Idioms
common grammatical errors
parts of speech
Confusing word groups
spelling
100
Try not to (loose, lose) your good reputation.
lose
100
We understand each other [really well; really good].
really well
100
The manager promised to look [in to; into; unto; omit] the customer's complaint.
into
100
define the following words: all together altogether
all together = everybody or everything together altogether = completely
100
recuperate, vacuum, specificaly
specifically
200
I hope your company will (accept, except) our offer.
accept
200
I think the cake is done. It smells [good; well].
good
200
The office will open sometime [in, within, inside, about] a half hour.
within
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
prejudice, panacea, amethist
amethyst
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!!!! This class is different [than, from, of, then] the other.
from
300
What is the difference between the following words: farther further
farther--used to express distance further--used to express time or degree
300
primitive, obedience, mocassin
moccassin
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
He took it [up on; upon; on; omit] himself to schedule the meeting.
upon
400
define the following words: elude allude
elude - escape allude - to hint at or refer to something commonly known
400
wholly, wirey, strenuous
wiry
500
In [regards, regard] to you request for extra credit: no.
regard
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!! [Everyone] in [the class] did [well] on [their] ACT test
their should be his or her
500
Identify the Part of Speech of each bracketed word: Carlos [telephoned] Iris to tell [her] that he [would be] late for [their] [date].
telephoned=verb her=pronoun would be=verb their=pronoun date=noun
500
define the following words: veracious voracious
veracious - truthful/honest voracious - insatiable/greedy
500
innoculate, aeronautics, saboteur
inoculate
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