FOUR: EXAMPLES AND LISTS Flashcards
What are the misuses uses of this particular homonym?
accept/except
accept: verb meaning to receive.
except: usually a preposition meaning: excluding - but also a verb to exclude.
What kinds of misuses occur with these words?
adapt/adopt
adapt: to become accustomed to or change
adopt: to take as one’s own.
What kinds of misuses occur with these two words?
advice vs. advise
advice = noun
advise = verb
What kinds of misuses occur with this homonym?
affect/effect
affect: A verb meaning to influence
effect: A noun
What else is the word “result” besides a noun?
It is also a verb meaning to bring about.
What are the misuses involved with these two words?
all ready
vs.
already
all ready: completely prepared
already: previously
What are the misuses involved with these two words?
all together
vs.
altogether
all together: everyone gathered
altogether: entirely
What are the misuses of these two words?
amoral vs. immoral
amoral: neither moral or immoral
immoral: morally wrong
ante- vs. anti-
ante-: prefix meaning earlier or in front of.
anti-: prefix meaning against.
anyone vs. any one
anyone: an indefinite pronoun.
any one: a particular person or thing in a group.
capital/capitol
capital: refers to a city, resources, or wealth, the first or best, the top of a pillar or column.
capitol: The building where lawmakers meet.
complement/compliment
complement: Verb meaning to go with, or a noun meaning something that completes.
compliment: verb meaning to flatter or noun meaning a flattering remark.
conscience/conscious
conscience: noun meaning moral principles
conscious: adjective meaning aware of or alert
elicit/illicit
elicit: Verb meaning to bring out or evoke.
illicit: adjective, meaning unlawful.
eminent/imminent
eminent: outstanding or distinguished.
imminent: about to happen.
farther/further
farther: describes a measurable distance
further: Usually suggests quantity or degree.
ingenious vs. ingenuous
ingenious: clever
ingenuous: naive
lie vs. lay
lie: Intransitive verb meaning to recline or rest on a surface.
lay: transitive verb meaning to put or place.
maybe vs. may be
maybe: adverb meaning possibly.
may be: A verb phrase.
passed vs. past
passed: past tense of the verb to pass.
past: Belonging to a former time or place.
sometime/ some time/ sometimes
sometime: An adverb meaning at an indefinite time.
some time: Adjective “some” modifying noun”time” - two words to mean a period of time.
sometimes: Adverb meaning at times or now and then.
there/their/they’re
there: adverb specifying place.
their: possessive pronoun
they’re: conjunction of “they” and “are.”
weather/whether
weather: refers to the state of the atmosphere.
whether: conjunction referring to the choice between two alternatives.
