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poison - correct spelling

poison - noun and verb  Example: She put out some rat poison in her attic. nounExample: She tried to poison the rats. verb...

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8 years ago

policeman - correct spelling

policeman - noun  Example: The armed policeman overpowered the thug....

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8 years ago

political - correct spelling

political - adjective  Example: The political debate lasted far into the night....

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8 years ago

population - correct spelling

population - noun  Example: The U.S. population now exceeds 300 million....

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8 years ago

portray - correct spelling

portray - verb  Example: She will portray the events in a positive light....

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8 years ago

portrayal - correct spelling

portrayal - noun  Example: His portrayal of the king impressed the critics....

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8 years ago

positive - correct spelling

positive - adjective and noun  Example: The positive results of the meeting increased our confidence. adjectiveExample: We view this development as a positive. noun...

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8 years ago

possess - correct spelling

possess - verb  Example: He wanted to possess fancy cars and fancy clothes....

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possession - correct spelling

possession - noun  Example: He sold his last possession and moved to the beach....

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8 years ago

possessive - correct spelling

possessive - adjective and noun  Example: He was overly possessive, so she left. adjectiveExample: Personal pronouns must sometimes appear in the possessive. noun...

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possibility - correct spelling

possibility - noun  Example: He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole....

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possible - correct spelling

possible - adjective  Example: Lying was a possible response, but she decided to tell the truth....

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8 years ago

potato - correct spelling

potato - noun  Example: The baked potato came with sour cream....

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8 years ago

potatoes - correct spelling

potatoes - noun (plural of the noun potato)  Example: He grew corn, beans, and potatoes....

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8 years ago

practical - correct spelling

practical - adjective  Example: Let’s take a practical approach and ignore all those theories....

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8 years ago

practically - correct spelling

practically - adverb  Grammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: This plan was practically useless to the company....

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8 years ago

prairie - correct spelling

prairie - noun  Example: The cowboy felt at home on the prairie....

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8 years ago

precede - correct spelling

precede - verb  Not preceed.Example: The best man will precede the groom in the procession....

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8 years ago

precedence - correct spelling

precedence - noun  Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses precedence and precedent. Click here for that discussion.Example: The applications arriving first will receive precedence....

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8 years ago

preceding - correct spelling

preceding - adjective and verb (present participle of the verb precede)  Not preceeding.Example: He looked at the footnote on the preceding page. adjectiveExample: He will be preceding his lecture with some jokes. verb...

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8 years ago

precise - correct spelling

precise - adjective  Example: The architect studied the precise measurements of the room....

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8 years ago

predictable - correct spelling

predictable - adjective  Example: New polls show the predictable winners in the election....

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8 years ago

prefer - correct spelling

prefer - verb  Example: We can go to the opera, if you prefer....

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8 years ago

preference - correct spelling

preference - noun  Example: My preference is Coke, not Pepsi....

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8 years ago

preferential - correct spelling

preferential - adjective  Example: The boss’s daughter received preferential treatment....

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8 years ago

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    Identify the sentence with a subject-verb agreement error:
    A The team of players is ready for the match.
    B Each of the students has completed their assignment.
    C Neither the cat nor the dog were hungry.
    D The book on the shelf belongs to Mary.