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Words people often misuse in the English language. AIG 8th
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Jacob owns ______ properties, but because of the economy he didn't make as _______ profit.
much, many
much, much
many, much
many, many
2
At the end of the day, when I am tired, I ____ down.
lain
lay
lie
laid
3
_______ been a long time since I heard a student say, "Hooray! ______ time for grammar!"
its', its
its, it's
it's, its
It's, it's
4
"I don't speak French." "______________!"
Me too
Me neither
Me either
Me to
5
_______ should I talk to about my missing sandwich.
Why
Whom
Who
To who
6
________ Mike or Lisa will be there.
No
Not
Either
Neither
7
I _____ an invitation for Thanksgiving dinner, where I tried all the food _____ sweet potatoes.
accepted, accept
accepted, except
excepted, accept
excepted, except
8
On the trip _______ we visited Seattle, we also went to Portland, _______, was a good decision because we loved it!
that, that
which, which
which, that
that, which
9
My grandma let the car __________ so I could finish listening to a song by my _________, Beyonce.
idle, idol
idle, ideal
idol, ideal
idol, idle
10
The governor is seeking to raise _____ to fund a major renovation project on the state _____
.
capitol, capitol
capitol, capital
capital, capitol
capital, capital
11
Before sitting down to use the ________ at her desk, Sarah went for a walk, so she could handle staying ________longer.
stationary, stationery
stationery, stationery
stationery, stationary
stationary, stationary
12
_______ ate my sandwich?
Pikachu
Whom
Did he
Who
13
I will _____ all the donations _____ his.
except, except
except, accept
accept, accept
accept, except
14
The diner offered a ______ to the chef because the marinara sauce was such a delicious ________ to the pasta.
compliment, compliment
complement, compliment
compliment; complement
complement, complement
15
Cookie Monster was told to eat ________ cookies because there was _______ milk than expected.
less, fewer
fewer, less
less, less
fewer, fewer
16
The amount of snow ____ whether or not we have school. The ____ of a lot of snow is a snow day.
affects, effect
effects, effect
effects, affect
affects, affect
17
The green magician performed an ______ that made all the trash disappear which was an _________ to his environmentalism.
illusion, illusion
allusion, allusion
allusion, illusion
illusion, allusion
18
First, we figured out if we needed more sandwiches ________ salads and ________ we ordered the picnic lunch.
then, than
than, then
than, than
then, then
19
_____ being here is causing problems because ______ causing a ruckus.
Your, your
Your, you're
You're, you're
You're, your
20
I _______ that I was upset, and she correctly ________ why.
inferred, inferred
implied, inferred
implied, implied
inferred, implied
21
The 8th grader's height __________ the game so dramattically that it had a demoralizing _________ on the 7th graders.
effected, affect
affected; effect
affected, affect
effected, effect
22
__________ changes are due to the rainfall being too small to influence historically _________ conditions.
Climatic, climactic
Climatic, climactic
Climactic, climatic
Climactic, climactic
23
The mother ____ her baby in his crib after she finally got him to fall asleep and then she also _____ down to rest.
laid, laid
lied, laid
lied, lied
laid, lied
24
________ Felix, who else went to the concert and sat _______ the stage?
Beside, besides
Besides, beside
Beside, beside
Besides, Besides
25
When the detective found ______ materials in Creepy McCreep's hard drive he was able to _____ a confession.
illicit, illicit
illicit; elicit
elicit; elicit
elicit; illicit
26
The _______ along I got with my Math classes, the ________ I was able to get solving the Collatz Conjecture.
farther; further
further; farther
farther; farther
further; further
