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"Their" is the possessive form of the pronoun “they”: "There" points to a place. "They’re" is a contraction of the word combination “they are”.
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"It’s" is a contraction of “it is”, whereas "its", without the apostrophe, is a possessive pronoun pointing to a relationship of belonging to something.
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"Breathe" is a verb, "breath" is a noun.
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The word "principal" can either be a noun, or an adjective. In the noun form, it denotes a person who is in charge of an organization (typically, a school). The adjective form means "the key, the most important". The noun "principle", on the other hand, means a set belief or ideal.
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"Historic" is synonymous to famous, influential or important, whereas "historical" refers to something related to history.
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"Capital" can be a noun or adjective that means a number of things, like the uppercase letters or the main city in a country, "Capitol", on the other hand, is a legislative building. When starting with a capital letter, "Capitol" denotes the home of the United States Congress.
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“Sight” means something seen, like a view. “Site” is a piece of land that has a specific use. “Cite” is a verb that means “to present the source of information”.
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“Imply” is synonymous to “hint”, whereas “Infer” is synonymous to “deduce”.
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A "compliment" is something nice you say to a person, flattery, whereas a "complement" is something that completes something.
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“Among” refers to a collective group of something, whereas “between” points to a relationship between two or more things.
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"Farther" is used to refer to physical distance, while "further" denotes a more abstract kind of distance.
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"Empathy" is the ability to understand others' emotions, and "sympathy" is feeling compassionate towards other people's sorrow.
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"Flout" means to defy and "flaunt" means to show off.
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"Effect" is a noun meaning the result, whereas "affect" is a verb that means to have a negative result on something.
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To “assure” someone means to tell them something is true. “Ensure” is synonymous to “guarantee” or “make sure”. Finally, “insure” refers to the action of issuing an insurance policy.
Better Luck Next Time!
Unfortunately, you've failed this quiz, but we don't blame you, as this was a really tough one. There's a reason why these words are believed to be confusing, after all. Still, we say try again, or at least look into the correct answers where we explain the use of these words.
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Your responses were varied. You managed to answer about half the questions correctly, which means that your command of the English language and some of its most confusing words is quite impressive, but you still have some things to learn.
Very Impressive!
You truly are among the best, as far as your command of the English language goes. You were able to answer most, if not all, of our tricky questions right, and you really know your way around some of the most confusing words in English. Excellent job!
Natalia J.
3/24/2020
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