English Grammar 101
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Foreword: To the Student and Parent/Teacher
Introduction: To Those Grammarians Among Us
Instructions: How to Complete the Lessons
Module 1: Word and Phrase Patterns
Module 2: Clause Patterns
Module 3: Verb Tense and Verbal Patterns
Module 4: Verb Forms and Sentence Patterns
Module 5: Punctuation and Capitalization
Module 6: Supplement - Troublesome Words
Lesson 6-1: Accept versus Except
Lesson 6-2: Affect versus Effect
Lesson 6-3: Advice versus Advise
Lesson 6-4: All Ready versus Already
Lesson 6-5: All-round versus All Around
Lesson 6-6: All Together versus Altogether
Lesson 6-7: All Ways versus Always
Lesson 6-8: Allay versus Alley, Ally
Lesson 6-9: Allude versus Elude
Lesson 6-10: Allusion versus Illusion
Quiz 6-11: Cumulative Review
Lesson 6-12: Alternate versus Alternative
Lesson 6-13: Among, Amongst versus Between
Lesson 6-14: Apprehend versus Comprehend
Lesson 6-15: Award versus Reward
Lesson 6-16: Bad versus Badly
Lesson 6-17: Can versus May
Lesson 6-18: Born versus Borne
Lesson 6-19: Breath versus Breathe
Lesson 6-20: Bring, Carry, Fetch versus Take
Lesson 6-21: Anger, Angry versus Mad
Lesson 6-22: Censor versus censure
Lesson 6-23: Complement versus compliment
Quiz 6-24: Cumulative Review
Lesson 6-25: Council versus Counsel
Lesson 6-26: Continual, Continuous versus Consecutive
Lesson 6-27: Emigrate versus Immigrate
Lesson 6-28: Farther versus Further
Lesson 6-29: Its versus It's, 'Tis
Lesson 6-30: Lie, Lying, Lay, Lain versus Lie, Lying, Lied, Lied
Lesson 6-31: Lie, Lying, Lay, Lain versus Lay, Laying, Laid, Laid
Lesson 6-32: Notable versus Notorious, Notoriety
Lesson 6-33: Persecute versus Prosecute
Quiz 6-34: Cumulative Review
Lesson 6-35: Principal versus Principle
Lesson 6-36: Set versus Sit
Lesson 6-37: Stationary versus Stationery
Lesson 6-38: Their versus There, They're
Lesson 6-39: Whether versus Weather
Lesson 6-40: You and I versus You and Me
Lesson 6-41: To versus Too, Two
Lesson 6-42: Sight versus Site, Cite
Lesson 6-43: Capital versus Capitol
Quiz 6-44: Cumulative Review
Exercise 6-45: Module 6 Self-Test
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English Grammar
B
orn versus Borne
Lesson 6-18
Comments:
Prompt:
"Born" is an adjective meaning to bring forth as by birth or being a natural. Example: She is a born musician. Common patterns use "born" as a past participle verb form such as in: She was born on the Fourth of July.
"Borne" is the past participle of the verb "bear" (bear, borne, borne) meaning to support, to carry, to hold in mind, to suffer. Example: The fluffy seeds were borne by the wind.
Directions:
Click to select the correct word usage in the following sentences.
1.
The
casket
was
(
born
) (
borne
)
by
the
horse-drawn
caisson
.
2.
Through
their
discussions
a
great
idea
was
(
born
) (
borne
).
3.
He
is
a
(
born
) (
borne
)
athlete
.
4.
She
was
the
sixth
child
(
born
) (
borne
)
to
a
family
of
eight
.
5.
The
pain
was
shared
and
was
(
born
) (
borne
)
by
all
who
were
present
.
6.
Which
president
was
(
born
) (
borne
)
on
the
Fourth
of
July
?
7.
Being
(
born
) (
borne
)
by
the
swift
current
,
the
rafts
moved
forward
.
8.
After
hours
of
labor
,
a
child
was
(
born
) (
borne
).
9.
The
child
was
a
(
born
) (
borne
)
winner
.
10.
The
physical
scars
of
his
ordeal
were
(
born
) (
borne
)
with
pride
.
11.
Many
great
leaders
were
(
born
) (
borne
)
in
January
.
12.
The
empty
surfboards
were
(
born
) (
borne
)
on
the
crashing
waves
.
13.
The
sign
said
, "(
Born
) (
Borne
)
to
be
Wild
."
14.
The
child
was
(
born
) (
borne
)
to
a
large
family
.
15.
Their
enthusiastic
feelings
were
(
born
) (
borne
)
along
by
their
continued
success
.
16.
Some
ideas
are
(
born
) (
borne
)
out
of
necessity
.
17.
Being
(
born
) (
borne
)
is
life's
first
experience
.
18.
The
long
,
parading
dragon
was
(
born
) (
borne
)
on
the
shoulders
of
fifty
people
.
19.
It
was
an
idea
(
born
) (
borne
)
out
of
the
despair
of
poverty
.
20.
The
needs
of
the
weak
must
be
(
born
) (
borne
)
by
the
strong
.