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Question 1

to make something worse

Answer 1

AGGRAVATE

Question 2

to cause annoyance or to vexing or chafe

Answer 2

IRRITATE

Question 3

is the only acceptable form in edited writing

Answer 3

ALL RIGHT

Question 4

Commonly used in written dialogue and informal writing

Answer 4

ALRIGHT

Question 5

should be used only when there are two elements.

Answer 5

BETWEEN

Question 6

Use when referring to one-to-one relationships

Answer 6

BETWEEN

Question 7

should be used when there are more than two elements.

Answer 7

AMONG

Question 8

Use when referring to indistinct or nonspecific relationships

Answer 8

AMONG

Question 9

is an indefinite pronoun referring to an unspecified person

Answer 9

ANYBODY

Question 10

is a noun phrase referring to an arbitrary body

Answer 10

ANY BODY

Question 11

is generally used when either one or both of the options may be true

Answer 11

AND/OR

Question 12

A device, or shortcut, that damages a sentence and often leads to confusion or ambiguity.

Answer 12

AND/OR

Question 13

This conjunction is used to suggest

Answer 13

AND

Question 14

That one action follows another in the chronological order

Answer 14

AND

Question 15

That one idea is the result of another

Answer 15

AND

Question 16

can also be used to suggest a kind of comment on something mentioned in the first clause

Answer 16

AND

Question 17

This conjunction is used to suggest a contrast

Answer 17

BUT

Question 18

This conjunction is used to suggest that only one possibility can be realized

Answer 18

OR

Question 19

is an auxiliary verb and is used to denote physical or mental ability

Answer 19

CAN

Question 20

used to express ability and informally used to ask permission.

Answer 20

CAN

Question 21

is also an auxiliary verb and is used to denote possibility or permission

Answer 21

MAY

Question 22

is the more polite option.

Answer 22

MAY

Question 23

o Often simply redundant, used from a mere habit of wordiness.

acts of a hostile character

hostile acts

Answer 23

CHARACTER

Question 24

is the needless repetition of words, phrases, sentences,paragraphs or ideas.

Answer 24

REDUNDANCY

Question 25

is to point out or imply resemblances between objects

Answer 25

TO COMPARE TO

Question 26

regarded as essentially of a different order.

Answer 26

TO COMPARE TO

Question 27

is mainly to point out differences between objects

Answer 27

TO COMPARE WITH

Question 28

regarded as essentially of the same order.

Answer 28

TO COMPARE WITH

Question 29

 is a plural and is best used with a plural verb.

Answer 29

DATA

Question 30

is a person who is not influenced by considerations of personal advantage. With synonyms like unbiased, unprejudiced, impartial, neutral, and non-partisan, disinterested is a person who is having no stake in the matter.

Answer 30

DISINTERESTED

Question 31

Is a person or thing not interested in or concerned about something or someone.

Answer 31

UNINTERESTED

Question 32

With synonyms like indifferent to, unconcerned about, uninvolved in/with, incunous about, apathetic towards, bored by, unmoved by and unresponsive to, this is a bored person

Answer 32

UNINTERESTED

Question 33

serves best as a distance word or physical distance

Answer 33

FARTHER

Question 34

as a time or quantity word. It is for metaphorical or figurative distance.

Answer 34

FURTHER

Question 35

has a tie to physical distance and can't be used to mean "moreover" or "in addition.

Answer 35

FARTHER

Question 36

Often wrongly written in regards to.

Answer 36

IN REGARD TO

Question 37

Keep a dictionary at your desk while you write. Look up words when you are uncertain of their meanings or spellings. Many dictionaries are also available online, and the Internet's easy access will not slow you down. Check out your cell phone or smartphone to see if a dictionary app is available.

Answer 37

USE A DICTIONARY

Question 38

Be aware of the words that often confuse you. When you notice a pattern of confusing words, keep a list nearby, and consult the list as you write. Check the list again before you submit an assignment to your instructor.

Answer 38

KEEP A LIST OF WORDS YOU COMMONLY CONFUSE

Question 39

You may not yet know which words confuse you, but before you sit down to write, study the words on the list. Prepare your mind for working with words by reviewing the commonly confused words identified in this chapter.

Answer 39

STUDY THE LIST OF COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS