Going beyond Spell and Grammar Check

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Troublesome Words

• Going beyond Spell and Grammar Check

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Troublesome or Misused Words

• Proofreading a document involves more than just
  spell and grammar check it involves checking to
  see if the content of that document is correct
  and the message is clear, concise and complete.

Errors reflect carelessness. Accuracy is the
most important standard in business.
There are groups of words that are commonly used
incorrectly in a sentence. They are spelled
corrected and may not be picked up with a grammar
check. Lets look at some of these words
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Confusing Combinations

• There are some words that can function as either
  adjectives or adverbs or they be confused with
  similar-sounding nouns and verbs. This exercise
  lists just some of these combinations. Lets
  begin with just one combination.

Click on the button to start.
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Affect and Effect

• Affect to influence, change, assume (verb)
• Effect to accomplish or bring about (verb)
  result (noun)
• Examples
• The play had a profound affect on me.
• The effects of smoking are well documented.

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Lets see how you do! Click on the appropriate
word for use in the sentence

• The heat had an adverse _____ on our appetites
  and overall mood.
• A. affect
• B. effect

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Very good! You are correct!
Lets move on!
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Let's review the definitions and try again.

• Affect to influence, change, assume (verb)
• Effect to accomplish or bring about (verb)
  result (noun)

Now, click on this button to try again.
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Click on the appropriate word for use in the
sentence

• It will be months before we can assess the full
  _____ of the new law.
• affect
• effect

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Sorry -- Let's get some help!
For more review go to http//writing2.richmond.e
du/writing/wweb/conford.html When completed,
lets move on!
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Now lets use these words properly in a sentence

• In a WORD document file, write a sentence using
  the appropriate word. (Click on WORD to open
  Microsoft Word.)
• Keep this file open until you are finished with
  the exercises and then print and hand in to your
  teacher.
• Write a sentence using the word affect.
• Write a sentence using the word effect.

When you are finished, come back and lets work
on another set of words! Click here
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Passed, Past

• Passed move, proceed, go (verb)
• Past elapsed, having existed (noun,
  adjective, adverb, preposition)
• Examples
• I passed the algebra test.
• In the past, the rules have been different.

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Lets see how you do! Click on the appropriate
word for use in the sentence

• The bus _______ us without stopping.
• A. passed
• B. past

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Very good! You are correct!
Lets move on!
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Let's review the definitions and try again.
Passed move, proceed, go (verb) Past
elapsed, having existed (noun, adjective,
adverb, preposition)
Now, click on this button to try again.
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• I _____ up the opportunity to see the play last
  weekend.
• passed
• past

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Sorry -- Let's get some help!
For more review go to http//writing2.richmond.e
du/writing/wweb/conford.html When completed,
lets move on!
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Now lets add these words to your WORD document.

• Click here to reopen your WORD document and write
  two more sentences using the appropriate words.
• Remember to keep this file open until you are
  finished with the exercises and then print and
  hand in to your teacher.
• Write a sentence using the word passed.
• Write a sentence using the word past.

When you are finished, come back and lets work
on another set of words! Click here
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Accept, Except

• Accept to receive (verb)
• Except to exclude or leave out (verb,
  preposition)
• Examples
• He accepts defeat well.
• Please take all the books except the red one.

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Lets see how you do! Click on the appropriate
word for use in the sentence

• Please _____ my apologizes for the
  misunderstanding.
• A. accept
• B. except

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Very good! You are correct!
Lets move on!
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Let's review the definitions and try again.

• Accept to receive (verb)
• Except to exclude or leave out (verb,
  preposition)

Now, click on this button to try again.
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• We have decided to _____ all the applicants into
  our organization.
• accept
• except

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Sorry -- Let's get some help!
For more review go to http//writing2.richmond.e
du/writing/wweb/conford.html When completed,
lets move on!
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Now lets add these words to your WORD document.

• Click here to reopen your WORD document and write
  two more sentences using the appropriate words.
• Remember to keep this file open until you are
  finished with the exercises and then print and
  hand in to your teacher.
• Write a sentence using the word accept.
• Write a sentence using the word except.

When you are finished, come back to this page.
Click here to continue
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Now lets review the words we worked on!

• Affect to influence, change, assume (verb)
• Effect to accomplish or bring about (verb)
  result (noun)
• Passed move, proceed, go (verb)
• Past elapsed, having existed (noun,
  adjective, adverb, preposition)
• Accept to receive (verb)
• Except to exclude or leave out (verb,
  preposition)

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Great Job Today!
Come back again to see more combinations of words