Confusing Words : breath and breathe, capital and capitol, cite-sight-site, complement and compliment

Breath and Breathe:
• BREATH-noun, air inhaled or exhaled
His breath was stopped.

BREATHE-verb, to inhale or exhale
If someone doesn't breathe, then he is dead.
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Capital and Capitol:
• CAPITAL-seat of government. Also financial resources.
The capital of England is London.

Do you have enough capital to start this business?

CAPITOL-the actual building in which the legislative body meets
The announcement of governor was made in the capitol.
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Cite, Sight and Site:
• CITE-to quote or document
He cited five quotes from the different author in his paper.

SIGHT-vision
The sight beside that lake is really charming.

SITE-position or place
My site provides everything about grammar.
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Complement and Compliment:
• COMPLEMENT-noun, something that completes; verb, to complete
A nice wine complements a seafood entree.

COMPLIMENT-noun, praise; verb, to praise
Thanks for your nice compliment.

Confusing Words : allready and al ready, all together and altogether, apart and a part, ascent and assent

All ready and Already:
• ALL READY-prepared
Lunch was all ready when we arrived.

ALREADY-by this time
It has already been made.
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Altogether and All together:
• ALTOGETHER-entirely
Altogether, he thought that they made everything.

ALL TOGETHER-gathered, with everything in one place
We are all together now.
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Apart and A part:
• APART-to be separated
His old cycle fell apart before they reached school.

A PART-to be joined with
This job is a part of our main plan.
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Ascent and Assent:
• ASCENT- climb
They made a steep ascent.

ASSENT-agreement
They are not in assent in this point.

Confusing Words : accept and except, affect and effect, a lot and alot, allusion and illusion

Accept and Except:
• ACCEPT-to receive
She accepts us well.

EXCEPT-to take or leave out
I like every books of this table except this one.
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Affect and Effect:
• AFFECT-to influence
Lack of concentration affects the worth of your labor.

EFFECT-n., result, v., to accomplish
The effect of anger is not good.
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A lot and Alot:
• A LOT (two words)-many.

ALOT (one word)-Not the correct form.
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Allusion and Illusion:
• ALLUSION-an indirect reference.
The teacher made an allusion to Virginia Woolf's work.

ILLUSION-a false perception of reality.
This is nothing but an illusion.

English Grammar Exercise 5(Advance Grammar)

Each of the following sentences may contain an error in grammar, idiom or usage. If there is an error, it will appear in one of the underlined portions. Answers are given at the answer part. First try to answer by yourself, and then check it against the given answer. Answer explanation for each sentence is also given. If you go through this exercise, we can assure you that you will have a vast idea in English.

51. They said that the man jumped off of the building and smashed on to the hard ground. Answer
52. Carbon-di-oxide, together with other CFC gases, are causing many problems in our environment. Answer
53. Kalam asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell him. Answer
54. Rony hardly never misses an opportunity to sing in television. Answer
55. Salam is one of the most intelligent boys of the science class. Answer
56. The president emphasized the need for justice and equality between his countrymen. Answer
57. Albert Einstein has become one of the greatest scientist that the world has ever known. Answer
58. The chairman of the company refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the board of directors. Answer
59. The machinery in the factory was badly in need of to be repaired. Answer
60. Each of the students in the geography department has to type their own excursion report. Answer

Answers of Exercise 5(Advance Grammar)

51. The preposition ‘of’ is not necessary after the preposition ‘off’. So ‘of’ should be omitted.
52. Here carbon-di-oxide is a singular subject. So it should be ‘is’ instead of ‘are’.
53. This is a subject question. So the rule is (question word + subject + verb). So it should be ‘what happened’.
54. ‘Hardly never’ is a double negative and, therefore, is wrong. It should be ‘hardly ever’.
55. Here it should be ‘in. the rule for this is (one of the + superlative degree + noun + ‘in’ + singular count noun).
56. When there are two entities, ‘between’ is used, and when there are more than two, ‘among’ in used. So here ‘among’ has to be used.
57. The rule is –after ‘one of the’ there must be plural noun. So here it should be ‘scientists’.
58. ‘Either’ is used only for two items, and ‘any’ is used for more than two items. So here ‘either’ should be ‘any’.
59. The rule is (in need of + noun). So it should be only ‘repair’.
60. The correct pronoun should be ‘his’. ‘Each’ is singular, so ‘each’ must be followed by a singular verb and pronoun.