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Practical English Grammar

Confusing usage words part three

11 can (verb) to know how to to be able to
I think that I can climb that fence with little effort.
may (verb) to be allowed to
May I help you with those heavy bundles?
12cent: (noun) one penny 1/100 of a dollar
Lou found one cent under the couch.
scent: (noun) a smell odor (verb) to smell to perceive with the nose
Do you smell the scent of raccoon? (noun)
I scent a raccoon around here. (verb)
13cite: (verb) to quote
A respected attorney will often cite several cases in her argument.
site: (noun) piece of land; location
Our favorite restaurant chain plans to build a new establishment on
this site.
14continual: (adjective) happening over and over again
The continual good behavior of the class members earned them free
time each Friday.
continuous: (adjective) happening without interruption
The continuous noise of the hammers and saws disturbed the workshop
participants.
15doesn’t: (contraction for does + not) does not
Steven doesn’t think that we will need three umbrellas for the
beach today.
don’t: (contraction for do + not; considered substandard usage) do not
or does not
We don’t know what the future will bring.

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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. the adverb

5. the pronoun

6. the infinitive and infinitive phrase

7. the indirect object

8. the noun

9. Sound a like words Part Four

10. The Apostrophe

11. the adjective clause

12. introducing phrases

13. the adjective phrase

14. Using Capital Letters

15. The verb be

16. the object of the preposition

17. The possessive case

18. the adverb phrase

19. the appositive

20. The Semicolon

21. the preposition

22. the adjective

23. The Colon

24. what good writers do

25. the noun clause

26. the subordinating conjunction

27. complete and simple subjects

28. the direct object

29. the adverb clause

30. Confusing usage words part three

31. Confusing usage words part six

32. the correlative conjunction

33. introducing clauses

34. the verb

35. the prepositional phrase

36. The nominative case

37. the participle and participial phrase

38. Misplaced and dangling modifiers

39. the interjection

40. types of sentences by purpose

41. personal pronouns

42. The possessive case and pronouns

43. Confusing usage words part three

44. Commas Part Four

45. Second Capitalization List

46. agreement between indefinite pronouns and their antecedents

47. Regular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

48. Irregular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

49. Commas Part One

50. Parentheses Ellipsis Marks and Dashes