Grammar
Choose the correct sentence:
A. She go to school every day.
B. She goes to school every day.
C. She going to school every day.
B. She goes to school every day.
Arrange the letter and guess the answer.
T A V O M I T E
(To provide someone with a reason to do something or to inspire them.)
MOTIVATE
The principal will recommend / reccommend the new plan.
recommend
Each of the students have a unique talent.
Each of the students has a unique talent.
"Each" is a singular subject.
The seminar will start in / on Monday morning.
on
Use "on" for specific days of the week.
Choose the correct sentence:
A) Each of the students have a book.
B) Each of the students has a book.
B) Each of the students has a book.
P F I E N C O R I T
Competent and skilled in doing or using something.
PROFICIENT
We need to buy more stationery / stationary for the office.
stationery
Stationery is for paper and pens. Stationary means standing still (like a parked car).
The principal is the person whom called you earlier.
The principal is the person who called you earlier.
Use "who" because it is the subject performing the action of calling.
Please fill out / up the form completely.
out
"Fill out" means to complete a document; "Fill up" means to make a container full.
Choose the correct word:
"The new policy will (affect / effect) all grade levels."
Affect
(Affect is usually a Action (verb). Effect is usually the End result (noun)).
C A C U R A Y C
The ability to read words correctly without making mistakes.
ACCURACY
He is the most commited / committed teacher in our school.
committed
One of the computers in the laboratory are broken.
One of the computers in the laboratory is broken.
The subject is "One," which is singular.
The teacher apologized for / to being late to the class.
for
You apologize to a person, but for an action.
Use the correct word:
"The school has (fewer / less) students this year."
Fewer
(Use Fewer for things you can count (students, books, apples). Use Less for things you cannot count (water, time, air)).
C Y L I E T A R
The ability to read and write.
LITERACY
The students were very quiet / quite during the exam.
quiet
Quiet means silent. Quite means "to a certain extent" (e.g., It is quite cold).
Neither the pupils nor the adviser have signed the paper.
Neither the pupils nor the adviser has signed the paper.
In "Neither/Nor" sentences, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it (adviser).
The students need to hand in / hand out their projects.
hand in
"Hand in" means to submit work; "Hand out" means to distribute materials to the class.
The principal (complimented / complemented) the new curriculum.
Complimented
To Compliment (with an 'i') is to give praise. To Complement (with an 'e') is to complete or go well with something else.
L L O C A R E A T B O
To work jointly on an activity or project.
COLLABORATE
The occurrence / occurance of the event was a surprise.
occurrence
It has a double 'c', a double 'r', and ends in -ence.
My sister is a teacher which loves her job.
My sister is a teacher who loves her job.
Use "who" for people; "which" is for objects and animals.
She has a great influence on / influence to her students.
influence on
The noun "influence" is always followed by "on" when referring to the person affected.