Use each of these in a sentence: 1. Literally

2. its 3. Supposebly 4. Cancelled 5. Exceptable 6. 360 degrees

7. I could care less 8. Irregardless 9. For all intensive purposes 10. Sherbert

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Affect

To influence (verb)

Lack of sleep affects the quality of your work.

Effect

Result (noun)

The subtle effect of the lighting made the room look ominous.

To accomplish (verb)

Can the university effect such a change without disrupting classes?

***hint replace confused word with definition***

Affect = to influence / effect = result, to accomplish

The arrows ____ the Aardvark.

affected

The ____ was eye-popping.

effect

The sound ____ were amazing!

effects

The rain had no ____ on Amy’s hairdo.

Effect (remember this is a noun)

Affect can be used as a noun in psychology.

Psychologists know that one can never really understand what someone else is feeling; one can only know how they appear to be feeling.

She displayed a happy affect.

Effect can be used as a verb meaning “to bring about” or “to accomplish.”

Aardvark hoped to effect change within the burrow.

Lie/lying/lied

To tell a falsehood

I lied to my mother. Lie/lying/lay/lain

To recline I have a headache, so I’m going to lie down for a while.

I lay on the bed because I was tired. He was lain in the grass.

Lay/laying/laid/laid To put, to place

Lay down that shotgun! I laid the baby in her cradle.

We have laid the dishes on the table.

Lay is subject acting on an object

I lay down the book.

Lie is subject doing action

I lie down.

The cat ___ in the mud after it rained

yesterday.

lay

Mary forcefully ___ her ring on the table.

laid

Dean has ___ on the floor for days.

lain

The cat has ___ in the mud for hours.

lain

Lose

Opposite of win, to misplace

Don’t lose your mind.

Loose

Not tight

The burglar’s pants were so loose that he

couldn’t run faster than the cop.

The hockey team doesn’t want to __ the

game.

lose

The girl had such a bad sunburn that she

could only wear ___ clothes.

loose

Set the dog ___.

loose

I always seem to ___ my keys.

lose

A lot

Always leave a space

Alot

Isn’t a word!!!!

You don’t write alittle, abunch, a

cantaloupe, aporkchop, or alot.

then

Used for time

First I stole a panda bear, then we drank

malt liquor together.

than

Used for comparison

I’m much better at holding my liquor than

a panda bear.

It was dark, ___ there was a scream

then

Money is better ___ poverty, if only for

financial reasons (Woody Allen)

than

Russia is even more spacious ___ Canada.

than

She used to holiday in Sri Lanka as it was ___

known.

then

Weather

Snow, rain, sunshine, typhoons

Withstand, endure

In Ireland, you will experience multiple types of weather everyday.

whether

Expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives

When I was in Ireland, I couldn’t decide whether to go home or stay.

Sarah wants to know ___ the visit is still on schedule.

whether

I am going to the fair, ___ or not it is raining.

whether

We’ll anchor up, ___ the storm and then head back to land.

weather

The sea will ___ that rope ion less than a week.

weather

a male sheep, especially a castrated ram

Sit/sat/sitting

To be seated or come to a resting

position

I sat in my favorite chair.

Set/set/setting

To put or place

I set my glass on the table.

***hint – replace set with put

We were surprised by the beautiful gift-

wrapped package ___ on our bed.

setting

The flowers were ___ on the table and the

men’s tuxes were draped over chairs.

setting

Suki ___ in her office and paints her nails.

sits

All ready

prepared

Dinner was all ready when the guests

arrived.

already

By this time

The ham was already burned when the

guests arrived.

Jillian is ___.

All ready

When they pulled the shark up in the net, it

was ___ dead.

already

It is ___ illegal to culture human-animal

embryos for more than fourteen days.

already

Apart

To be separated

My old car fell apart before we reached

California.

A part

To be joined with

A part of this plan involves rising at dawn.

The rocks fell 30 feet ___.

apart

The whole room was silent ___ from Becky.

apart

Once we are ___ of this group, we must pay

dues.

a part

Of

Coming from, caused by, part of a group, made from (preposition)

The leader of the band played bass guitar

Have

To possess

I should have started studying earlier.

***it is NEVER should of, could of, would of

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02/4/9

Find five commonly misused words

and/or phrases. Create an advice

column warning people about these

egregious errors.

Wednesday 4/23 synthesis rough draft

11AM Grammar Portfolio #2

9am Friday 4/25 Grammar Portfolio #2

Monday 4/28 Synthesis essays

Wednesday 4/30 Jeopardy

Monday 5/5 Grammar Final

Wednesday 5/7 Writing final (9AM class meets 8-10AM)

(11AM class meets 10:30AM – 12:30PM)