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a
used before a consonant
an
used before a vowel
a lot
should be always written as two words
a while
an article and noun form this. often used with the prepositions in and for.
awhile
an adverb
accept
to receive or agree to
except
means “but”. occasionally used as a verb or conjunction
affect
to cause a change in and to influence.
effect
to bring about or to accomplish. as a noun it means result or that which has been brought about
aint
never use aint
all ready
an adjective phrase that means completely ready
already
adverb that means before or by this time
all right
should be written as two words
all the farther, all the faster
should be written as as far as, as fast as
all together
means in a group
altogether
adverb meaning completely or on the whole
amount
refers to nouns that cannot be counted
number
refers to nouns that can be counted
bad
used as an adjective
badly
used as an adverb
being as, being that
use because or since
beside
means located at the side of
besides
means in addition to
between
use when comparing one person or thing with another person or thing or with an entire group
among
use to show a relationship in which more than two persons or things are consdiered as a group
borrow
to take knowing u will return it
lend
to give knowing it will be returned
loan
should be used as a noun
bring
to carry from a distant place to a closer one
take
to carry from a nearby place to a more distant one
can
the ability to do something
may
permission to do something or the possibility of doing it
cant hardly, cant scarcely
use can hardly or can scarcely
could of, might of, must of, should of, or would of
use could have, might have, should have, or would have
different from, different than
use different from and not different than
doesn’t
contraction of does not and should be used with she, he, it. and singular nouns.
don’t
contraction of do not and should be used with I, you, we, they, and plural nouns
emigrate
to leave one country to settle in another; use from with it
immigrate
to enter a country in order to live there permantently; use to or into
farther
physical distance
further
degree or time
fewer
things or quantities that can be counted
less
things or quantities that cannot be counted; sometimes used with figures that are regarded as single amounts or single quantities.
good
adjective
well
adverb; used with health
had of
do not use “of” in this
hanged
to put to death by hanging
hung
all other cases it is hung
in
used with location “inside” or “within” a place
into
indicates movement or direction to a place; from outside to within
irregardless, regardless
always use regardless
this kind
kind is singular, so use this or that; singular nouns sort and type
these kinds
kinds is plural so use these or those; plural nouns sorts and types
learn
to gain knowlegde
teach
to give knowledge to
leave
to go away or to depart
let
to allow or to permit
like
use to introduce a prepositional phrase
as
use to introduce a subordinate clause
loose
adjective; free or not firmly attached
lose
verb; to have no longer, to misplace, or to fail to win
passed
to pass; verb
past
adjective, noun, a preposition, or an adverb
precede
to go or come before
proceed
to continue or to move along
raise
to cause to move upward or to lift up; always takes an object
rise
to get up or to go up; never takes an object
reason it, because
because means for the reason that; do not use because after reason; use them alone in a sentence
respectfully
with respect
respectively
in the order named
says
third-person singular of the verb say
said
past tense of say
sit
to be seated; rarely takes an object
set
to put or to place; generally takes an object
than
conjunction; use it in comparison and to show exception
then
an adverb; refers to time mostly; also used as soon afterward. this time mentioned, at another time, ect…”
this here, that here
remove the word here
where at
remove the word at
who
subject
whom
predicate or object of prep.