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Accept vs. Except

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Accept:to receive
Except:other than to leave out

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A vs. An

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A: word after starts with consonant
An: word after starts with vowel

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Adapt vs. adopt

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Adapt: to change
Adopt: to take as ones own

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Affect vs. effect

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Affect: to influence
Effect: result(noun); to cause (verb)

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Ain’t

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Never use ain’t

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All ready vs. already

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All ready: ready

Already: before now

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All right vs. alright

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Never use alright; always use all right

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All together vs. altogether

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All together: together as one group

Altogether: completely

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Among vs. between

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Among: 3 or more things
Between: 2 things

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Anxious vs. Eager

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Anxious: negative
Eager: positive

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Anywhere, everywhere, nowhere, somewhere

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None of these words end in a

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As to vs. about

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Always use about

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At

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Never use after where

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Awhile vs. A while

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Awhile: for a while

A while: after an amount of time

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Bad vs. badly

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Bad: wrong; incorrect
Badly: in a bad way

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Because

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Do not use because after reason

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Being as vs. being that

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Do not use either. Use because or since instead!!!

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Beside vs. besides

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Beside: close to
Besides: in addition to

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Bring vs. take

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Bring: from a far place to a nearer one

Take: from a near place to a more distant one

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Different from vs. different than

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Always use different from

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Doesn’t vs. don’t

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Doesn’t: 3rd person

Don’t: don’t is everything else

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Done

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Done should always follow a helping verb

EX: have done

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Due to

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Due to: caused by

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Farther vs. Further

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Farther: distance
Further: to a greater extent

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Fewer vs. less
Fewer: things that can be counted Less: things that can't be counted
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Gone vs. went
Gone: used with helping verb Went: past tense of go
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In vs. into
In: refers to position Into: suggests motion
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Irregardless
Don't use. Use regardless
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Just
When means no more than it goes directly in front of the word
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Kind of vs. sort of
Use rather or somewhat instead
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Learn vs. teach
Learn: to acquire knowledge Teach: to give knowledge
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Leave vs. let
Leave: to allow to remain Let: to permit
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Like
Don't use in place of as
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Of
Don't use in place of have
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Only
Place in front of the word you want to modify
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Than vs. then
Than: comparison Then: refers to time
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That/which vs. Who
That/ which: refer to things | Who: refers to people
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Where
Don't use where in place of that
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Set vs. sit
Set: to put in a certain place Sit: to be seated
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Lay vs. lie
Lay: to put (laying,laid) Lie: to recline (lying,lay,lain)
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Allusion vs. illusion
Allusion: reference Illusion: false idea
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Capital vs Capitol
Capital: everything else Capitol: building
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Complement vs. compliment
Complement: to complete Compliment: something nice
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Discover vs. invent
Discover: to find Invent: to create
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Emigrate vs. immigrate
Emigrate: to leave Immigrate: to enter
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Etc.
Don't use and etc.
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Good vs. well
Good: adjective Well: answers how
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Imply vs. infer
Imply: to suggest Infer: to interpret
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Loose vs lose
Loose: not tight Lose: to not win
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Principle vs. principal
Principle: rule Principal: person/ goal
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Raise vs. rise
Raise: to force up Rise: to go up
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Stationary vs. stationery
Stationary: un-moving Stationery: paper
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Try to
Always use try to instead of try and
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12 indefinite always singular pronouns
Each, one, either, neither, anyone, anybody, no one, nobody, someone, somebody, everyone, everybody
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What are the 4 indefinite pronouns that are always plural
Several, few, both, many
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What are the 5 indefinite pronouns that are either or?
Some, all, many, most, none
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In subject verb agreement
There or here are not subjects | Subjects are never in prepositional phrases
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A verb must agree with its subject in ?
Number
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Words stating amount are usually
Singular
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The number of is always
Singular
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A number of is always
Plural
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Compound subjects joined by and take a __________ verb.
Plural
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Singular subjects joined by or/not take a ___________ verb.
Singular
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Each, every, or many a take a __________ verb.
Singular
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Do not capitalize directions
East, north, south, west
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Commas are used to separate items in a series
Commas
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Commas are used to separate 2 or more adjectives before a noun
Comma
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Commas are used before a conjunctions when they join independent clauses
And, but, or, nor.....
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Use commas to separate nonessential phrases and clauses
You don't need the phrase to figure out exactly who or what
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Use a comma after introductory words
Comma
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Use a comma after introductory participial phrases
Verb +ing | Verb +ed
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Use a comma after 3 or more introductory prepositional phrases
On the table in the hallway of our house,
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Use a comma after renamers
Izzy, the best player on our team, ....
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Use commas after a direct address
I would say, Bill, ....
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Use a comma after parenthetical expressions
We knew, for example, .....
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Use a comma to separate name from title
Comma
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Use a semi-colon to separate 2 independent clauses joined by a parenthetical expression
.......;therefore,......
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Use a semi-colon to separate clauses closely related
I am sure you'll like it; it will suit you.
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Use a colon to introduce a list; after as follows it the following; when the second clause is summary/explanation of the first; and before a renamer
Colon

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