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
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migrate versus Immigrate
Lesson 6-27
Comments:
Prompt:
To "emigrate" is to leave one's country for residence in another. Example: An emigrant is one who emigrates.
To "immigrate" is to come into a country of which one is not a native. Example: The person arrived in the new country as an immigrant.
Directions:
Click to select the correct word usage in the following sentences.
1.
The
U
.
S
.
Office
of
Immigration
and
Naturalization
serves
people
who
are
(
emigrants
) (
immigrants
)
to
the
United
States
.
2.
If
I
leave
my
homeland
to
live
in
another
country
,
I
(
emigrate
) (
immigrate
)
from
my
homeland
.
3.
If
I
come
to
live
in
a
new
country
,
I
(
emigrate
) (
immigrate
)
to
my
new
homeland
.
4.
Therefore
,
I
(
emigrate
) (
immigrate
)
out
of
a
country
to
live
in
another
.
5.
In
like
manner
,
I
(
emigrate
) (
immigrate
)
into
a
new
country
.
6.
When
I
leave
my
homeland
,
I
am
an
(
emigrant
) (
immigrant
).
7.
When
one
emigrates
from
one
country
to
another
,
one
becomes
an
(
emigrant
) (
immigrant
)
in
the
new
country
.
8.
As
a
U
.
S
.
citizen
I
may
(
emigrate
) (
immigrate
)
to
any
other
country
.
9.
People
who
come
to
live
in
the
United
States
from
other
countries
are
(
emigrants
) (
immigrants
)
in
the
United
States
.
10.
Persons
who
leave
their
homeland
to
settle
in
another
country
are
people
who
are
(
emigrating
) (
immigrating
)
from
their
country
.
11.
Persons
who
come
into
a
country
to
settle
there
are
people
who
are
(
emigrating
) (
immigrating
)
to
the
new
country
.
12.
My
forefathers
(
emigrated
) (
immigrated
)
to
the
United
States
.
13.
Did
your
ancestors
(
emigrate
) (
immigrate
)
from
Holland
?
14.
An
alien
in
a
country
is
a
person
who
has
(
emigrated
) (
immigrated
)
to
that
country
.
15.
In
the
mid-1800's
,
some
(
emigrants
) (
immigrants
)
from
eastern
states
settled
in
the
west
.
16.
In
the
late
1800's
some
(
emigrants
) (
immigrants
)
from
Northern
Europe
settled
directly
in
the
mid-west
.
17.
Did
your
ancestors
(
emigrate
) (
immigrate
)
from
Germany
?
18.
The
early
1900's
saw
periods
of
(
emigration
) (
immigration
)
from
Southern
Europe
to
the
United
States
.
19.
The
majority
of
U.S.
Citizens
are
descended
from
(
emigrants
) (
immigrants
)
to
America
.
20.
We
are
a
nation
of
(
emigrants
) (
immigrants
).