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Words Often Confused

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    English words that are often confused and misused.
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  • The man (who/which/that) won the medal was French.
    who
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  • She (won/beat) the tennis match.
    won
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  • She won't (leave/let) us meet her new boyfriend.
    let
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  • What (kind of/kind of a) dress do you want?
    kind of
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  • For a light cake, use two (spoonfuls/spoonful) of baking powder.
    spoonfuls
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  • (Is/Are) either of your sisters working?
    Are
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  • Can you visit Mary and (I/me) tonight?
    me
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  • He is totally (uninterested/disinterested) in your persoanl affairs.
    uninterested
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  • Everyone likes you but (she/her).
    her
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  • The murderer was (hanged/hung) two hours before the governor's pardon.
    hanged
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  • She (laid/lay) on the beach while her son splashed at the water edge.
    lay
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  • One or two of her features (is/are) very attractive
    are
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  • The (principle/principal) of the school hired a new assitant for her office
    principal
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  • We could take (anyway/any way) we want to get to the party.
    any way (Anyway is an adverb meaning regardless. Any way is a phrase meaning any manner or method.)
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  • Do you think that Pepsi Cola is better (then/than) Coca Cola?
    than Than is a conjunction used to compare two things. Then is usually an adverb indicating time.)
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  • (Their/There/They're) dog is over (there/their/they're) digging through the trash. (They’re/There/They're) not the most responsible pet owners.
    Their/there/they're (Their is a pronoun that is plural possessive. There is a word that means place. They’re is a contraction that means they are.)
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