WRITING-ccw 1 Flashcards by Amy P. | Brainscape

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Alot vs A Lot

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Alot is not a word

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Chose vs Choose

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Chose-past tense

Choose-present tense

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Hear vs Here

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Hear-listening

Here-location

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There
Their
They’re

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There-location

Their-shows ownership or possession

They’re- they and are

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Freshman vs Freshmen

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Freshman-singular except when referring to the class as one entirety

Freshmen-plural

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Its vs It’s

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Its-shows possession/ownership

It’s-it and is

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Than vs Then

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Than-used for comparisons

Then-deals with time and chronology

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Threw vs Through

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Threw-past tense of to throw

Through-passing from one side to another

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Too, to, and two

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Too-in addition

To-directional

Two-the number

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Could’ve, Would’ve, and Should’ve written out

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Could
Would
Should
HAVE NOT OF

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Accept vs Except

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Accept-to recieve

Except-to leave out

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Cite, sight, and site

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Cite-to acknowledge someone

Sight-to see

Site-a location

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Father vs Further

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Farther-physical distance

Further-additional

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Hole vs Whole

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Hole-physical depression in land

Whole-entire

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Loose vs lose vs loss

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Loose-opposite of tight

Lose-the act of losing something

Loss-the repercussions of something

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New vs Knew

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New-the opposite of old

Knew-the past tense of to know

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Passed vs Past vs Pass

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Passed-to go by something

Past-time ago

Pass-v. To pass by-n. A good pass

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Quiet vs Quite

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Quiet-not loud

Quite-enough

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Vary vs Very

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Vary-to differ

Very-much

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Weather vs Whether

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Weather-atmospheric conditions

Whether-used in decision making

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Your vs You’re

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Your-shows possession

You’re-you and are

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Affect vs Effect

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Affect-verb/process

Effect-noun/result

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Number vs Amount

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Number-count noun

Amount-non count

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Couple vs Few

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Couple-2

Few-3 or more in reason

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Fewer vs less

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Fewer-count

Less-non count

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Where vs were vs we’re

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Where-location

Were-past tense of are

We’re-we and are