“The oral exam question alluded
to a poem written by Poe;
the girl hadn’t studied, and tried to elude
the teacher’s probing questions.”
allude {verb} [THINK: suggest or call attention to indirectly]
elude {verb} [THINK: evade or escape from]
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Grammar Bomb: FOUL vs FOWL
“The foul ball landed amidst
the seagulls and other fowl.”
foul {adj, adv, noun, & verb}
[THINK: offensive to the senses; unfair or invalid play]
fowl {noun} [THINK: a bird]
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Grammar Bomb: HOLE vs WHOLE
“Do you need the whole board
to have holes for the screws?”
hole {noun & verb} [THINK: a hollow place in a solid body or surface]
whole {adj & noun} [THINK: all of; entire]
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Grammar Bomb: ALOUD vs ALLOWED
“She finally read aloud,
“You are not allowed to eat
ice cream before dinner.””
aloud {adv} [THINK: audibly; not silently or in a whisper]
allowed {verb} [THINK: admit as legal or acceptable]
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Grammar Bomb: FAZE vs PHASE
“The first phase of drama training is
to learn how not to let improv faze you.”
faze {verb} [THINK: disturb or disconcert (someone)]
phase {noun & verb} [THINK: a distinct period or stage in a process of change]
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Grammar Bomb: BY vs BUY vs BYE
“As he walked by the store,
he saw her buy the jersey;
it was his team’s bye week.”
by {preposition} [THINK: identifying the agent performing an action]
buy {noun & verb} [THINK: obtain in exchange for payment]
bye {noun} [THINK: short for goodbye]
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Grammar Bomb: COARSE vs COURSE
“The coarse green turf on the
mini-golf course was hurting his feet.”
coarse {adj} [THINK: rough or loose texture]
course {noun & verb} [THINK: route or direction]
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Grammar Bomb: BRAKE vs BREAK
“When he tried to brake, the wheels locked;
he survived the wreck, but he did break his leg.”
brake {noun & verb} [THINK: device for slowing or stopping]
break {noun & verb} [THINK: separate, fracture; interruption of continuity]
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Grammar Bomb: BREATH vs BREATHE
“He gasped, unable to catch his breath;
he just needed to breathe.”
breath {noun} [THINK: air taken into or expelled from the lungs]
breathe {verb} [THINK: taking air into or expelling from the lungs]
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Grammar Bomb: BAITED vs BATED
“The boy baited the hook,
and his little brother watched on with bated breath.”
baited {verb} [THINK: to entice prey]
bated {adj} [THINK: in great suspense]
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