of speech and define the following words: affect effect
affect = verb --> to influence effect = verb -->to cause or bring about noun --> a result
200
My three boys had gawked lighthearted at their cousin's system....
What is "ANSWER D"?
300
She answered the letter on shocking pink (stationary, stationery).
stationery
300
[Only a small number] of taxi drivers [fail to insure] their vehicles, but usually [these are the ones] who need [it] most.
"it" should be "insurance"
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!!! If you stand just outside the front door of Padilla's, the sights, noises, and stenches practically pull you inside
What is "ANSWER J"?
300
What is the difference between the following words: farther further
farther--used to express distance further--used to express time or degree
300
just like children who are expecting a new brother or sister might want or need to spend a little extra time around a friend's baby brother or sister.
What is "ANSWER H"?
400
My cousin has a swimmer's (build, built).
build
400
[Him being at the rally] [does not necessarily mean] [that] the congressman [agrees] with the president's entire platform.
Him being at the rally --> His being at the rally
400
Fast service and the city's best New Mexican food characterize a Padilla's dinner.
What is "ANSWER A"?
400
define the following words: affect effect
affect- to influence effect- a result of
400
We had never owned their own game system, unless....
What is "ANSWER B"?
500
He is (anxious, eager) to be finished with the dental treatment.
eager
500
DAILY DOUBLE! What is incorrect word? Bob and myself are thinking about founding an Internet company
What is "MYSELF"? It should be ???
500
Down the street from my mom's old house in Albuquerque, Padilla's Restaurant sits quietly in a strip mall.
What is "ANSWER A"?
500
How are these words used? who whom
who; for a subject whom; for an object
500
Willie, my two-year-old, didn't really understand the games, but he did learned quickly that unplugging the little box made Sam and Henry fume in anger.
What is "ANSWER D"?
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