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
C
ensor versus Censure
Lesson 6-22
Comments:
Prompt:
"Censor" means any official examiner of books, plays, etc., empowered to suppress them if they find them to be politically or morally objectionable. Example: Is there a censor for our library?
"Censure" means the expression of disapproval or blame, reprimand. Example: Will we be censured for our article?
Directions:
Click to select the correct word usage in the following sentences.
1.
The
Senate
(
censored
) (
censured
)
the
Senator
for
his
remarks
.
2.
The
library
committee
will
act
as
a
(
censor
) (
censure
)
for
the
library
.
3.
Removing
books
from
libraries
because
of
their
contents
is
an
act
of
a
(
censor
) (
censure
).
4.
Will
I
be
(
censored
) (
censured
)
by
the
board
of
directors
?
5.
Some
governments
have
official
(
censors
) (
censures
)
for
new
reports
.
6.
To
receive
criticism
for
something
I
have
done
is
to
say
I
have
been
(
censored
) (
censured
).
7.
A
(
censor
) (
censure
)
is
someone
or
group
who
can
suppress
something
they
do
not
like
.
8.
A
(
censor
) (
censure
)
is
an
expression
of
disapproval
or
blame
.
9.
If
a
person
has
received
adverse
criticism
for
some
act
,
the
person
has
been
(
censored
) (
censured
)
for
this
act
.
10.
Please
don't
(
censor
) (
censure
)
me
for
doing
what
I
did
.
11.
Does
that
group
want
to
(
censor
) (
censure
)
some
books
in
our
library
?
12.
Removing
books
from
the
library
because
someone
finds
them
objectionable
may
be
the
act
of
a
(
censor
) (
censure
).
13.
Houses
of
Congress
may
(
censor
) (
censure
)
its
members
for
wrongdoing
.
14.
May
a
person
who
has
been
(
censored
) (
censured
)
remain
in
congress
?
15.
An
impeachment
is
a
Constitutional
provision
to
(
censor
) (
censure
)
a
federal
official
and
possibly
remove
him/her
from
office
.
16.
Will
the
committee
act
as
a
(
censor
) (
censure
)
for
the
newspaper
?
17.
In
a
democracy
we
have
no
official
(
censors
) (
censures
)
of
communication
.
18.
In
a
controlled
society
all
news
is
(
censored
) (
censured
)
before
it
is
given
to
the
people
.
19.
Burning
books
as
was
done
in
Nazi
Germany
was
an
attempt
to
(
censor
) (
censure
)
what
people
could
read
.
20.
A
government
that
controls
what
its
people
read
should
be
(
censored
) (
censured
).