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I hope I don't (lose/loose) my credit card!
Lose
Wrong: could of -> could've, quiet -> quite
Explain the difference between hanged/hung.
Hanged: way of killing someone
Hung: suspend, past participle of hang
Some teachers don't (accept/except) late work.
accept
I (hanged/hung) (alot/a lot) of clothes on the drying rack, and now I have to fold them.
hung, a lot
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
Wrong: its -> it's
What do alright and alot have in common?
Don't exist in the English language.
Wrong: Advise -> Advice
____ going to be late to ____ hockey game! (your vs. you're)
You're, your
My pants were loose because I forgot my belt, and I just had to accept the fact Principal Bopp would give me a JUG.
Right
Explain the difference between loose and lose.
Lose: misplace/not win
Loose: not tight
Correct any mistakes: They're going to their house to get some rest before the family reunion tonight.
No mistakes
I'd rather do my homework ____ ____ now. (then vs. than)
then, than
We passed by the capitol of California, Sacramento, on our way to San Fransisco.
Wrong: capitol -> capital
Explain the difference between they’re, their, and there.
They're: they are
Their: belonging
There: location or dummy subject
What is the difference between adapt and adopt?
Adapt: make suitable
Adopt: take as one's own
I'm going ____ go ____ the park ____ because I want ____ play basketball ____! (to vs. too)
to, to, too, to, too
I hope it's alright that I go to the park because I would've just stayed at home and played a lot of video games.
Wrong: alright -> all right
Explain the differences between precede and proceed.
Precede: to come before
Proceed: to go forward or continue
Correct Any Mistakes: I was so scared to loose my cross country race, but alot of fear didn't stop me from winning.
loose -> lose
alot -> a lot