Lesson 3

Question 1

To make something worse.

Answer 1

Aggravate

Question 2

To cause annoyance or to vexing or chafe.

Answer 2

Irritate

Question 3

Is the only acceptable form in edited writing.

Answer 3

All right

Question 4

Is a one-word spelling of the phrase all right.

Answer 4

Alright

Question 5

It should be used only when there are two elements.

Answer 5

Between

Question 6

It should be used when there are more than two elements.

Answer 6

Among

Question 7

Is an indefinite pronoun referring to an unspecified person.

Answer 7

Anybody

Question 8

Is a noun phrase referring to an arbitrary body.

Answer 8

Any body

Question 9

It is generally used when either one or both of the options may be true.

Answer 9

And/Or

Question 10

A device or shortcut, that damages a sentence and often leads to confusion or ambiguity.

Answer 10

And/Or

Question 11

You can use it when referring to indistinct or nonspecific relationships.

Answer 11

Among

Question 12

Is an auxiliary verb and is used to denote physical or mental ability.

Answer 12

Can

Question 13

It is used to express ability and informally used to ask permission.

Answer 13

Can

Question 14

Is an auxiliary verb and is used to denote possibility or permission.

Answer 14

May

Question 15

Is a person who is not influenced by considerations of personal advantage.

Answer 15

Disinterested

Question 16

Is a person or thing not interested in or concerned about something or someone.

Answer 16

Uninterested

Question 17

Is serves best as a distance word or physical distance.

Answer 17

Farther

Question 18

As a time or quantity word. It is for metaphorical or figurative distance.

Answer 18

Further

Question 19

Is to point out or imply resemblances between objects regarded as essentially of a different order.

Answer 19

Compare to

Question 20

Is mainly to point out differences between objects regarded as essentially of the same order.

Answer 20

Compare with

Question 21

Is a person who is having no stake in the matter.

Answer 21

Disinterested