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ounce - correct spelling

ounce - noun  Example: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” —Benjamin Franklin....

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8 years ago

outrageous - correct spelling

outrageous - adjective  Example: His outrageous behavior offended everyone....

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8 years ago

overcoat - correct spelling

overcoat - noun  Example: Button up your overcoat, When the wind is free, Take good care of yourself, You belong to me! —DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson....

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8 years ago

overrun - correct spelling

overrun - verb and noun  Example: The looting hordes tried to overrun the country. verbExample: The publishing company printed an overrun of 10,000 copies. noun...

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8 years ago

paid - correct spelling

paid - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb pay)  Example: She paid him no attention.Example: He paid his student loan on time....

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8 years ago

pamphlet - correct spelling

pamphlet - noun  Example: The pamphlet described various mutual funds....

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8 years ago

panicky - correct spelling

panicky - adjective  Example: She became panicky when her car failed to start....

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8 years ago

parallel - correct spelling

parallel - adjective, noun, and verb  Example: They learned the art of parallel structure in Grammar.com’s eBook Developing a Powerful Writing Style. adjectiveExample: The parallel lines stretched to infinity. adjectiveExample: He is without p...

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8 years ago

parallelism - correct spelling

parallelism - noun  Example: They learned the art of parallelism in Grammar.com’s eBook Developing a Powerful Writing Style....

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8 years ago

parliament - correct spelling

parliament - noun (capitalized when referring to a particular parliament)  Example: He served with distinction in the English Parliament....

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8 years ago

particular - correct spelling

particular - adjective and noun  Example: His particular talent will strengthen the team. adjectiveExample: Please pay attention to this particular. noun...

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8 years ago

partner - correct spelling

partner - noun and verb  Example: Our partner in the venture put up most of the money. nounExample: They plan to partner with a smaller company. verb...

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8 years ago

pastime - correct spelling

pastime - noun  Not pasttime.Example: Playing poker is his favorite pastime....

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8 years ago

patience - correct spelling

patience - noun  Example: The loud barking caused him to lose his patience....

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8 years ago

pavilion - correct spelling

pavilion - noun and verb  Example: They rented the picnic pavilion for their son’s birthday. nounExample: He plans to pavilion his exotic plants. verb...

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8 years ago

peace - correct spelling

peace - noun  See piece.Example: The country had not experienced peace in decades....

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8 years ago

peaceable - correct spelling

peaceable - adjective  Example: He proposed a peaceable solution to settle the nerves of all parties....

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8 years ago

pear - correct spelling

pear - noun  Not pair.Example: He selected a pear, not an orange....

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8 years ago

peculiar - correct spelling

peculiar - adjective  Example: She wore a peculiar hat, which caused the children to laugh....

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8 years ago

pencil - correct spelling

pencil - noun and verb  Example: He sharpened his pencil and began the audit. nounExample: Please pencil in this date for the training program. verb...

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8 years ago

penetrate - correct spelling

penetrate - verb  Example: Bullets failed to penetrate the armored car....

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8 years ago

peninsula - correct spelling

peninsula - noun  Example: The peninsula of Florida attracts many elderly people, who, as a rule, hate snow....

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8 years ago

people - correct spelling

people - noun and verb  Example: “… that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” —Abraham Lincoln, “Gettysburg Address,” Nov....

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8 years ago

perceive - correct spelling

perceive - verb  Example: She failed to perceive the jealousy of her coworkers....

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8 years ago

perception - correct spelling

perception - noun  Example: That’s your perception, but you are wrong....

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8 years ago

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    Identify the sentence with correct use of the preposition 'during':
    A They had a picnic during the summer.
    B She read a book during the flight.
    C He walked during the storm.
    D The cat is hiding during the noise.