Commonly Misused Words

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Commonly Misused Words in English
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Frage 1

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What is a factoid?
Antworten
  • Information that is a small fact; in a subset of facts
  • Information that looks like a fact, could be a fact, but is not a fact

Frage 2

Frage
Which sentence is correct?
Antworten
  • Expect students to achieve these standards irrespective of ability, background, or prior knowledge.
  • Expect students to achieve these standards irregardless of ability, background, or prior knowledge.

Frage 3

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Which word is incorrectly used? The tragedy, entitled 'Romeo and Juliet' was written by William Shakespeare and is about two young Italian star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families.
Antworten
  • reconcile
  • feuding
  • star-crossed
  • entitled

Frage 4

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Which word is incorrectly used? Rattlesnakes are poisonous predators that live in a wide array of habitats, hunting small animals such as birds and rodents.
Antworten
  • predators
  • poisonous
  • habitats
  • array

Frage 5

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Which sentences are correct?
Antworten
  • Caution! This solvent is highly flammable.
  • Caution! This solvent is highly inflammable.
  • Caution! This solvent is highly non-inflammable.

Frage 6

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Which sentence is correct?
Antworten
  • Rainstorms can cause adverse conditions, and many people are averse to rain.
  • Rainstorms can cause averse conditions, and many people are adverse to rain.

Frage 7

Frage
Which sentence is correct?
Antworten
  • The college is further from my house than the school.
  • The college is farther from my house than the school.
  • The college is further away from my house than the school.

Frage 8

Frage
Which sentences are incorrect?
Antworten
  • During history, I was literally bored to death.
  • Until payday on Friday, I am literally without any money.
  • I was numb with fear and I was literally shaking.
  • We were literally over the moon at the news.

Frage 9

Frage
In which sentences is the word 'ironic' correctly used?
Antworten
  • We turned up to work today, wearing the same shirts - how ironic!
  • It’s ironic that professional athletes are sometimes such unhealthy people.
  • My car was stolen at the police station - how ironic!
  • It's ironic that on my wedding day, it started to rain.

Frage 10

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Which sentence is correct?
Antworten
  • The children at the party were giggling, bemused by the funny clown.
  • Let's watch a movie that will bemuse us and keep us smiling.
  • Bemused by the comedian, the crowd gave a standing ovation.
  • Many students are bemused by algebraic equations.
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