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Please give me a few coffee and some donuts if you have any left.
Please give me some coffee and some donuts if you have any left. (alternatives: a cup of)
I have to depositing this money in my checking account or else the check I just wrote will bounce.
I have to deposit this money in my checking account or else the check I just wrote will bounce.
(Besides/beside) geology, Herman is studying math, French, and literature.
besides = in addition to; apart from // beside = next to
Dr. Header, which is the professor for this class, will be absent this week because of illness.
Dr. Header, who is the professor for this class, will be absent this week because of illness.
Archaeologists continue searching for buried Egyptian treasures. (keep on/do away with)
do away with = remove or put an end to something
This report is (quiet/quite) complete and needs no revision.
quiet = making little or no noise // quite = to a certain degree
There are ten childs playing in the yard, but yours is not among them.
There are ten children playing in the yard, but yours is not among them.
Mr. Harris will be divided the biology class into two sections to prevent overcrowding in his classroom.
Mr. Harris will divide the biology class into two sections to prevent overcrowding in his classroom.
Because they have spent too many time considering the new contract, the students lost the opportunity to lease the apartment.
Because they have spent too much time considering the new contract, the students lost the opportunity to lease the apartment.
Although the quantity was small, we had supplies enough to finish the experiment.
Although the quantity was small, we had enough supplies to finish the experiment.
Kevin quit the engineering program because he found it too difficult. (checked out/dropped out of)
check out = take notice of someone or something; settle a bill before leaving
Louis was depending on the Pittsburgh Steelers to win the championship. (picking out/counting on)
picking out = choosing some from a group
Even though Marlon Brando had won an Oscar, he refused to (except/accept) it at the presentation ceremonies.
except = not including; other than // accept = receive
Mitzi didn’t (loose/lose) any time in applying for the teaching position.
loose = not fitting closely // lose = cease to have
Melanie said that she would arrive (later/latter) than the rest of us.
later = comparative of late // latter = situated nearer to the end
This class, that is a prerequisite for microbiology is so difficult that I would rather drop it.
This class, which is a prerequisite for microbiology is so difficult that I would rather drop it.
Sam used to living in Oklahoma, but his company had him transferred to a better position in Georgia.
Sam used to live in Oklahoma, but his company had him transferred to a better position in Georgia.
My advisor indicated numerous errors in my proposal and told me to rewrite it. (figured out/pointed out)
figured out = solve a problem
Standing among so many strangers, the frightened child began to sob uncontrollable.
Standing among so many strangers, the frightened child began to sob uncontrollably.
Maribel has registered for both the afternoon anthropology class as well as the evening sociology lecture.
Maribel has registered for both the afternoon anthropology class and the evening sociology lecture.
Boss is used to fly after having crossed the continent many times during the past decade.
Boss is used to flying after having crossed the continent many times during the past decade.
Buying clothes are often a very time-consuming practice because the clothes that someone likes are rarely the ones that fit them.
Buying clothes is often a very time-consuming practice because the clothes that someone likes are rarely the ones that fit them.
He is the only candidate who the faculty members voted not to retain on the list of eligible replacements for Professor Kotey.
He is the only candidate whom the faculty members voted not to retain on the list of eligible replacements for Professor Kotey.
We had to postpone the meeting because too many people had the flu. (drop out of/put off)
drop out of = stop being involved in something
The man, of whom the red car is parked in front of our house, is a prominent physician in this town.
The man, whose red car is parked in front of our house, is a prominent physician in this town.