Ussage Flashcards
(15 cards)
Accept Vs. Except
Accept –> To receive
Except –> To exclude
Affect vs. Effect
Affect –> almost always a verb
Effect –> almost always a noun
(affect causes an effect)
Than vs. Then
Than –> Comparison
Then –> To place events in time (adverb)
(When? Then)
Its vs. It’s
Its –> Possession for the pronoun “it”
It’s –> “it is”
Further vs. Farther
Further –> Non-physical distance
Farther –> Measureable, physical distance
(How far is it?)
Where vs. Were vs. We’re vs. Wear
Where –> Location
Were –> Past tense of “are”
We’re –> Contraction of “we are”
Wear –> Verb for putting on
Amount vs. Number
Amount –> Non-countable for measurement
Number –> Countable term for measurement
(I can count the number of hairs but not the amount of hair.)
There vs. They’re vs. Their
There –> Pronoun or adverb to show that place (not here)
They’re –> “They are”
Their –> Possessive adjective
Already vs. All Ready
Already –> Adverb to describe something that happened previously
All Ready –> When everything or everyone is prepared
Fewer vs. Less
Fewer –> Describing something uncountable
Less –> For things that can be counted
(I have fewer hairs on my head. You have less hair on your head.)
You’re vs. Your
You’re –> “you are”
Your –> Possession or belonging to you
Too vs. To. Two
Too –> Adverb that can mean excessively or also
To –> Preposition meaning toward and until
Two –> Number
Between vs. Among
Between –> one-to-one relationships (two or more distinct items or individuals)
Among –> indistinct or nonspecific relationships (groups)
Awhile vs. A while
Awhile –> Adverb to modify a verb to show something has taken time
A While –> Noun meaning a period of time
(He practiced awhile. I hadn’t seen him in a while.)
Lay vs. Lie
Lay –> To put something down (laid, Laying
Lie –> To recline or rest (lay, lain or laid, lying or laying)
Lie –> To say something untrue (lied, lying)
