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perfect - correct spelling

perfect - adjective and verb  Example: The perfect couple got married in the garden. adjectiveExample: He sought to perfect his golf swing. verb...

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8 years ago

perform - correct spelling

perform - verb  Example: We waited for her to perform on the piano....

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8 years ago

performance - correct spelling

performance - noun  Example: The performance by the tenor overshadowed the other singers....

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8 years ago

perhaps - correct spelling

perhaps - adverb  Example: Perhaps she will call tonight....

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8 years ago

permanence - correct spelling

permanence - noun  Example: She wanted a sense of permanence in her new home....

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8 years ago

permanent - correct spelling

permanent - adjective  Example: The conservatives wanted to make the tax breaks permanent....

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8 years ago

permissible - correct spelling

permissible - adjective  Not permissable.Example: Paving the roads is a permissible role of government....

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8 years ago

permitted - correct spelling

permitted - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb permit) and adjective  Example: She permitted him to accompany her to the party. verbExample: Smoking is not a permitted activity. adjective...

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8 years ago

perpendicular - correct spelling

perpendicular - adjective and noun  Example: The lines are perpendicular to each other. adjectiveExample: The mountain climbers scaled the treacherous perpendicular. noun...

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perseverance - correct spelling

perseverance - noun  Example: Her perseverance enabled her to succeed....

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8 years ago

persevere - correct spelling

persevere - verb  Example: If you persevere, you will get the promotion....

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8 years ago

persistence - correct spelling

persistence - noun  Not persistance.Example: The persistence of the salesman began to irritate us....

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8 years ago

persistent - correct spelling

persistent - adjective  Not persistant.Example: The persistent salesman irritated the visitors.Example: The persistent aroma began to bother us....

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8 years ago

personal - correct spelling

personal - adjective and noun  See personnel.Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses personal and personnel. Click here for that discussion.Example: Her personal approach to the adversary solved the problem. adjectiveExample: The news...

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8 years ago

personality - correct spelling

personality - noun  Example: The politician’s jovial personality attracted a strong following....

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8 years ago

personnel - correct spelling

personnel - noun  See personal.Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses personal and personnel. Click here for that discussion.Example: All personnel will get an extra bonus this Christmas....

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8 years ago

perspiration - correct spelling

perspiration - noun  Example: His nervousness caused excessive perspiration....

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8 years ago

persuade - correct spelling

persuade - verb  Example: She tried to persuade her daughter to study at night....

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8 years ago

persuasion - correct spelling

persuasion - noun  Example: Writing with persuasion will help your career....

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8 years ago

pertain - correct spelling

pertain - verb  Example: This statute does not pertain to our case....

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8 years ago

pharaoh - correct spelling

pharaoh - noun  Not pharoah.Example: The tomb of the pharaoh contained gold and jewels....

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8 years ago

physical - correct spelling

physical - adjective and noun  Example: The physical activity was too much for the elderly man. adjectiveExample: He reported for his annual physical. noun...

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8 years ago

physician - correct spelling

physician - noun  Example: He became a successful physician after years of study in medical school....

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8 years ago

picture - correct spelling

picture - noun and verb  Example: The picture showed the family at the beach. nounExample: She wanted to picture the scene in her mind. verb...

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8 years ago

piece - correct spelling

piece - noun  See peace.Example: He ordered a piece of cake....

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8 years ago

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    Identify the sentence with correct use of the past perfect tense:
    A They are going to the concert tonight.
    B She finished her homework before dinner.
    C She had already eaten when he arrived.
    D We will have completed the project by Monday.