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| accept is a verb meaning "to recieve" except is a prepositon meaning "other than" or "leaving out" |
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| the article a is used before consonant sounds; an is used before vowel sounds. Words beginning with h,o, or u can have either a consonant sound or a vowel sound. |
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| adapt means "to change" adopt means "to take as one's own" |
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| affect almost always a verb, means "to influence" effect may be used as a noun ot as a verb. asa noun means "result" as a verb means "to bring about: or "to cause" |
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| ain't was originally a contraction of am not but it is no longer considered standard english |
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| all ready two seperate words used as an adjective, is an expression meaning "ready" already, an adverb, means "even now" or "by or before this time" |
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| alright is a nonstandard spelling. make sure you use the two word form. |
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| all together means "together as a single group" altogether means "completely" or "in all" |
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| both of these words are prepositions. among always implies three or more. between as generally used only with two things |
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| this adjective implies uneasiness, worry, or fear do not use it as a substitute for eager |
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| anywhere, everywhere, nowhere, somewhere |
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| never end these adverbs with a s |
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| as to is awkward replace it with about |
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| do not use at after where simply eliminate it |
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| awhile is an adverb that means "for a while" it is never preceded by a preposition a while is an article and a noun usually used after prepositions such as for or after |
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| bad is an adjective that means "incorrect" "ill" or "undesirable" badly is an adverb that means "in a bad way" or "poorly" |
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| do not use because after the word reason say "the reason...that" or reword the sentence |
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| do not use either expression. use because or since instead. |
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| beside means "close to" or "at the side of" besides means "in addition to" |
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