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comma rules

-introductory clauses and phrases -parenthetical phrases -commas separating adjectives -direct address -to avoid confusion -dates -locations and addresses -personal and professional titles -items in a series

altogether vs all together

Altogether - entirely, completely All Together - all in one group

MLA citation rule

Period goes after parentheses If author is introduced in the beginning you do not need the author with the page number

advice vs advise

advice - an opinion advise - to give advice

plural pronouns

all both few many agree with plural antecedents

allusion vs illusion

allusion - an indirect reference illusion - an instance of deception

already vs all ready

already - adv : before this time or by this time all ready - fully prepared

altar vs alter

altar - elevated place or structure alter - to make different

among vs between

among - 3 or more people between - 2 people

Pronouns

antecedents match

singular pronouns

anyone everyone nobody someone agree with singular antecedents

anyway vs anyways

anyways - informal and incorrect anyway - correct

beside vs besides

beside - next to besides - also / except

biased vs bias

biased - adj bias - noun and verb

cite vs sight vs site

cite - to quote sight - act of seeing site - location

discreet vs discrete

discreet - under the radar discrete - individual

farther vs further

farther - physical distance further - figurative distance

idle vs idol

idle - not moving idol - object admired

later vs latter

later - after a period of time latter- refers to the second of two things mentioned

lay vs lie vs laid vs lain

lie - to rest oneself down lay - to rest something else down past tense of lie is lay and the past participle is lain the past tense of lay is laid

metal vs medal vs meddle vs mettle

medal - object someone wins in a competition metal - solid material meddle - to interfere in something that is not one's business mettle - a person's ability to overcome challenges

number vs amount

number - quantity you can count individually amount - quantity of items you can count as a whole or in a mass

plain vs plane

plain - ordinary plane - flat surface

prejudice vs prejudiced

prejudice: noun prejudiced: adjective

apostrophes

remember to use an apostrophe after the "s" at the end of a plural noun to show possession ex: all the dogs' toys

scene vs seen

scene - setting or location seen - past tense of to see