Grammar Concerns:
- among vs between
Use among with more than two people or objects (A>2): Among my three sisters, Shirley is the tallest.
Use between with two people or objects (B=2): The problem between the newly married couple was deciding where they were going to live.
Homograph - a word that has the same spelling as another word but a different meaning and sometimes a different pronunciation. i.e. bark (outside of a tree) and bark (the noise a dog makes)
Homonym - a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different spelling and a different meaning. i.e. their - there - they're
Synonym - a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word. i.e. hut=shack, tired=sleepy
Antonym - a word that means the opposite or nearly the opposite as another word. i.e. boring=interesting, anxious=calm
Homonym - a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different spelling and a different meaning. i.e. their - there - they're
Synonym - a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word. i.e. hut=shack, tired=sleepy
Antonym - a word that means the opposite or nearly the opposite as another word. i.e. boring=interesting, anxious=calm
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Fiction
setting, characters, plot, conflict, resolution, rising action, falling action |
Nonfiction
biography, autobiography, essay, letter, journal, speech |
Frequently misused and misspelled words:
accept
except suppose supposed to too your you're said believe (and it doesn't need a comma!) |
does
doesn't cents sense there their they're friends are our many |
stopped
planning making taking received scissors scissor forty woman women |
ninety
knew new drowning drown drawer (as in dresser) heard herd chose choose probably |
whole
hole road rode writing many they apparent which witch apparent apparently |