No red ink (capitalizing and formatting titles, commonly confused words 1-5)

Later

"After a period of time" I plan to follow up with Dave later.

All ready

"Fully prepared" We are all ready to go to the beach.

Capitalize the title of a poem or book

-Capitalize the first and last words (no matter what) -Capitalize all of the inbetween words except for fanboys, prepositions, articles

Principal

A chief, head, or high ranking official (main, primary) The principal of the school is mean.

Desert

A hot patch of land where few forms of life exist There are cacti in the desert.

To

A preposition that usually expresses motion or direction Dave took a flight to Chicago.

Prejudiced

Adjective that means "having or showing bias" The judge was prejudiced towards the client.

Everyday

Adjective that means "ordinary" or "regular" Dave couldn't decode to wear his high-tops or his everyday sneakers to practice.

Already

Adverb meaning "before the time" or "by this time" I'm surprised the two year old is reading already.

Good

An adjective, can only be used to describe nouns Anna is a good dancer.

Too

An adverb that mean "in addition" or "also" Mary realized she was going to Chicago too.

May be

Combination of individual words "may" and "be" Dave may be funnier than Sam, but Sam is smarter,

In to

Combination of the individual words "in" and "to" and does not indicate movement outside, I stopped in to see you.

A

Comes before words that begin with a constant sound A monkey is on the loose.

An

Comes before words that begin with a vowel sound An elephant is very big.

Write

Communication of writing I have to write a paper for english.

They're

Contraction for "they are" They're not happy when Dave lies.

Every one

Emphasizes the word "one" and could refer to either "every single person" or every single thing". "Every one"I soften followed by the word "of" Dave has heard every one of his mothers excuses.

Altogether

Entirely There is altogether too much commotion.

Not

Expresses denial or refusal I am not going to take my test.

Mourning

Is the act of sorrowing After a death, the family is mourning.

It's

It is It's very cold outside.

Title of long works (books, movies, newspapers, etc.)

Italicize

Knot

Looping of ropes The boy scout tied a tight knot.

Accept

Means " to receive or agreed to" I hope Dave will except my apology.

All together

Means "all in a group" or "all at once" All together, Ivan and his friends yelled stop.

Quite

Means "completely" or "entirely" Dave's house can be quite messy.

Biased

Means "having or showing prejudice" The judge was too biased to make a clear decision.

Maybe

Means "possibly" to indicate that the situation is possible (if unsure of which to use, plug in word possibly and if fits use maybe, if not use may be) I can maybe go to the movies on Saturday.

Alter

Means "to make different" I had to a,tee our plans hen my mom told me I am grounded.

Except

Means"excluding" I like all candy except licorice.

Anyway vs. Anyways

Never use anyways, it is informal and incorrect, use anyway instead I wasn't going to eat all of that food anyway,

Bias

Noun (and verb form). People can not be described as "bias individuals" The judge had a clear bias.

Predjudice

Noun and verb form of "prejudiced" people can not be described as "prejudice individuals", they would be "prejudiced individuals" The boss had a clear prejudice.

Advice

Noun that mean "an opinion" The counselor gave advice to the students,

Effect

Noun that means "result". It can also be a verb meaning "to bring about a result" The effect of smoking is lung cancer.

Two

Number There are two cookies left.

Quiet

Opposite of noisy The library was quiet.

No

Opposite of yes I said no to letting my friend copy answers.

Right

Opposite or wrong, correct My answer was right.

Seen

Past tense of the verb "to see" I have seen this movie 100 times.

There

Place or specific instance The park is over there.

Their

Possessive noun, it shows that something belongs to multiple people. The waiter gave the people their food.

Into

Preposition that indicates movement toward the inside of a place I dive into the pool.

Everyone

Pronoun that means "all the people " Everyone in this room is a Viking.

Title of short works (poems, articles, songs, etc.)

Quotation marks

Cause

Reason or to make happen Dave will fight for any cause he believes in.

Site

Refers to a location or position There was a tent on the camp site.

Past

Refers to a prior time period or describes direction The police drive past the crime scene.

Any one

Refers to a single unspecified object, idea, place or person. Any one of these ideas would work for our project.

Every day

Refers to each specific day Every day, Dave brings a snack to school.

Further

Refers to figurative distance, like the amount of time , quantity, or degree I am getting further away from my goal every time I eat a cookie.

Scene

Refers to setting, location, occurrence My favorite scene of the movie is coming up.

Latter

Refers to the second of two things mentioned Of the two ideas, Mary thought that latter had more potential.

Principle

Rule that people follow I refused to give Matt a second chance due to the rule of principle.

Whose

Shows ownership or belongingness Whose shoes are these?

Its

Shows ownership or belongings Dave got a new phone because its screen was cracked.

Because

Suggests that two events have a cause and effect relationship. Is a conjunction so brings two sentences together. I drove to the gym because I am lazy.

Sight

The act of seeing I need glasses for better sight.

Cite

To quote, give recognition, or to summon To avoid plagiarizing, I cite my sources.

Know

To understand I don't know what my plans are for Friday.

a lot vs. alot

Two words not one, never use alot There are a lot of cookies on the counter.

Well

Usually an adverb that describes verbs, can also be used as an adjective when describing someone's health. I did well on my exam. I am not feeling well so I stayed home from school.

Advise

Verb that means "to give advice" I would advise you not to do that.

Affect

Verb that means "to influence" The light rain did not affect the baseball game"

Whom

When the pronoun is the object of a clause (objects are acted on by the subject) He helped whom?

Who

When the pronoun is the subject of a clause (subjects tell what the clause is about) Who helped him?

Who's

Who is Who's going to the party?

Dessert

Yummy food that follows after a meal After dinner, there was dessert.

Articles (don't capitalize)

a, an, the

Anyone

any person Can anyone help me with math?

Altar

elevated place or structure (usually used for religious ceremonies) Dave left his spouse at the altar during their wedding.

FANBOYS (don't capitalize)

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Passed

indicates motion, the deliverance of an object, or the completion of an action. Mark passed Dave in the hallway.

Preposition (don't capitalize)

of, in, on, at, to, as, by, with

Farther

refers to physical distance The farther you run, the more you will sweat.

Morning

the time from sunrise to noon I hate waking up early in the morning.