{"id":10982,"date":"2011-07-05T09:18:36","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T04:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/jwt2015\/?p=10982"},"modified":"2017-04-25T09:40:14","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T04:40:14","slug":"use-your-word-power-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/studykit\/mcqs\/use-your-word-power-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Your Word Power Right"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the sentences below, choose the words or phrases in parentheses that are correct or preferred usage. Answers follow.<\/h3>\n
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  1. A certain (party, person) whom I won’t mention says she likes you.<\/li>\n
  2. She (ought not, hadn’t ought) to go.<\/li>\n
  3. Being as, Because, Being that) it’s late, I cannot go.<\/li>\n
  4. I’m not going (anywhere, anywheres).<\/li>\n
  5. (Regardless, Irregardless, Disregardless) of the price, I’ll buy it.<\/li>\n
  6. Is everything (alright, all right)?<\/li>\n
  7. He worked only (a half, half a, a half a) day.<\/li>\n
  8. You should (of, have) voted for me.<\/li>\n
  9. Knowing (as how, that) you like cake, I’ve baked one for you.<\/li>\n
  10. When did your brother (graduate from, graduate) college?<\/li>\n
  11. I left the mower (in back of, behind) the garage.<\/li>\n
  12. He is (most, almost) always in a good mood.<\/li>\n
  13. He made an (awful, awfully) bad mistake.<\/li>\n
  14. Can you get the lid (off, off of) this jar?<\/li>\n
  15. Is she (enthused, enthusiastic) about the party?<\/li>\n
  16. Yes, I’m angry, and the reason (why is, is because, is that) you are late.<\/li>\n
  17. I (sure, surely) appreciate all you’ve done for us.<\/li>\n
  18. She prefers (this, this here) chair.<\/li>\n
  19. Put the blueprint (alongside, alongside of) the scale model.<\/li>\n
  20. (Most, Almost) anyone could have done better.<\/li>\n
  21. What’s that (blond, blonde) hair doing on your coat?<\/li>\n
  22. His warning to drive carefully had no (affect, effect) at all.<\/li>\n
  23. I hoped the prescribed (anecdote, antidote) would (affect, effect) a cure.<\/li>\n
  24. Can we (adapt, adopt) this filing system to fit our files?<\/li>\n
  25. Now then, (all together, altogether), let’s sing.<\/li>\n
  26. If I had the (capital, capitol). I’d go into business for myself.<\/li>\n
  27. There are not tickets available for two on the (aisle, isle).<\/li>\n
  28. We hope to (accede, exceed) last year’s sales.<\/li>\n
  29. The Senate’s duty is to (advice, advise) and consent.<\/li>\n
  30. Do you have (access, excess) to a good library?<\/li>\n
  31. It’s (all ready, already) time to leave.<\/li>\n
  32. He has (allusions, illusions) of becoming famous.<\/li>\n
  33. I would (accept, except) the job (accept, except) for the late hours.<\/li>\n
  34. What is your (advice, advise)?<\/li>\n
  35. It’s (all together, altogether) impossible!<\/li>\n
  36. The painting shows an (angel, angle) (beside, besides) the right hand of God.<\/li>\n
  37. Paris is the (capital, capitol) of France, and also its foremost —- or (capital, capitol) —- city.<\/li>\n
  38. According to the old joke, the cat put a piece of cheese in his mouth and waited by the mouse hold with (baited, bated) (breathe, breath).<\/li>\n
  39. Don’t (accept, except) the package. Send it back.<\/li>\n
  40. The left rear tire blew out, and he (braked, breaked) the car to a stop.<\/li>\n
  41. What you don’t eat goes to (waist, waste), but what you do eat goes to your (waist, waste)!<\/li>\n
  42. This country was founded on the (principal, principle) of individual freedom for all.<\/li>\n
  43. The secretary (proceeded, preceded) to take the minutes of the meeting.<\/li>\n
  44. How did you fiance (propose, purpose) to you?<\/li>\n
  45. (You’re, Your) late for (you’re, your) appointment.<\/li>\n
  46. Have you read Tolstoy’s novel War and (Peace, Piece)?<\/li>\n
  47. We sailed through the (Straight, Strait) of Gibraltar.<\/li>\n
  48. The sun will (rise, raise) at 5:45 tomorrow morning.<\/li>\n
  49. Please don’t make (personal, personnel) phone calls during office hours.<\/li>\n
  50. (Who’s, Whose) going to pay for all this?<\/li>\n
  51. He gave her a box of (stationary, stationery) for Christmas.<\/li>\n
  52. Give those (to, too, two) books (to, too, two) me (to, too, two).<\/li>\n
  53. It’s already half (passed, past) eight.<\/li>\n
  54. We won even though the first three runs were (their’s, theirs).<\/li>\n
  55. Name the three (principal, principle) cities in Canada.<\/li>\n
  56. I was hired by the (personal, personnel) manager.<\/li>\n
  57. We ate dinner and (than, then) saw a movie.<\/li>\n
  58. We will have the picnic (whether, weather) the (whether, weather) is good or bad.<\/li>\n
  59. Please be (quiet, quit, quite).<\/li>\n
  60. Put (their, there, they’re) books over (their, there, they’re).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    ANSWERS<\/span><\/b>
    \n1. person\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2. ought not\u00a0 3.\u00a0 Because\u00a0 4. anywhere\u00a0 5. Regardless\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6. all right
    \n7.\u00a0 a half or half\u00a0 8.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0have\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9.\u00a0 that\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10.\u00a0 graduate from\u00a0 11.\u00a0 behind\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12. almost
    \n13. awfully\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14. off\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15.\u00a0 enthusiastic\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16. is that\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17.\u00a0 surely\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18.\u00a0 this
    \n19. alongside\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20. almost\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21. blond (also acceptable: blonde)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22. effect
    \n23. antidote; effect\u00a0\u00a0 24. adapt 25. all together\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26. capital\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 27. Aisle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28. exceed
    \n29. advise\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30. access\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 31. already\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 32. illusions\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 33. accept; except 34. Advice
    \n35. altogether\u00a0 36.\u00a0 angel; beside\u00a0\u00a0 37. capital; capital\u00a0 38. baited; breath (baited here is, of course, a pun on bated,)\u00a0\u00a0 39. accept\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 40. braked\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 41. waste; waist\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 42. principle
    \n43.\u00a0 proceeded\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 44.\u00a0 propose\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 45.\u00a0 You’re; your\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 46. Peace\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 47. Strait\u00a0 48. rise
    \n49. personal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 50.\u00a0 Who’s\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 51.\u00a0 stationery\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 52.\u00a0 two; to; too\u00a0 53. past 54.\u00a0 Theirs
    \n55.\u00a0 principal 56. personnel\u00a0 57.\u00a0 then\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 58. whether; weather\u00a0\u00a0 59. quiet\u00a0 60. their; there<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In the sentences below, choose the words or phrases in parentheses that are correct or preferred usage. Answers follow. A certain (party, person) whom I won’t mention says she likes you. She (ought not, hadn’t ought) to go. Being as, Because, Being that) it’s late, I cannot go. I’m not going (anywhere, anywheres). (Regardless, Irregardless, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4057,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8037,38],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10982"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4057"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10982\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}