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The politican offered his (advice/advise) to the Cabinet.
advice 
The (effect/affect) of the tablet was disastrous.
effect 
She sings like an (angel/angle)
angel
Someone, (between/among) all of you, has the answer.
among
May I (lend/borrow) some money?
borrow
I will (borrow/lend) you my book.
lend
I like to (breathe/breath) in the fresh mountain air.
breathe
Sir, (can/may) I go to the restroom?
may
It hardly rains in the (dessert/desert)
desert
Anne Frank kept a very famous (diary/dairy)
diary
The tree was struck by (lightning/lightening)
lightning
Your shoelaces are (lose/loose)
loose
The dent on my car is very (notable/noticeable)
noticeable
He fell (off/of) the ladder.
off
It's (quiet/quiet) hot in Bahrain.
quite
We (were/we're) the last ones to arrive at the party.
were
The man (who/which/that) won the medal was French.
who
She (won/beat) the tennis match.
won
She won't (leave/let) us meet her new boyfriend.
let
What (kind of/kinf of a) dress do you want?
kind of
For a light cake, use two (spoonfuls/spoonful) of baking powder.
spoonfuls
Many men feel great affection for their (mother-in-law/mothers-in-law)
mothers-in-law
(Is/Are) either of your sisters working?
Are
Can you visit Mary and (I/me) tonight?
me
He is totally (uninterested/disinterested) in your persoanl affairs.
uninterested
(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)
Everyone likes you but (she/her).
her
The murderer was (hanged/hung) two hours before the governor's pardon.
hanged
She (laid/lay) on the beach while her son splashed at the water edge.
lay
One or two of her features (is/are) very attractive
are
The (principle/principal) of the school hired a new assitant for her office
principal
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.)
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.)
(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.)
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.)
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
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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