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choosing the right word- commonly misused words
sadlier-oxford fourth course
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Grammar
9th Grade
01/24/2010

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A
Definition
used before a consonant sound
Term
An
Definition
used before vowel sound, including words that start with silent h
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Accept
Definition
verb that mean means "to recieve" or "to agree too"
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Except
Definition
preposition meaning "but"
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Affect
Definition
verb that means "to influence"
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Effect
Definition
Noun that means "the result of an action"
or verb that means "to cause or bring about"
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All right / alright
Definition
All right is spelled as two different words
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amount of
Definition
use when writing about a general quantity of something
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number of
Definition
use to referring to something that can be counted
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bad
Definition
adjective or predicate after linking verbs
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badly
Definition
an adverb, to modify an action
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between
Definition
two things being compared
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among
Definition
refer to a group or to three or more things
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borrow
Definition
to take something temporarily that must be returned
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lend
Definition
to give something temporarily
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loan
Definition
noun ; the thing that is lent
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bring
Definition
a movement toward or with the speaker
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take
Definition
a movement away from the speaker
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different from/than
Definition
use from, not than, after different
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fewer
Definition
nouns that can be counted
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less
Definition
nouns that cant be counted
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Hopefully
Definition
use as an adverb, not in place of "i hope"
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leave
Definition
to depart
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let
Definition
to place
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