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a

used before a consonant

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an

used before a vowel

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a lot

should be always written as two words

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a while

an article and noun form this. often used with the prepositions in and for.

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awhile

an adverb

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accept

to receive or agree to

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except

means “but”. occasionally used as a verb or conjunction

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affect

to cause a change in and to influence.

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effect

to bring about or to accomplish. as a noun it means result or that which has been brought about

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aint

never use aint

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all ready

an adjective phrase that means completely ready

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already

adverb that means before or by this time

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all right

should be written as two words

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all the farther, all the faster

should be written as as far as, as fast as

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all together

means in a group

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altogether

adverb meaning completely or on the whole

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amount

refers to nouns that cannot be counted

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number

refers to nouns that can be counted

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bad

used as an adjective

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badly

used as an adverb

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being as, being that

use because or since

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beside

means located at the side of

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besides

means in addition to

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between

use when comparing one person or thing with another person or thing or with an entire group

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among

use to show a relationship in which more than two persons or things are consdiered as a group

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borrow

to take knowing u will return it

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lend

to give knowing it will be returned

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loan

should be used as a noun

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bring

to carry from a distant place to a closer one

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take

to carry from a nearby place to a more distant one

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can

the ability to do something

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may

permission to do something or the possibility of doing it

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cant hardly, cant scarcely

use can hardly or can scarcely

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could of, might of, must of, should of, or would of

use could have, might have, should have, or would have

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different from, different than

use different from and not different than

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doesn’t

contraction of does not and should be used with she, he, it. and singular nouns.

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don’t

contraction of do not and should be used with I, you, we, they, and plural nouns

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emigrate

to leave one country to settle in another; use from with it

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immigrate

to enter a country in order to live there permantently; use to or into

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farther

physical distance

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further

degree or time

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fewer

things or quantities that can be counted

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less

things or quantities that cannot be counted; sometimes used with figures that are regarded as single amounts or single quantities.

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good

adjective

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well

adverb; used with health

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had of

do not use “of” in this

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hanged

to put to death by hanging

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hung

all other cases it is hung

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in

used with location “inside” or “within” a place

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into

indicates movement or direction to a place; from outside to within

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irregardless, regardless

always use regardless

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this kind

kind is singular, so use this or that; singular nouns sort and type

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these kinds

kinds is plural so use these or those; plural nouns sorts and types

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learn

to gain knowlegde

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teach

to give knowledge to

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leave

to go away or to depart

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let

to allow or to permit

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like

use to introduce a prepositional phrase

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as

use to introduce a subordinate clause

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loose

adjective; free or not firmly attached

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lose

verb; to have no longer, to misplace, or to fail to win

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passed

to pass; verb

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past

adjective, noun, a preposition, or an adverb

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precede

to go or come before

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proceed

to continue or to move along

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raise

to cause to move upward or to lift up; always takes an object

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rise

to get up or to go up; never takes an object

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reason it, because

because means for the reason that; do not use because after reason; use them alone in a sentence

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respectfully

with respect

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respectively

in the order named

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says

third-person singular of the verb say

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said

past tense of say

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sit

to be seated; rarely takes an object

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set

to put or to place; generally takes an object

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than

conjunction; use it in comparison and to show exception

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then

an adverb; refers to time mostly; also used as soon afterward. this time mentioned, at another time, ect…”

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this here, that here

remove the word here

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where at

remove the word at

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who

subject

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whom

predicate or object of prep.