Chapter 4 - Words, Words, Words Flashcards
Whether or not to use a or an depends entirely on the (1)
- vowel or consonant sound of the word it modifies
Affect = (1)
Effect(as a verb) = (2)
- influence
2. cause
Alright, anyways and alot are (1).
- not words
Use (1) for two people, and (2) for more than two, except when talking about the difference between things.
- between
2. among
Amount = (1) Number = (2)
- how much
2. how many
Using “around” to mean “approximately” is not (1) but is very (2).
- wrong
2. informal
“In back of” is very (1). (2) is better.
- informal
2. “Behind”
“You better” is (1). “You had better” is (2). (3) is better.
- wrong
- informal
- “You should”
(1) can mean many different things, but (2) is always a building (often topped by a dome).
- capital
2. capitol
Different from is better when you’re (1), but different than is better when (2).
- comparing two things (different from each other)
2. followed by a clause (different than I thought)
Every place, some place and no place are (1)
- informal
Use farther for (1). Use further to mean (2) or (3).
- distance
- longer
- more
Good is an (1); well is an (2).
- adjective
2. adverb
“In” when you mean “into” is (1).
- informal
When comparing two things, “like” is a (1).
- preposition
