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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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** ''Please pass the salt'' = correct | ** ''Please pass the salt'' = correct | ||
** ''May you pass the sale'' = incorrect | ** ''May you pass the sale'' = incorrect | ||
=== may v. can === | |||
* please = asks for permission, or makes a reques | |||
* can = indicates ability | |||
** if the sentence is a request, use "may" instead of "can" | |||
=== teach v. learn === | === teach v. learn === | ||
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** ''He yelled angrily'' << correct | ** ''He yelled angrily'' << correct | ||
*** or ''He is angry'' << the adjective "angry" is the subject complement connected by the linking verb "is" | *** or ''He is angry'' << the adjective "angry" is the subject complement connected by the linking verb "is" | ||
== homophones == | |||
* words that sound the same (or about the same) but spell and mean differently | |||
* high school assessment tests will commonly use: | |||
* '''''accept, except''''' | |||
** accept = verb, to welcome or admit | |||
*** ''The school '''accepted''' me!'' | |||
** except = adverb, indicating not included; used similarly to "but" | |||
*** ''Every school '''except''' one accepted me.'' | |||
* '''''its, it's''''' | |||
** ''its'' = singular possessive pronoun | |||
** ''it's'' = contraction of "it is" | |||
* '''''there, they're, their''''' | |||
** ''there'' = indicates specificity or location | |||
** ''they're'' = contraction of "they are" | |||
** ''their'' = plural possessive pronoun | |||
* '''''then, than''''' | |||
** ''then'' = indicates a chronology (next) or a prior time ("since then") | |||
** ''than'' = makes a comparison | |||
* '''''to, too, two''''' | |||
** ''to'' = preposition (or particle) indicating a direction or purpose | |||
** ''too'' = also | |||
*** ''two'' = 2 | |||
* '''''wear, we're, were, where''''' | |||
** ''wear'' = to have clothes on | |||
** ''we're'' = contraction of "we are" | |||
** ''were'' = plural simple past tense of "to be" | |||
** ''where'' = indicates location or situation | |||
* '''''who's, whose''''' | |||
** ''who's'' = contraction for "who is" | |||
** ''whose'' = possessive form of the pronoun "who" | |||
* '''''you're, your''''' | |||
** you're = contraction for "you are" | |||
** your = possessive form of "you" | |||
* others may include: | |||
** '''''capital, capitol''''' | |||
*** ''capital'' = the offical or main city or place of a state or country | |||
**** can also mean: "money," "head of" | |||
*** ''capitol'' = the building in which the government resides or operates | |||
** '''''site, cite, sight''''' | |||
** '''''fare, fair''''' | |||
** '''''peace, piece''''' | |||
* 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 | |||
** high school and college admissions tests will not measure this concept | |||
== Redundancy == | == Redundancy == | ||
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** just know that ''either'' goes with ''or'' and ''neither'' goes with ''nor'' | ** just know that ''either'' goes with ''or'' and ''neither'' goes with ''nor'' | ||
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=== many v. much === | === many v. much === | ||