Exam Prep Chapter 12
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| An alphabetical list of special terms or expressions with definitions, explanations, and examples | Define glossary
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| Identifies usage that is suitable only in most casual speaking situations and in writing that attempts to recreate casual speech | Define nonstandard English
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| Language that is grammatically correct and appropriate in formal and informal situations | Standard English
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| Define formal English | identifies usage that is appropriate in serious speaking and writing situations (speeches , school compositions)
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| Define informal English | indicates standard usage in common conversation & every day writing (personal letters)
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| When do you use a v an | Use a before words beginning with a consonant sound. Use an before words beginning with a vowel sound.
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| When do you use accept v except | Accept is a verb that means "to receive." Except may be either a verb or a preposition. As a verb, except means «to leave out" or «to exclude"; as a preposition, except means «other than" or «excluding."
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| When do you use affect v effect | affect is a verb meaning "to influence." Effect used as a verb means "to bring about." Used as a noun, effect means "the result of some action.”
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| When do you use all ready v already | All ready means "completely prepared.” Already means "previously."
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| When do you use all right | Used as an adjective, all right means “unhurt" "satisfactory." Used as an adverb, all right means "well enough.' All right should be written as TWO words.
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| Do you write alot or a lot ? | a lot should be written as TWO words
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| When do you use bad v badly | Bad is an adjective. Badly is an adverb
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| When do you use between v among | Use between when referring to two things at a time, even when they are part of a group containing more than two. Use among when referring to a group rather than to separate individuals
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| When do you use bring v take | Bring means "to come carrying something." Take means "to go carrying something." Think of bring as related to come and of take as related to go.
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| When do you use bust v busted | Never. Avoid using these words as verbs. Use a form of burst or break or catch or arrest.
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| When do you use could of | Do not write of with the helping verb could. Write could have. Also avoid ought to of, should of, would of, might of, and must of
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| When do you use Doesn’t v don’t | doesn’t is the contraction of does not. Don't is the contraction of do not. Use doesn't, not don't, with he, she, it, this, that, and singular nouns.
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| When do you use fewer v less | Fewer is used with plural words. Less is used with singular words. Fewer tells "how many"; less tells "how much."
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| When do you use good v well | Good is an adjective. Do not use good as an adverb. Instead, use well.
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| When do you use hardly v scarcely | The words hardly and scarcely convey negative meanings. They should NOT be used with another negative word to express a single negative idea.
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| When do you use how come v why | In informal situations, how come is often used instead of why. In formal situations, why should be used.
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| When do you use kind of or sort of | they are acceptable in INFORMAL situations, kind of and sort of are often used to mean "somewhat" or "rather." In formal English, somewhat or rather is preferred.
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| When do you use learn v teach | Learn means “to acquire knowledge." Teach means “to instruct" or “to show how."
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| When do you use leave v let | Leave means "to go away" or “to depart from." Let means "to allow" or "to permit."
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| When do you use like v as | In informal situations, the preposition like is often used instead of the conjunction as to introduce a clause. In formal situations, as is preferred. (formal ex: I looked up several words in my dictionary, as [not Iike] our teacher had suggested.)
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| When do you use like, as if, as though | In informal situations, the preposition like is used for compound subordinating conjunctions “as if” or “as though.” In formal situations, as if or as though is preferred. (formal ex: They behaved as if [not like] they hadn't heard him. You looked as tho
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| When do you use “of” after other prepositions | Do NOT use of after other prepositions such as inside (inside of is incorrect), off and outside.
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| When do you use real v very | In informal situations, real is often used as an adverb meaning "very" or "extremely." In formal situations, very or extremely is preferred.
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| When do you use reason...because v reason…that | In informal situations, reason…because is often used. However, in formal situations use reason…that (formal ex: The reason I did well on the test was that I had studied hard.)
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| When do you use some v somewhat | Do not use some for the adverb somewhat. (ex: “My fever has gone down some” is NONstandard. “My fever has gone down somewhat.” is standard.
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| When do you use than v then | Than is a subordinating conjunction; then is a adverb telling when. (ex: “Great Danes are larger than Dobermans are.” I finished my reading. Then I wrote some letters.
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| When do you use ”try” v “try and” | In informal situations, try and is often used instead of try to. In formal situations, try to should be used. (ex: informal: Try and be on time for the party. formal: Try to be on time for the party.)
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| When do you use “use to,” “used to,” “suppose to,” v “supposed to” | Do NOT leave off the “d” when you write used to or supposed to.
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| When do you use who, which, that | The relative pronoun who refers to people only; which refers to things only; that refers to either people or things.
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| When do you use without v unless | Do not use the preposition without in place of the subordinating conjunction unless.(ex: My mother said that I can't go to the game unless [not without] I finish my homework first.)
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