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Grammar for high school admissions tests: Difference between revisions
Grammar for high school admissions tests (view source)
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* high school will commonly use: | * high school will commonly use: | ||
** '''''its, it's''''' | |||
*** ''its'' = singular possessive pronoun | |||
*** ''it's'' = contraction of "it is" | |||
** '''''there, they're, their''''' | ** '''''there, they're, their''''' | ||
*** ''there'' = indicates specificity or location | *** ''there'' = indicates specificity or location | ||
*** ''they're'' = contraction of "they are" | *** ''they're'' = contraction of "they are" | ||
*** ''their'' = plural possessive pronoun | *** ''their'' = plural possessive pronoun | ||
** '''''then, than''''' | ** '''''then, than''''' | ||
*** ''then'' = indicates a chronology (next) or a prior time ("since then") | *** ''then'' = indicates a chronology (next) or a prior time ("since then") | ||
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*** ''too'' = also | *** ''too'' = also | ||
**** ''two'' = 2 | **** ''two'' = 2 | ||
** '''''who's, whose''''' | |||
*** ''who's'' = contraction for "who is" | |||
*** ''whose'' = possessive form of the pronoun "who" | |||
* college admissions tests may also use: | * college admissions tests may also use: | ||
** ''site, cite, sight'' | ** '''''site, cite, sight''''' | ||
** ''fare, fair'' | ** '''''fare, fair''''' | ||
* note: compare to ''homonyms'', which are words that spell the same but pronounce or mean differently | * note: compare to ''homonyms'', which are words that spell the same but pronounce or mean differently | ||
** ex. "bark" can mean the sound a dog makes or the skin of a tree | ** ex. "bark" can mean the sound a dog makes or the skin of a tree | ||