"This Or That"
I have a headache, so I'm going to (lie/lay) down for a while.
Lie
Match the following commonly confused words with the correct blanks in the correct order in the following sentences: 1. "Okay, I am on my way _____." 2. "I love them because ______ my friends." 3. "Those are ______ books on the table." a) Their/There/They're b) There/Their/They're c) Their/They're/There d) There/They're/Their e) They're/Their/There d) There/They're/Their
d) There/They're/Their
1. "Okay, I am on my way there."
2. "I love them because They're my friends."
3. "Those are their books on the table."
Last night I drank chocolate milk with my desert.
Incorrect. desert-dry, arid lands
The picky dog finally ate ITS food. _____ a great day.
It's a great day.
The word "yonder" is an old-fashioned or colloquial term for something way over _____.
There
(By/Bye/Buy) going through these courses, I am learning much about the English language.
By-a preposition that means: near, beside or through.
Match the following commonly confused words with the correct blanks in the correct order in the following sentences: 1. "My bicycle has ___ wheels." 2. "I will go ___ school tomorrow." 3. "I like pizza." "Me, ___!" a) to/too/two b) two/too/to c) two/to/too d) too/two/to e) to/two/too
c) two/to/too
1. "My biciycle has two wheels."
2. "I will go to school tomorrow."
3. "I Like pizza." "Me, too!"
They saw a mirage: that is a type of allusion one sees in the desert.
Incorrect. Illusion- A false perception of reality. Allusion- An indirect inference.
"The other players ACCEPT defeat well." "Let's all go to our team's celebration _____ for you because someone has to clean up."
Except
Though born on the same day, the twins insisted that we celebrate _____ birthdays on two different occasions.
Farrell believes that an eye-catching hat (compliments/complements) any outfit.
complements. compliments-noun, praise; verb, to praise complements-noun, something that completes;
Match the following commonly confused words with the correct blanks in the correct order in the following sentences: 1."I can _____ the ten quotes from the same author in my paper." 2. "The new office building was built on the _____ of a cemetery." 3."The ______ of Disneyland's castle makes me feel uplifted with joy." a)sight/site/cite b)cite/site/sight c)cite/sight/site d)site/sight/site e)site/cite/sight
b) cite/site/sight
1."I can cite the ten quotes from the same author in my paper."
2. "The new office building was built on the site of a cemetery."
3."The sight of Disneyland's castle makes me feel uplifted with joy."
Under your rain, I have enjoyed my life as a servant.
Incorrect
Rain-a water-based precipitation
Reign-a noun means the period during which one occupies the throne; royal rule; dominating power. As a verb, reign means to rule or to possess supreme power over something or someone.
Thane, ______ responsibility was to lead the expedition, mislaid the map. WHO'S going to lead now?
Whose
_____ driving across the United States this summer so that they can join other members of _____ family for a reunion.
They're, Their
When it was time for the bride to walk the aisle to the (altar/alter), she began to tremble because she was so nervous.
Altar-a platform where sacrifices are made to a god or a platform at the front of a house of worship.
Match the following commonly confused words with the correct blanks in the correct order in the following sentences: 1. "I found her patronizing attitude towards my ideas _____ insulting." 2. "It is rare to see a high school student who is superior at sports and _____ after school." 3. "The soldiers were very _____ for the opening ceremony." a)quiet/quite/quit b)quit/quiet/quite c)quite/quiet/quit d)quit/quite/quiet e)quite/quit/quiet
e)quite/quit/quiet
1. "I found her patronizing attitude towards my ideas quite insulting."
2. "It is rare to see a high school student who is superior at sports and quit after school."
3. "The soldiers were very quiet for the opening ceremony."
Lack of sleep affects the quality of your work.
Correct.
Affect-to influence (the Action)
Effect-the rEsult
Emmaline's father ADVISEd her not to see Sam. She should have followed his _______.
Advice
_____ are three suspects for the crime, and _____ all being questioned by the authorities.
There, They're
When the evidence revealed the actual events of the case, the defendant, a public servant who once had earned great respect from his constituents, experienced a fast (decent/descent/dissent) into painful notoriety.
descent-is a noun that means a decline or the act of moving downward. The verb is descend. To pronounce , relax the first syllable and stress the second.
Match the following commonly confused words with the correct blanks in the correct order in the following sentences: 1."The _______ podiatrist won the Physician of the Year award." 2."The meaning of the poem was ______, and not easily recognized." 3."A fight between my sister and me is _______ from the moment I enter my house." a)Eminent/immanent/imminent b)Imminent/Immanent/Eminent c)Immanent/Imminent/Eminent d)Eminent/Imminent/immanent e)Immanent/Eminent/imminent
a)Eminent/immanent/imminent EMINENT-famous, respected IMMANENT-inherent or intrinsic IMMINENT-ready to take place.
1. "The eminent podiatrist won the Physician of the year award."
2. "The meaning of the poem was immanent, and not easily recognized."
3. "A fight between my sister and me is imminent from the moment I enter the house."
Ellen, who's birthday it was, wondered who sent her the beautiful bouquet of flowers and to who she should send a "thank you" note.
Incorrect
Ellen, whose (possessive form) birthday it was, wondered who (right) sent her the beautiful bouquet of flowers and to whom (object) she should send a quick "thank you" note.
Who-pronoun that refers to a subject
Whom-pronoun that refers to an object
Whose-possessive
Who's--contraction of "who is"
The rollercoaster that we went on was very TORTOUS. I thought it was very fun, but my little brother thought it was _______.
Torturous
While traveling across Europe, _____ plan to travel through six different countries by train fell through. _____ was a railway workers' strike in France that caused massive cancellations. _____ now backpacking _____ way through Austria.
Their, There, They're, Their