Confusing usage words part seven
36.right: (noun) claim or title; (adjective) proper; just; correct;
(adverb) directly; (verb) to put in proper order
Freedom of speech is one of our rights. (noun)
Is this the right way to tie this knot? (adjective)
Come right home after school. (adverb)
Let’s right the wrongs we committed. (verb)
rite: (noun) a ceremony
The religious woman performed the rite in front of twenty people.
wright: (noun) a worker
One of Mike’s relatives worked as a wheelwright many years ago.
write: (verb) to record in print
Please write your name on this line.
37.set: (verb) to put in place
Please set the table for dinner, James.
sit: (verb) to rest in a seated position
Sit down for a while, and catch your breath.
38.than: (conjunction) word used to compare two or more people, places,
things, or ideas
Yvonne is older than I.
then: (adverb) at that time
I then told him that he was doing the right thing.
39.unless: (subordinating conjunction) in any other case than
Unless you have a good reason, the coach expects you to be here with
the rest of us.
without: (preposition) lacking; with none of; (adverb) outside
Without this card, I will not be admitted. (preposition)
He ran without. (adverb)
Notes
Practical English Grammar - Notes
27. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks
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35. singular and plural nouns and pronouns
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36. sentences fragments and run on sentences
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38. Parentheses Ellipsis Marks and Dashes
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43. Indefinite pronouns and the possessive case
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48. subject complements predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives
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