- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- About the Author
-
1 Countable and Uncountable Nouns -
2 Articles -
3 Pronouns and Quantifiers -
4 Subject and Verb -
5 Verbs and Tenses -
6 Modals -
7 Prepositions and Particles -
8 Adjectives and Adverbs -
9 Possession and Compounds -
10 Clauses and Other Structures -
11 Noun-Adjective-Verb Confusion -
12 Selecting the Correct Word -
13 Selecting the Correct Style -
14 Regions and Countries -
15 Dates and Time Expressions -
16 Numbers and Percentages -
17 Figures and Tables -
18 Spelling and Typos -
19 Punctuation -
20 Referencing -
Appendix: Irregular Verbs - Answers
- Index
Selecting the Correct Word
Selecting the Correct Word
- Chapter:
- (p.121) 12 Selecting the Correct Word
- Source:
- English Exposed
- Author(s):
Steve Hart
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
This chapter presents words that are commonly confused, including forms of the same root word. It also explores prefixes by first defining them and then explaining how the sentence structure can change when negative ones are applied.
Keywords: confusing words, root, suffixes, prefixes, negatives, than, assess, same
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- About the Author
-
1 Countable and Uncountable Nouns -
2 Articles -
3 Pronouns and Quantifiers -
4 Subject and Verb -
5 Verbs and Tenses -
6 Modals -
7 Prepositions and Particles -
8 Adjectives and Adverbs -
9 Possession and Compounds -
10 Clauses and Other Structures -
11 Noun-Adjective-Verb Confusion -
12 Selecting the Correct Word -
13 Selecting the Correct Style -
14 Regions and Countries -
15 Dates and Time Expressions -
16 Numbers and Percentages -
17 Figures and Tables -
18 Spelling and Typos -
19 Punctuation -
20 Referencing -
Appendix: Irregular Verbs - Answers
- Index