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Words Often Confused

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    English words that are often confused and misused.
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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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  • Students (that/which) fail to thoroughly proofread often miss unnecessary points
    That is used when the phrase or clause that follows it is necessary in the sentence. Which is used when the phrase or clause that follows it is not necessary
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  • In school, students are prohibited from having (illicit/elicit) items such as drugs, alcohol and weapons.
    illicit (elicit often mean ‘to get something’. Illicit, on the other hand, describes something illegal.)
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