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_______ the best friends to have.
Their
There
They're
They is
They're
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___________ went to the movies last weekend.
A.) She and I
B) She and me
C.) Her and I
D.) Her and Me
She & I
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The student felt that the final exam was _________ than the mid term.
A.) Hardest
B.) Most Hard
c.)Harder
d.) More Hard
Harder
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The child has always been afraid of __________ to the dentist.
A.)to go
B.)going
C.)have gone
d.)go
going
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I want ______ to win the trophy.
a.)she
b.)her
c.)hers
d.)herself
her
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They have lived in an apartment __________ they arrived in Chicago.
a.)for
b.)from
c.)since
d.)during
since
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he had to choose _________ 6 ties for the interview.
between
from
before
among
among (?)
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When will you be able to go to dinner with ___________?
I
me
myself
ourselves
Me
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I am going ______________ my workout now.
to doing
doing
to do
be doing
to do
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She chose ___________ blue and purple for her nail color.
among
through
between
of
between
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Among versus Between
- Use among to show a relationship involving more than two
- Use between to show a relationship involving two
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Amount versus number
- Amount is used when referring to things in bulk
- (The nurse had a huge amount of paperwork)
- Number is used when referring to individual countable units.
- (The nurse had a number of charts to complete)
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Good vs Well
good is an adjective. Use good before nouns (He did a good job) and after linking verbs (she smells good)
well is usually an adverb. (She plays softball well.) Well is used as an adjective only when describing someones health ( She is getting well)
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Noun
is a word or group of words that names a person, place or thing.
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common noun
is the general, no the particular name of a person place or thing
(nurse, hospital, syringe)
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Proper noun
- official name of a person, place or thing
- (Fred, Paris, Washington, University)
- Proper nouns are always capitilized
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Abstract Noun
- name of a quality or general idea
- (persistence, democracy)
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Collective noun
- represents a group of persons, animals ot things
- (family, flock, furniture)
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pronoun & antecedent
The students wanted their test paper graded and returned to them in a timely manner
- is a word that takes place of a noun, another pronoun, or group of words acting as a noun.
- The word or groups of word which a pronoun refers to is called the antecedent
- students is the antecedent
- their & them are pronouns
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