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| lose - correct spelling lose - verb (past tense and past participle is lost) Not loose. Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses loose and lose. Click here for that discussion. Example: |
| Perfect vs. Prefect Perfect (adjective) means something that is flawless or complete. · No one is perfect in this world. · &nbs… |
| forego, forgo - vocabulary verb Forego: to go before, precede. The past tense is forewent, the past participle foregone. Forgo: to refrain from, to do without; to give up, renounce. The … |
| Throws vs. Throes The words throes and throws are homophones: they sound alike but have different meanings. The plural noun throes means a great struggle or a condition of agonizing pain or trouble. The idiom in the t… |
| tout, taunt, taut, taught To tout means "to brazenly solicit support" (or in rare cases "to deal in racehorses"). To taunt means “to ridicule” or “to mock.” Taut means … |
| loan, lend In formal writing, many writers use loan as a noun form and lend as a verb form. The verb loan is permissible, however, when referring to money as o… |
| brought, bought Brought is the past tense and past participle of bring, and bought is the past tense and past participle of buy meaning “purchase.” This is a common spell-checker mi… |
| reek, wreak Reek means “to smell” or “to smoke.” Wreak means “to bring about,” “to cause,” or “to inflict.” The past tense and past participle of wreak is… |
| Common Traps to Avoid The English language can lay many traps for unwary writers, who can embarrass themselves by using a plural verb with a singular subject (more common) or a singular verb with a plural subject (less co… |
| verb "to be" The verb to be is unique in the English language. It can serve as a main verb (I am a writer) and as a primary auxiliary verb to form the progressive tense (I am writing the book) and the passive voi… |
| finite verb A finite verb is a conjugated verb, which shows tense, person, number, and mood. The opposite of a finite verb is the infinitive, which does not show tense, person, number, or mood. Here's a finite v… |
| planning - correct spelling planning - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb plan) and noun Example: She is planning a small wedding. verb Example: After considerable pl… |
| alleged - correct spelling alleged verb (past tense and past participle of the verb allege) and adjective Example: The prosecutor alleged that the defendant killed with premeditation. verb Exampl… |
| Compliment vs. Complement The words compliment and complement sound exactly same but their meanings are totallydifferent. Here are some everyday examples that will help you in better understanding of boththe words.She complim… |
| Chapter 3 - “Your” and “You’re” “Your leaving out the word are.” Anyone who has ever joined a “thread” on the Internet has seen this mistake a thousand times. Of course, making the mistake on the Internet won’t … |
| Transitive and Intransitive The trick question we used above to determine whether a verb is transitive will always nail a verb as transitive or intransitive: Can I [verb] somebody or something? If yes, the verb is transitive. I… |
| Homophones The most common example is the colour “red” and the past tense of the verb “read” which is also pronounced as “red” but the spelling is same as the base verb – read. E.g. I have read all the words m… |
| choose - correct spelling choose verb Not chose. Note: The verb to choose uses choose in various tenses, e.g., She will choose first. The past tense is chose. Grammar.com’s section on Problem Word… |
| Knew vs. New It's important that you never confuse "knew" and "new" because first of all they function as different parts of speech and secondly, of course, they carry completely different significations. Though … |
| could - correct spelling could auxiliary verb Note: Though most auxiliary verbs do not exhibit tense, the word could serves as a past tense of the auxiliary verb can. Example: She coul… |
| Obligated vs. Obliged Obliged" is an old word in the English vocabulary, originating from the verb "to oblige", used to express the past tense or past participle of the initial action of forcing somebody to do something. … |
| threw, through, thorough Threw is the past tense of the verb “throw,” which means “to toss.” Through is a preposition that describes a thing that has passed “from one end to the other.” I… |
| chose, choose The word chose is the past tense of the verb choose. Often, writers will incorrectly spell choose as chose. Example: |
| Fuelling vs. Fueling The mystery of the spellings of certain words causes a lot of confusion for beginners of English language as they are unable to distinguish between the two. Consider the following sentences: Ian was … |
| Vaccinate vs Vaccine Vaccinate vs. VaccineIt’s quite obvious how the confusion between “vaccinate” and “vaccine” occurs, as the first six letters of both words are completely identical. But the explanation is also quite … |
