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
umulative Review
Quiz 6-24
Comments:
Prompt:
To this point in our study we have considered forty-four troublesome words.
Directions:
Review these words by clicking to select the correct word usage in the following sentences.
1.
I
have
talked
to
every
person
(
accept
) (
except
)
Bill
.
2.
The
(
affects
) (
effects
)
of
good
nutrition
last
for
a
lifetime
.
3.
A
lawyer
will
give
you
legal
(
advice
) (
advise
).
4.
I
have
(
all
ready
) (
already
)
read
that
book
.
5.
The
most
valuable
player
had
(
all-round
) (
all
around
)
skills
.
6.
The
students
feel
that
the
decision
was
(
all together
) (
altogether
)
the
wrong
decision
.
7.
I
will
(
all
ways
) (
always
)
be
your
friend
.
8.
Counseling
seemed
to
(
allay
) (
alley
) (
ally
)
my
fear
of
flying
.
9.
As
I
grow
older
,
I
find
that
some
words
(
allude
) (
elude
)
my
memory
.
10.
The
magician
created
the
(
allusion
) (
illusion
)
of
fire
.
11.
If
I
have
a
choice
,
I
have
an
(
alternate
) (
alternative
).
12.
You
are
to
share
the
cake
(
between
) (
among
)
the
group
.
13.
Do
you
(
apprehend
) (
comprehend
)
this
word
?
14.
The
principal
gave
academic
(
awards
) (
rewards
)
to
the
top
students
.
15.
My
cold
makes
me
feel
(
bad
) (
badly
).
16.
When
I
have
the
ability
to
accomplish
something
,
I
(
may
) (
can
)
do
it
.
17.
The
fluffy
seeds
were
(
born
) (
borne
)
by
the
wind
.
18.
The
fresh
air
filled
our
lungs
and
allowed
us
to
(
breath
) (
breathe
).
19.
The
teacher
requested
that
we
(
bring
) (
take
)
our
books
everyday
to
class
.
20.
My
dad
was
very
(
angry
) (
mad
)
about
the
scratch
on
the
car
.
21.
The
Senate
Ethics
Committee
will
(
censor
) (
censure
)
the
senator
for
his
acts
.
22.
Her
remarks
were
very
(
complementary
) (
complimentary
)
to
the
girls
.