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temperamental - correct spelling adjectiveExample: The temperamental car refused to start once again.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
temperature - correct spelling nounExample: The mother checked the temperature of her child.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
nounExample: The tenant who leased the apartment caused all sorts of trouble.See tenet.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
nounExample: He has a tendency to lose his cool.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
nounExample: The tenement became a haven for drug addicts.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
nounExample: This moral tenet requires absolute honesty.See tenant.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
possessive pronounNote: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s section on Common Grammatical Mistakes. Click here for the beginning of that discussion.Example: They’re not taking their best clothes over there.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
reflexive pronounExample: They gave themselves a party.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
noun (plural of the noun theory)Example: We have several theories about the cause of his resignation.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
adverb, pronoun, adjective, and nounNote: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s section on Common Grammatical Mistakes. Click here for the beginning of that discussion.Example: They’re not taking their best clothes th... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
adverbExample: He ordered the stereo and included payment therefor.Note: This adverb often appears in legal writing. It differs in meaning from the adverb and conjunctive adverb therefore.See therefore.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
adverb and conjunctive adverbExample: He therefore decided to sell the farm. adverbExample: His profits fell; therefore, he decided to sell the farm. conjunctive adverbSee therefor.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
contractionNote: For a discussion of their, there, and they’re, see Grammar.com’s section on Common Grammatical Mistakes. Click here for the beginning of that discussion.Example: They’re not taking their best clothes over there. contraction... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
adjectiveGrammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses thorough, through, and threw. Click here for that discussion.Example: His thorough investigation turned up no evidence of fraud.See through.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
subordinating conjunction and adverbExample: He still disputes the point, though he knows he’s wrong. subordinating conjunctionExample: We can expect some rain, though. adverb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
noun and verb (past tense and past participle of the verb think)Example: He had a thought about how to fix the situation. nounExample: He thought about the trouble he had caused. verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
nounExample: We are on the threshold of an important discovery.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
preposition, adverb, and adjectiveGrammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses thorough, through, and threw. Click here for that discussion.Example: He walked through the door. prepositionExample: We will manage to pull through. adverbExample: ... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
adjective and adverbExample: His tight collar increased his discomfort. adjectiveExample: Shut the door tight. adverb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
noun, adjective, and verbExample: The title of the book surprised him. nounExample: She played the title role. adjectiveExample: The author didn’t know how to title his new book. verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
adverb and adjective (slang)Example: We gathered together around the table. adverbExample: She’s a very together person. adjective (slang)... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
noun and adverbExample: Tomorrow will be warm and sunny. nounExample: “I won’t think about that now. I’ll think about that tomorrow.” —Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind. adverb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
noun and verbExample: He spoke in his native tongue. nounExample: His tongue was red after sucking on the lollipop. nounExample: He must learn to tongue his trumpet. verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
adverbNot to.Example: He will come, too.Example: He stood too near the fire.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
adjective, adverb, noun, and verbExample: He’s a tough man to work for. adjectiveExample: He acted tough. adverbExample: He’s one of the local toughs. nounExample: He’ll have to tough it out. verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
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