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avenue nounExample: She watched him stroll down the avenue.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
awful adjective and adverbNote: Some people object to the use of awful or awfully as adverbial intensifiers, but these forms appeared in the early 19th century.Example: We had an awful day at the office. adjectiveExample: It’s awful (or awfully) ho... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
awhile adverbNot a while (a noun form).See Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words. Click here for a discussion of awhile, a while.Example: Let’s sit awhile and rest. adverbExample: Let’s sit for a while and rest.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
awkward adjectiveExample: The awkward teenager managed to survive the ordeal.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
axle nounNot axel.Example: The front axle on the car was defective.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
bachelor nounExample: He is the world’s most eligible bachelor.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
balance noun and verbExample: The balance in the account was more than enough. nounExample: She tried to balance her checkbook. verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
balloon noun and verbExample: The little girl lost her balloon. nounExample: The federal debt will continue to balloon. verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
barbecue noun and verbSometimes spelled barbeque.Example: We enjoyed the North Carolina barbecue. nounExample: We plan to barbecue some pork. bargainnoun and verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
basic adjective and noun (basics)Example: Sugar is the basic ingredient. adjectiveExample: Let’s get down to basics. noun... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
basically adverbGrammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: The congressman was basically dishonest.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
beautiful adjectiveExample: We enjoyed the beautiful sunset.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
because subordinating conjunctionNote: Forget your teacher’s rule about not starting a sentence with Because. Emily Dickinson’s poem Death begins: “Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me….”Grammar.com’s section on Pr... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
become verbExample: He will become annoyed with his situation rather quickly.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
before preposition, subordinating conjunction, and adverbExample: He fell asleep before dawn. prepositionExample: Finish your homework before you go to the movie. subordinating conjunctionExample: If he had known about it before, he would have avoide... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
beggar noun and verbExample: He gave a dollar to the beggar. nounExample: The war will beggar many families in the Middle East. verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
beginning noun, adjective, and verb (present participle of the verb begin)Example: In the beginning, God created heaven and earth. nounExample: The beginning aria thrilled the opera lovers. adjectiveExample: She was beginning to get rather thirsty. v... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
being noun and verb (present participle of the verb to be)Example: The movie character was a rather exotic being. nounExample: He was being a pest. verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
belief nounExample: This is my belief.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
believable adjectiveNot believeable.Example: The plot, at least, was believable.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
believe verbExample: He wants to believe in her.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
beneficial adjectiveExample: The health food provides many beneficial effects.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
benefit noun and verb Example: This benefit attracted the new recruits. noun Example: The personnel manual will benefit the employees. verb ... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
benefited verb (past tense and past participle of the verb benefit)Also spelled benefitted.Example: The slush fund benefited the lobbyists.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
between prepositionNote: When you use a personal pronoun with between, you must use the objective case.Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses the differences between among and between. Click here for that discussion.Example: Just between ... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
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