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Commonly Confused Words
ards to help study for Tennessee EOC English Test
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English
9th Grade
04/19/2011

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Term
to
Definition
a preposition (to home) or infinitive to a verb (to kiss)
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too
Definition
also, in excess
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two
Definition
a couple, double; a number; quantity
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their
Definition
a possessive pronoun
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they're
Definition
the contraction of "they" and "are"
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there
Definition
an adverb meaning "place"
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its
Definition
a possessive pronoun
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it's
Definition
a contraction of "it" and "is"
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your
Definition
a possessive pronoun
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you're
Definition
a contraction of "you" and "are"
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whose
Definition
a possessive pronoun asking ownership
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who's
Definition
a contraction of "who" and "is"
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which
Definition
introduces NON-ESSENTIAL clauses
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that
Definition
introduces ESSENTIAL clauses
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who
Definition
refers to people
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accept
Definition
means to take or receive
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except
Definition
means to exclude
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affect
Definition
to alter or change
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effect
Definition
the result
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between
Definition
choice of two or more distinct objects
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among
Definition
choice involving indistinct obejects
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capitol
Definition
a state legislative building
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capital
Definition
a city where the legislative office is held; money
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principal
Definition
the head of a school; the amount borrowed from a lender
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principle
Definition
rules or guidelines
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stationary
Definition
to not be in motion
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stationery
Definition
specialty paper
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who
Definition
used with referencing the subject of the sentence
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whom
Definition
used with referencing the object of the sentence
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allusion
Definition
a literary device that refers to history, literature, or religion
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illusion
Definition
something that appears to be one thing, but is something else
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complement
Definition
pairing something to make it more complete
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compliment
Definition
to say something nice about someone or ting
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cite
Definition
to make reference to
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site
Definition
an internet page
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sight
Definition
to see
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counsel
Definition
to give advice
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council
Definition
a governing group
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coarse
Definition
to be rough or hard
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course
Definition
a path or route
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farther
Definition
physical time or distance
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further
Definition
used for metaphorical, figurative distance
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lose
Definition
to not win
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loose
Definition
to not be tight
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fewer
Definition
used with objects that can be counted one by one
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less
Definition
used when referring to time, money, or things that cannot be counted individually.
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