Idioms
Try not to (loose, lose) your good reputation.
lose
We understand each other [really well; really good].
really well
The manager promised to look [in to; into; unto; omit] the customer's complaint.
What is "into"?
define the following words: all together and altogether
all together = everybody or everything together altogether = completely
recuperate, vacuum, specificaly
specifically
I hope your company will (accept, except) our offer.
accept
I think the cake is done. It smells [good; well].
good
The office will open sometime [in, within, inside, about] a half hour.
What is "within"?
Identify the part of speech and define the following words: affect and effect
affect = verb --> to influence
effect = verb -->to cause or bring about noun --> a result
prejudice, panacea, amethist
amethyst
She answered the letter on shocking pink (stationary, stationery).
stationery
What is the error to fix to clarify the sentence?
[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"
This class is different [than, from, of, then] the other.
What is "from"?
What is the difference between the following words: farther and further
farther--used to express distance
further--used to express time or degree
primitive, obedience, mocassin
moccassin
My cousin has a swimmer's (build, built).
build
What is the error?
[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
He took it [up on; upon; on; omit] himself to schedule the meeting.
upon
define the following words: consul, council, and counsel
consul--a government representative
council--an assembly that meets for deliberation (student council)
counsel--advice (counselor)
wholly, wirey, strenuous
wiry
He is (anxious, eager) to be finished with the dental treatment.
eager
Give the present and past of the verb "bid."
bidding, bid
What part of speech are the bracketed words or phrases?
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
define the following words: prophesy and prophecy
prophesy-- verb- to predict
prophecy-- noun- prediction
innoculate, aeronautics, saboteur
inoculate