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Offense vs. Offence
Is there any notable difference between “offense” and “offence”? Some might think that it’s the same situation as “advise” and “advice”, that one is the verb and the other is the noun. Others already…
Common Dissertation Writing Mistakes to Avoid
Your dissertation sure is important! It can make or break your time at university. The thing is, as you’ve never written anything this long before, writing a text like this can be quite overwhelming …
Chiasmus and Antimetabole
Chiasmus
Chiasmus (pronounced ki-AZ-muss) is an ancient literary device, as old as ancient Greek verse and Hebrew scripture, which when used appropriately can be an effective way to transform yo…
On Board vs. Onboard
Have you ever wondered if you are on board or onboard a train or a plane? What about the time you agreed to help your friend carry out a crazy plan? Are you on board with his crazy idea or onboard? T…
How to form embedded questions?
What is your favorite color? I guess the answer isn’t black. If it is black, then fine because I love black too. Let’s ask this question a bit differently. Would you tell me what your favorite color …
6 most commonly confused words
1. Complimentary vs complementary The word with the ‘I’ means getting good comments and feedback from someone. For e.g., I got a compliment today for my dress. This word with ‘I’ is associated with f…
Plurals of Nouns
Notice that words are characterized as nouns by their ability to form plurals. (Some pronouns have this ability as well, e.g., other and others.) You will form the plural for most nouns by adding ‑s …
Chapter 8 - Question Mark
Introduction
In creative writing, the question mark shows up all the time. In expository writing, question marks do appear—often as mistakes.
The question mark serves a variety…
Prefix Words
Introduction
Many words start with prefixes; e.g., nonresident, antitrust, coparty, and a spate of others. As a writer, you must learn the rules of hyphenation. So let's start wit…
Hyphens and Compound Nouns
Most Not Hyphenated
Most compound nouns are not hyphenated: master builder fellow employee attorney general Complete Words
Others have migrated and become comp…
5 of the World’s Newest Languages
In this article, we will be looking at five of the world’s newest languages.
 The formation of a language is a slow-moving, living process that is influenced by many factors. 
Histori…
Levee vs. Levy
Levee vs. LevySo, “levee” and “levy” sound very similar – we’ve already confirmed that. But apart from this similarity and their vaguely similar spelling, there’s nothing else that connects these two…
email, e-mail, E-mail
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 mirrors the development of other technological expressions which…
it’s - correct spelling
it's - contraction  
Not its.
Note: The word it’s is a contraction of it is. Do not confuse it’s with its, a possessive pronoun. For a complete discussion, review this sec…
Trivia vs. Quiz
The English language is rich with nuanced meanings and varied contexts, particularly when it comes to words that might seem similar. Two such terms are 'trivia' and 'quiz.' While they may share some …
usage - correct spelling
noun
Example: The dictionary shows the proper usage of a word.
invective - vocabulary
noun
An utterance intended to cast censure or reproach; vehement denunciation; an insulting word or utterance. The art of invective resembles the art of boxing. Very few fights ar…
literal - vocabulary
adjective
Involving or being the strict or primary meaning of the word or words; not figurative; not metaphorical; actual or factual, not exaggerated.
Note: Many people use lit…
Grammatical Mood
English grammar is a diversified and varied branch of English language and one has to have complete command of it to understand and write well. You might or might not have come across the word mood o…
Forty vs. Fourty
Forty vs. Fourty
Derivation is one of the four means of word formation and probably the most important, using suffixes and prefixes to create new words. But at the same time, derivation can also b…
Homonyms vs. Homophones vs. Homographs
Homonyms vs. Homophones vs. Homographs
The most frequently confused words in English are used wrongly mainly because they are very identical. It might be that they are spelled similarly, they are …
Objective Case
In English grammar, a noun or any part of speech exist in one case or another. A case is referred to as mode of the part of speech.Today we will discuss about the objective case.Objective CaseA noun …
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…
Indirect Object
A sentence in English language is made up of a subject, a verb and sometimes an object. We all are familiar with what a subject and a verb is, but what is the object. The subject of a sentence is the…
Infinitive Verb
Till now I have written and posted about various forms that a verb can take in sentences of English language. Today I came across another form or type of verb that exist in English language and so I …


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A They are fond in music.
B She is afraid from spiders.
C She is interested in science.
D He is allergic of cats.

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