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brilliant - correct spelling

brilliantadjectiveExample: Einstein was a brilliant scientist....

added by edgood
8 years ago

broccoli - correct spelling

broccolinounNot brocolli.Example: Apparently, the president likes broccoli and cabbage....

added by edgood
8 years ago

brought - correct spelling

broughtverb (past tense and past participle of the verb bring)Note: For a discussion of the differences between bring and take, see bring, take. Also, Grammar.com's section on Problem Words discusses the differences between brought and bought. Click ...

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8 years ago

building - correct spelling

buildingnoun and verb (present participle of the verb build)Example: The building has two doors. nounExample: The company was building a new branch office. verb...

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8 years ago

bulletin - correct spelling

bulletin nounExample: The head of the department issued a new bulletin....

added by edgood
8 years ago

bureau - correct spelling

bureaunoun (capitalize when naming a specific agency, as in "Federal Bureau of Investigation")Example: The police officer was investigated by the bureau.Example: The Census Bureau tallied the population.Example: She put her socks in the bureau drawer...

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8 years ago

burial - correct spelling

burialnounExample: The first biblical account of a burial is that of Sarah....

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8 years ago

buried - correct spelling

buriedverb (past tense and past participle of the verb bury)Example: The general was buried with his men.Example: They buried the truth in a footnote....

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8 years ago

bury - correct spelling

buryverbExample: “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.”Example: Don’t bury your head in the sand....

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8 years ago

bushes - correct spelling

bushesnoun (plural of the noun bush), verb (present tense, third-person singular of the verb bush), and adjective (slang)Example: We planted some beautiful bushes. nounExample: The tree bushes into a beautiful canopy. verbExample: We think he is rath...

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8 years ago

business - correct spelling

businessnounExample: Frankly, it’s none of your business.Example: He started a successful business....

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8 years ago

byte - correct spelling

bytenounNote: Werner Buchholz coined this term in 1956 when he participated in the early design of the IBM Stretch computer. It mutated from the word bite to avoid any confusion with the word bit. In 1962, he described byte as "a group of bits used t...

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8 years ago

Caesar - correct spelling

Caesarproper nounExample: Julius Caesar was emperor of Rome and died on March 15 in 44 B.C. when he was murdered by a group led by Cassius and Brutus....

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8 years ago

cafeteria - correct spelling

cafeterianounExample: The committee met in the cafeteria....

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8 years ago

calculator - correct spelling

calculatornounExample: Students may not use a calculator in math class....

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8 years ago

calendar - correct spelling

calendarnounExample: Mark down this date on your calendar....

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8 years ago

camouflage - correct spelling

camouflagenoun, verb, and adjectiveExample: The soldier wore camouflage to hide in the bushes. nounExample: They attempted to camouflage the ship by painting it gray. verbExample: The youngster was quite proud of his camouflage T-shirt. adjective...

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8 years ago

campaign - correct spelling

campaignnoun and verbExample: He ran a brilliant campaign for the Senate. nounExample: We want to campaign for the mayor. verb...

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8 years ago

candidate - correct spelling

candidatenounExample: The candidate tried to cover up her indiscretion....

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8 years ago

cantaloupe - correct spelling

cantaloupenounExample: He added salt to his slice of cantaloupe....

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8 years ago

capital - correct spelling

capitalnoun and adjectiveNot capitol (the building).Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses capital and capitol. Click here for that discussion.Example: We visited Richmond, the capital of Virginia. nounExample: The founders raised suffici...

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8 years ago

capitol - correct spelling

capitolnoun (capitalized when referring to the building inWashington)Not capital (the city, plus other meanings).Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses capital and capitol. Click here for that discussion.Example: We visited the Capitol an...

added by edgood
8 years ago

captain - correct spelling

captainnoun and verbExample: “O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done ….” —Walt Whitman. nounExample: He served as captain of the ship. nounExample: He will captain the troops to victory. verb...

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8 years ago

carburetor - correct spelling

carburetornounExample: The carburetor in the car was clogged....

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8 years ago

career - correct spelling

careernounExample: She sought a career in medicine....

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8 years ago

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    Identify the sentence with correct use of the preposition 'across':
    A The cat jumped across the fence.
    B He traveled across the country.
    C She read a book across the room.
    D He traveled beneath the mountains.