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Practical English Grammar

Sound a like words Part Four

Here is the last of the sound-alike words. Study, review, and use them when you can.
17.threw: past tense of to throw
The hurler threw his best pitch right down the middle of the plate.
through: preposition meaning ‘‘in one side and out the other’’
We walked through the many corridors of the large building.
18.waist: the middle portion of one’s body
He exercised to decrease the size of his waist.
waste: garbage
The waste paper basket was in the corner.
19.weak: opposite of strong
After running twenty-six miles, the runner felt weak.
week: the seven-day unit of time
Sunday is considered the first day of the week.
20.weather: outdoor conditions
Will the weather be good for our picnic tomorrow?
whether: a word used for alternatives
I did not know whether to go to the cafeteria or to stay in the auditorium.
21.who’s: contraction of who + is
Who’s knocking at the door?
whose: possessive of who
Whose problem is it—yours or mine?
22.your: possessive of you
Is this your new backpack?
you’re: contraction of you + arev
You’re the lucky prizewinner.

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Notes

Practical English Grammar - Notes

1. Italics Hyphens and Brackets

2. Quotation Marks Part Three

3. compound subjects part two

4. Using Capital Letters

5. the adverb

6. the adjective clause

7. the indirect object

8. the appositive

9. the pronoun

10. The Apostrophe

11. what good writers do

12. Sound a like words Part Four

13. The verb be

14. The possessive case

15. The Colon

16. the noun clause

17. the correlative conjunction

18. the subordinating conjunction

19. the direct object

20. Confusing usage words part six

21. complete and simple subjects

22. the adjective

23. Quotation Marks Part Two

24. the prepositional phrase

25. agreement involving prepositional phrases

26. irregular verbs part two

27. Sound a like words Part Two

28. Commas Part One

29. More Apostrophe Situations

30. Commas Part Four

31. Commas Part Five

32. complex sentences

33. complete and simple predicates

34. Indefinite pronouns and the possessive case

35. Confusing usage words part three

36. Confusing usage words part one

37. Confusing usage words part seven

38. Regular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

39. Parentheses Ellipsis Marks and Dashes

40. compound complex sentences

41. the object of the preposition

42. Sound a like words Part Three

43. Irregular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

44. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks

45. Commas Part Two

46. Commas Part Three

47. Second Capitalization List

48. agreement between indefinite pronouns and their antecedents

49. compound subject and compound predicate

50. the verb