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