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  • The man (who/which/that) won the medal was French.
    who (it's the subject of the sentence)
  • He is totally (uninterested/disinterested) in your persoanl affairs.
    uninterested
  • Everyone likes you but (she/her).
    her
  • Tomorrow afternoon Tom and ME / I are going to the cinema.
    I because it's a subject.
  • It hardly rains in the (dessert/desert)
    desert
  • She sings like an (angel/angle)
    angel
  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • Can you visit Mary and (I/me) tonight?
    me
  • Many men feel great affection for their (mother-in-law/mothers-in-law)
    mothers-in-law
  • He fell (off/of) the ladder.
    off
  • It's (quiet/quite) hot in Egypt!
    quite
  • Sir, (can/may) I go to the restroom?
    may
  • The politican offered his (advice/advise) to the Cabinet.
    advice 
  • I will (borrow/lend) you my book.
    lend
  • The dent on my car is very (notable/noticeable)
    noticeable
  • Someone, (between/among) all of you, has the answer.
    among
  • She (won/beat) the tennis match.
    won
  • (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
  • The tree was struck by (lightning/lightening)
    lightning (lightening is the gerund of LIGHTEN)
  • Your shoelaces are (lose/loose)
    loose
  • 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.)
  • She (laid/lay) on the beach while her son splashed at the water edge.
    lay
  • The (principle/principal) of the school hired a new assitant for her office
    PRINCIPAL
  • She won't (leave/let) us meet her new boyfriend.
    let
  • To many times, students go to their adviser too set up their classes, but only have too of their five classes picked out. Find the Mistakes.
    TOO MANY - TO SET - TWO OF THEIR
  • May I (lend/borrow) some money?
    borrow
  • We (were/we're) the last ones to arrive at the party.
    were
  • The murderer was (hanged/hung) two hours before the governor's pardon.
    hanged (hang has 2 forms: hung for pictures, paintings, coat...hanged for someone killed by hanging)
  • Anne Frank kept a very famous (diary/dairy)
    diary
  • (Is/Are) either of your sisters working?
    Are
  • The (effect/affect) of the tablet was disastrous.
    effect 
  • What (kind of/kinf of a) dress do you want?
    kind of
  • One or two of her features (is/are) very attractive
    are
  • I like to (breathe/breath) in the fresh mountain air.
    breathe