Alanna Madden
May 30, 2020
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The verbs emigrate and immigrate have opposite meanings. To emigrate is to leave one's country permanently.
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Alanna Madden
May 30, 2020
Grammar Tips
The verbs emigrate and immigrate have opposite meanings. To emigrate is to leave one's country permanently.
Alanna Madden
May 28, 2020
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Was and were are past-tense forms of the verb ‘to be.’ Use ‘was’ for the first and third-person singular tenses (I, he, she, or it).
Alanna Madden
May 23, 2020
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The word apart is an adverb and adjective that generally describes disconnect and separation.
Alanna Madden
May 21, 2020
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If you cannot count the quantity of something, use the word “less.” If you can count the individual units, use “fewer.”
Alanna Madden
May 19, 2020
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Magazines are containers with springs, followers, and a stored supply of cartridges that are fed into a gun’s receiver.
Alanna Madden
May 15, 2020
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An aide is a person who assists others, while the noun aid is an inanimate object or form of relief that helps to achieve a goal.
Alanna Madden
May 13, 2020
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The word passed is the past-tense form of the verb ‘to pass.’ In contrast, the word past is an adjective, adverb, noun, or preposition that generally conveys time or distance, not an action.
Alanna Madden
May 10, 2020
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English speakers use the verb pay for two senses: the compensation sense and the nautical sense.
Alanna Madden
May 7, 2020
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The words theatre and theater have different spellings, but they represent the same meanings.