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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.)
  • Anne Frank kept a very famous (diary/dairy)
    diary
  • Everyone likes you but (she/her).
    her
  • We (were/we're) the last ones to arrive at the party.
    were
  • The politican offered his (advice/advise) to the Cabinet.
    advice 
  • What (kind of/kinf of a) dress do you want?
    kind of
  • She (won/beat) the tennis match.
    won
  • The (principle/principal) of the school hired a new assitant for her office
    principal
  • She (laid/lay) on the beach while her son splashed at the water edge.
    lay
  • It's (quiet/quiet) hot in Bahrain.
    quite
  • I will (borrow/lend) you my book.
    lend
  • Sir, (can/may) I go to the restroom?
    may
  • Can you visit Mary and (I/me) tonight?
    me
  • (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.)
  • He fell (off/of) the ladder.
    off
  • 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.)
  • Your shoelaces are (lose/loose)
    loose
  • Many men feel great affection for their (mother-in-law/mothers-in-law)
    mothers-in-law
  • Someone, (between/among) all of you, has the answer.
    among
  • The tree was struck by (lightning/lightening)
    lightning
  • The dent on my car is very (notable/noticeable)
    noticeable
  • (Is/Are) either of your sisters working?
    Are
  • (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)
  • 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
  • It hardly rains in the (dessert/desert)
    desert
  • I like to (breathe/breath) in the fresh mountain air.
    breathe
  • The man (who/which/that) won the medal was French.
    who
  • The murderer was (hanged/hung) two hours before the governor's pardon.
    hanged
  • 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
  • She sings like an (angel/angle)
    angel
  • The (effect/affect) of the tablet was disastrous.
    effect 
  • 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 is totally (uninterested/disinterested) in your persoanl affairs.
    uninterested
  • May I (lend/borrow) some money?
    borrow
  • One or two of her features (is/are) very attractive
    are