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  • One or two of her features (is/are) very attractive
    are
  • Anne Frank kept a very famous (diary/dairy)
    diary
  • We (were/we're) the last ones to arrive at the party.
    were
  • May I (lend/borrow) some money?
    borrow
  • Many men feel great affection for their (mother-in-law/mothers-in-law)
    mothers-in-law
  • The murderer was (hanged/hung) two hours before the governor's pardon.
    hanged
  • Too many times, students go to their adviser to set up their classes, but only have two of their five classes picked out.
    Too/to/to/two (To is a preposition indicating direction. Too is an adverb meaning in addition or also. Two is a number.)
  • It hardly rains in the (dessert/desert)
    desert
  • Someone, (between/among) all of you, has the answer.
    among
  • The dent on my car is very (notable/noticeable)
    noticeable
  • Your shoelaces are (lose/loose)
    loose
  • 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.)
  • She won't (leave/let) us meet her new boyfriend.
    let
  • What (kind of/kinf of a) dress do you want?
    kind of
  • I like to (breathe/breath) in the fresh mountain air.
    breathe
  • The (principle/principal) of the school hired a new assitant for her office
    principal
  • 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
  • She (won/beat) the tennis match.
    won
  • He fell (off/of) the ladder.
    off
  • It's (quiet/quiet) hot in Bahrain.
    quite
  • 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.)
  • Can you visit Mary and (I/me) tonight?
    me
  • Everyobody (like/likes) her
    likes
  • (Who/Whom) would you rather be if you weren't yourself?
    Whom (remember, answer the question, if the answer includes the pronoun him, her, or them then use whom, if it's he, she or they use who)
  • The politican offered his (advice/advise) to the Cabinet.
    advice 
  • Sir, (can/may) I go to the restroom?
    may
  • She sings like an (angel/angle)
    angel
  • The tree was struck by (lightning/lightening)
    lightning
  • I will (borrow/lend) you my book.
    lend
  • The (effect/affect) of the tablet was disastrous.
    effect 
  • (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.)
  • For a light cake, use two (spoonfuls/spoonful) of baking powder.
    spoonfuls
  • He is totally (uninterested/disinterested) in your persoanl affairs.
    uninterested
  • She (lied/lay) on the beach while her son was swimming in the sea
    lay
  • 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.)
  • The man (who/which/that) won the medal was French.
    who
  • (Is/Are) either of your sisters working?
    Are