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accept, except. Accept is a verb : except is a preposition |
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They accepted my invitation. |
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Everyone attended the meeting except the secretary. |
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advice, advise. Advice is a noun; advise is a verb. |
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His advice was useful. |
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I was advised to purchase a more economical car. |
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affect, effect. Affect is a verb; it means " to influence." Effect may be a verb or a noun. The verb effect means " to cause to happen "; the noun effect means " the result." |
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Pollution affects everyone. |
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Your tears do not affect me. |
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Your tears have no effect upon me. |
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Doctors have effected a cure for polio. |
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The effect of drugs is well known. |
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almost, most. Most is used to form the superlative; it is used to modify nouns. Almost is an adverb. |
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Most people are honest. |
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He is the most unusual person I have ever met. |
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Almost everyone has a desire to succeed. |
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Almost all of the food was eaten. |
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already, all ready. Already means " before the time specified. " All ready means " completely prepared." |
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The movie had already begun by the time we arrived. |
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The members were all ready to hear the report. |
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altogether, all together. Altogether means " thoroughly." All together means " in a group." |
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The thought of a third world war is altogether frightening. |
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The children were all together on the bus. |
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amount, number. Use amount to refer to thing sin bulk or mass; number refers to the countable. |
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I was amazed by the amount of people present. |
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I was amazed by the number of people present. |
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The amount of money needed was soon collect. |
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and which, which |
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I found a lost dog and which needs a good home. |
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I found a lost dog which needs a good home. |
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My father is a good man and whom we all love deeply. |
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My father is a good man whom we all love deeply and whom we admire. |
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anywheres, anywhere Anywheres is very informal |
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We can talk anywheres. |
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We can talk anywhere. |
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around |
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He arrived around ten o'clock. |
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He arrived about ten o'clock. |
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