uni english grammar quiz of commonly confused words

Description

uni english grammar quiz of commonly confused words
Erik  Axelsson
Flashcards by Erik Axelsson, updated more than 1 year ago More Less
Hanin Lewa
Created by Hanin Lewa over 8 years ago
Erik  Axelsson
Copied by Erik Axelsson almost 8 years ago
2
0

Resource summary

Question Answer
Accept Except accept- receiving something willingly- ex. i accept your apology except- the exclusion of something- ex. nothing mattered except that she was alive.
to too two to- direction- ex. let's go to the Byward market too- a lot of something- ex. i had too much ice cream two- number- ex. i had 2 of those already.
that which that- essential info- ex. i loved the doll that my mom gave me. which- for non essential info- ex. can you give me back the book which my sister lent you last week.
than then then- explaining a sequence, process in time- we went to the movies then we had dinner. than- comparison between things- ex. the first sequel was better than the second. more than less than.
affect effect affect- verb, to produce a change in something- he affected us negatively effect- noun, the change itself- the effect of this movie left me thinking about the topic all night.
there their they're there (where something is) their (possession of something) they're (contraction of they are)
uninterested disinterested uninterested (no care in the subject whatsoever) disinterested (no bias, fair)
emigrate immigrate emigrate (moving out a country) immigrate (moving in to a country)
fewer less fewer (used when referring to amounts or something that can be counted)- I need to eat something with fewer calories. less (used to refer to something that can't be counted)- I had a less positive result
allusion illusion allusion (indirect reference) illusion (false appearance)
whether weather weather (atmospheric conditions) whether (having a choice between 2 things)
loose lose loose lose
its it's its is possessive/ownership it's is a contraction of it is
Show full summary Hide full summary

Similar

English Grammatical Terminology
Fionnghuala Malone
English Basic Grammar
tvazacconcia
English Language Techniques
lewis001
Using GoConqr to teach English literature
Sarah Egan
Using GoConqr to study English literature
Sarah Egan
New English Literature GCSE
Sarah Egan
A Level: English language and literature techniques = Structure
Jessica 'JessieB
A Level: English language and literature technique = Dramatic terms
Jessica 'JessieB
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
K d
English Speech Analysis Terminology
Fionnghuala Malone
English Literary Terminology
Fionnghuala Malone