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 6-34
Comments:
Prompt:
To this point in our study we have considered sixty-three troublesome words.
Directions:
Review these word by clicking to select the correct word usage in the following sentences.
1.
Will
you
(
accept
) (
except
)
the
invitation
?
2.
Will
this
test
(
affect
) (
effect
)
my
grade
?
3.
What
(
advice
) (
advise
)
were
you
given
?
4.
Are
you
(
all ready
) (
already
)
for
the
trip
?
5.
Have
you
searched
(
all-round
) (
all around
)
the
house
?
6.
Are
we
(
all together
) (
altogether
)
on
this
decision
?
7.
Are
you
a
person
who
is
(
all ways
) (
always
)
on
time
?
8.
What
can
I
do
to
help
(
allay
) (
alley
) (
ally
)
your
fear
of
flying
?
9.
Did
she
(
allude
) (
elude
)
to
the
possibility
of
a
raise
?
10.
A
mirage
is
merely
an
optical
(
allusion
) (
illusion
)
caused
by
the
atmosphere
.
11.
The
contestants
are
to
(
alternate
) (
alternative
)
their
singing
and
dancing
performances
.
12.
Are
we
to
share
this
money
(
between
) (
among
)
the
two
of
us
?
13.
The
principal
will
(
apprehend
) (
comprehend
)
those
students
who
are
ditching
school
.
14.
Will
you
be
(
awarded
) (
rewarded
)
for
finding
the
missing
money
?
15.
Because
of
my
cold
,
I
am
singing
(
bad
) (
badly
).
16.
Mother
, (
may
) (
can
)
I
go
to
the
dance
?
17.
Do
you
know
someone
who
was
(
born
) (
borne
)
on
the
Fourth
of
July
?
18.
With
every
(
breath
) (
breathe
)
I
take
,
I
will
be
closer
to
my
goal
.
19.
Students
,
when
you
come
to
back-to-school
night
,
please
(
bring
) (
take
)
your
parents
with
you
.
20.
Seeing
forms
of
discrimination
makes
me
(
angry
) (
mad
).
21.
Removing
books
from
libraries
is
an
attempt
to
(
censor
) (
censure
)
such
books
.
22.
Does
our
baseball
team
have
a
full
(
complement
) (
compliment
)
of
players
?
23.
Do
you
serve
on
the
student
(
council
) (
counsel
)?
24.
The
pouring
rain
was
(
continual
) (
continuous
)
for
the
whole
day
.
25.
A
person
who
leaves
his/her
homeland
to
live
in
another
country
is
a
person
who
(
emigrates
) (
immigrates
)
from
that
country
.
26.
The
filling
station
was
much
(
farther
) (
further
)
away
than
I
thought
.
27.
(
Its
) (
It's
)
difficult
to
admit
that
you
are
wrong
.
28.
Pieces
of
the
ceramic
pot
were
(
lying
) (
laying
)
on
the
ground
.
29.
(
Notable
) (
Notorious
)
people
become
famous
for
their
distinguished
service
.
30.
Are
we
being
(
persecuted
) (
prosecuted
)
for
our
religious
beliefs
?