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