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Burst/Bursted
A water main ____ in the shopping center Friday. |
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Burst
Bursted is not a word. |
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Hardly (Is this correct?)
I could hardly believe my eyes. |
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Can/May
Mom said you ___ swim in this river. |
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May
May means you have permission
Can means you have the ability. |
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Scarcely (Is this correct?)
I can't scarcely believe it. |
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Incorrect
Can't scarcely is a double negative |
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Devise/Device
The computer can be a clever____ for avoiding thought. |
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Device
Device is a noun.
Devise is a verb. |
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Hardly (Is this correct?)
I couldn't hardly see him. |
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Incorrect
Couldn't hardly is a double negative |
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Reckon/Calculate
I ____ it out thoroughly. |
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Calculate
Reckon= a rough guess
Calculate = worked it out thoroughly |
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Devise/Device
We need to ___ new solutions to old problems. |
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Devise
Device is a noun.
Devise is a verb. |
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Burst/Bursted
Castro ___ onto the scene as a 20-year-old rebel. |
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Burst
Bursted is not a word. |
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Can/May
___ I have a biscuit? |
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MayCan means you have the ability.
You have the ability to get a biscuit.
MAY I have a biscuit is asking for a biscuit. |
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Censure/Censor
The drama did not pass the ___. |
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Censor
Censor is to regulate or prohibit writing or speech
Censure is official displeasure of something |
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Conscious/Conscience
Pip was ___ of his guilt at dinner. |
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Definition
Conscious
Conscious means aware or awake
Conscience is consideration of fairness and justice |
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Continuous/Continual
The ___ humming of the fluorescent lights gave him a headache. |
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Continuous
Continuous means without interruption.
Continual mean over time but with intervals of interruption. |
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Scarcely (Is this correct?)
You can scarcely blame Annie. |
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Complement/Compliment
John gave a ___ to Mary. |
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Compliment
Compliment with an "I" is a flattering remark.
Complement with an "E" mean it goes well with something else. |
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Censure/Censor
The ___ of Sen. McCarthy effectively ended his career. |
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Definition
Censure
Censure is official displeasure of something
Censor is to regulate or prohibit writing or speech |
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Comprise/Compose
The house ___ seven rooms. |
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Definition
Comprise
Comprise means to contain.
Comprose mean to make up. |
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Conscious/Conscience
Pip's ___ kept him awake at night. |
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Conscience
Conscience means consideration of fairness and justice |
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Credible/Creditable/Credulous
A _____ person is prey for a conartist. |
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Credulous
Credulous means gullible
Credible means trustworthy.
Creditable means worthy of praise |
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Persuade/Convince
The jury was ___ by the evidence. |
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Convince
A person is "convinced" by evidence or argument made to the intellect. |
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Complement/Compliment
That blue dress ___ the blue of your eyes. |
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Definition
Complement
Complement with an "E" mean it goes well with something else. |
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Continuous/Continual
The ___ street repair disrupted traffic for nearly two years. |
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Continual
Continual means duration that continues over a long period of time, but with intervals of interruption. |
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Persuade/Convince
I tried to _____ Mom to let me go. |
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Persuade
Persuade means to urge someone to do something.You "persuade" your mother. |
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Discreet/discrete
Small businesses can work with individual employees to develop ___ solutions. |
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Definition
Discrete
Discreet mean tactful.
Discrete means distinct or separate |
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Credible/Creditable/Credulous
Your words must be ____ so no one can now doubt you. |
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Definition
Credible
Credible means trustworthy.
Creditable means worthy of praise
Credulous means gullible |
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Uninterested/Disinterested
Many Americans are _____ in politics. |
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Definition
Uninterested
Disinterested means impartial or without bias.
Uninterested means indifferent or unconcerned. |
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Comprise/Compose
Many ethnic groups ___ our nation. |
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Definition
Compose
Comprise means to contain.
Comprose mean to make up. (You compose music) |
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Differ from/differwith
I _____ Jenny over the appeal of mascara. |
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Definition
Differ with is used when speaking of one person's argument or position as opposed to that of another
Differ from is used to contrast some thing to another thing. |
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