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
P
ersecute versus Prosecute
Lesson 6-33
Comments:
Prompt:
"Persecute" means to subject someone or a group to persistent ill treatment. Example: People tend to persecute teenagers for their different styles.
"Prosecute" means to pursue or carry on or to bring a lawsuit against someone or a group. Example: The court will prosecute any one who breaks the law.
Directions:
Click to select the correct word usage in the following sentences.
1.
We
shall
(
persecute
) (
prosecute
)
our
plan
for
social
justice
.
2.
The
government
will
(
persecute
) (
prosecute
)
a
person
who
has
broken
the
law
.
3.
As
a
minority
group
,
they
have
been
(
persecuted
) (
prosecuted
)
for
years
.
4.
Do
you
feel
that
you
have
been
(
persecuted
) (
prosecuted
)
for
your
views
?
5.
Are
these
countries
continuing
to
(
persecute
) (
prosecute
)
that
war
?
6.
Is
there
such
a
thing
as
a
(
persecution
) (
prosecution
)
complex
?
7.
The
district
attorney
has
the
responsibility
to
(
persecute
) (
prosecute
)
persons
who
have
committed
crimes
.
8.
Throughout
our
history
,
it
is
possible
to
identify
racial
groups
who
have
been
subjected
to
(
persecution
) (
prosecution
).
9.
America
must
always
(
persecute
) (
prosecute
)
the
goal
of
equal
protection
of
the
laws
.
10.
It
is
a
violation
of
law
for
any
social
group
to
systematically
(
persecute
) (
prosecute
)
another
social
group
.
11.
When
a
level
of
government
brings
charges
of
wrong
doing
through
a
lawsuit
,
the
government
is
(
persecuting
) (
prosecuting
)
that
case
.
12.
A
jury
trial
ends
when
the
(
persecution
) (
prosecution
)
rests
.
13.
In
many
different
ways
,
I
feel
I
have
been
(
persecuted
) (
prosecuted
)
for
years
.
14.
Will
those
people
be
(
persecuted
) (
prosecuted
)
for
what
they
have
done
?
15.
Is
it
possible
for
some
governmental
(
persecutions
) (
prosecutions
)
to
become
forms
of
persecution
?
16.
Racial
slurs
and
put-downs
may
be
a
form
of
(
persecution
) (
prosecution
).
17.
A
civil
rights
attorney
is
someone
who
is
dedicated
to
(
persecute
) (
prosecute
)
equal
justice
under
the
law
.
18.
A
lawsuit
is
a
form
of
(
persecution
) (
prosecution
).
19.
Have
you
been
(
persecuted
) (
prosecuted
)
for
your
beliefs
?
20.
I
can
only
be
(
persecuted
) (
prosecuted
)
for
my
acts
of
wrongdoing
-
not
for
my
beliefs
.