Accurate Answers
abstract noun correct answer is the name of a quality or a general idea
(persistence, democracy)
adjective correct answer a word, phrase or clause that modifies a noun (the
biology book) or pronoun (he is nice). It answers the question what kind (a hard
test), which one (an english test) how many (three tests) or how much (many
tests).
verbs, prouns, and nouns can act as adjectives.
adjectives usually precede the noun or noun phrase that they modify.
adverb correct answer A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another
adverb.
Examples:
verb; the physician operates quickly :quickly:
adjective: the nurse wears very colorful uniforms :colorful:
another adverb: the student scored quite badly on the test :quite:
affect vs effect correct answer affect is a verb and effect is a noun
,among versus between correct answer Among: To show a relationship involving
more than two persons or things being considered as a group (The professor will
distribute the textbook s among the students in his class)
Between: To show a relationship involving two persons or things (I sit between
Holly and Jo in class)
amount versus number correct answer Amount: Used when referring to things in
bulk (The nurse has a huge amount of paperwork)
Number: Used when referring to individual countable units (The nurse had a
number of charts to complete)
bad versus badly correct answer Bad: Use bad an an adjective before nouns (He is
a bad teacher) and after linking verbs (That smells bad) to modify the subject
Badly: Use badly as an adverb to modify an action verb (The student behaved
badly in class)
bring versus take correct answer Bring: conveys action toward the speaker - to
carry from a distant place to a near place (Please bring your textbooks to class)
Take: Conveys action away from the speaker - to carry from a near place to a
distant place (Please take your textbooks home)
Can versus May (Could versus Might) correct answer Can/Could: Can and could
imply ability or power (I can make an A in that class)
, May/Might: May and might imply permission (You may leave early or I may leave
early)
clause correct answer is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate
cliche correct answer
collective noun correct answer a noun that represents a group of persons,
animals or things (family, flock, furniture)
Comma in a series correct answer Use a comma to separate three or more items
in a series or list.
e.g. The nursing student took classes in English, biology, and chemistry.
common noun correct answer a common noun is the general not the particular
name of a person, place or tihng (e.g nurse, hospital, syringe)
Commonly used prepositions correct answer aboard
about
above
across
after
against
along
amid