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| frightening - correct spelling frightening adjective and verb (present participle of the verb frighten) Example: The frightening plot transfixed the audience. adjective Example: The horror m… |
| printout - correct spelling noun The verb form (complement verb) is print out. Here’s a usage note from Dictionary.com. The transition from World Wide Web site to Web site to website as a single uncapitalized word mirr… |
| encouraging - correct spelling encouraging verb (present participle of the verb encourage) and adjective Example: She was encouraging her son to play basketball. verb Example: The oil strike… |
| Subjunctive Mood The mood of a sentence is described as the mood of the sentence. The grammatical mood in English language is very different from the moods that you feel like angry, sad or happy etc.Today we will dis… |
| loose, lose Lose (pronounced “looz”) means “to misplace” or “to fail to win.” Loose (pronounced “luce”) is the opposite of tight. Some writers incorrectly use loose |
| neither When neither serves as a pronoun, it is typically singular, that is, it requires a singular verb and a singular pronoun referring to it. Thus, the following is correct: Neith… |
| A Comprehensive Guide to the World's Most Difficult Grammars Top 5 languages with the most difficult grammar Learning a new language may be thrilling and challenging at the same time. While learning certain languages is very simple, learning others takes more… |
| scents - correct spelling noun (plural of the noun scent) and verb (third-person singular of the verb scent) Example: The perfume shop featured many scents. noun Example: When the dog s… |
| site, sight, cite Cite means either “to quote” or “to commend” and is usually a verb. As a noun, cite means “a short citation or reference.” Site means “a place or… |
| two, too, to Two is the number right after one. Too means “also.” To is a preposition that helps specify direction or location. The word to |
| accustomed - correct spelling accustomed adjective (a past participial adjective, from the verb accustom) and a verb Example: I’ve grown accustomed to her face. adjective Example: I have ac… |
| Maybe vs. May be English language has a lot of compound words that refer to two completely different words being joined together to give a meaning that is usually different or same from the original meaning of the tw… |
| Maid vs. Made English is usually considered one of a simple language when compare to many complicated language like French and Chinese etc. but one thing to keep in mind while speaking English is to be careful abo… |
| Subjunctive mood What is mood? – a mood is a form a verb takes to show how it (the verb) should be regarded. For example, command, wish, request etc… Subjunctive moods tell about a wish or suggestion. Subjunctive sen… |
| Insight vs. Incite Homophones are words that share the same pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning, such as to, too, two; and so, sew, and sow. Homophones and confusingly similar words are the stuff that mala… |
| beginning - correct spelling beginning noun, adjective, and verb (present participle of the verb begin) Example: In the beginning, God created heaven and earth. noun Example: The beginning… |
| building - correct spelling building noun and verb (present participle of the verb build) Example: The building has two doors. noun Example: The company was building a new branch offic… |
| Peal vs. Peel "Peal" and "peel" may sound almost the same. This, for a non-native English user, might be confusing. If you find yourself wondering which spelling is correct for your context, or aim to understand w… |
| carrying - correct spelling carrying verb (present participle of the verb carry) and adjective Example: The thief was carrying a weapon. verb Example: Use your carrying case for your c… |
| Lie vs. Lye Words like lie are considered an irregular verb in the English language. Being a present principle ‘lie’, it refers to being untruthful. However, writing the same word with the alphabet ‘y’ makes it … |
| clothing - correct spelling clothing noun and verb (present participle of the verb clothe) Example: He wore expensive clothing. noun Example: She was clothing her children for the part… |
| coming - correct spelling coming verb (present participle of the verb come), noun, and adjective Example: She is coming to our house for dinner. verb Example: He seems to act as if h… |
| 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. adject… |
| writing - correct spelling noun and verb (present participle of the verb write) Example: She enjoys fine writing. noun Example: I will be writing far into the night. verb |
| Dative Case English is an old language and there are some terms that were used in the Old English which are not so common nowadays. One such element of Old English is dative case which was very common in old inf… |
