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Commonly Confused Homonyms Similar Expressions and Useful Phrases Accept v Except The verb ACCEPT means to receive or to believe The preposition EXCEPT means other than Example ID: 136661

bad means ascent badly means bad badly ascent effect number assent refers amount accept verb imply affect count infer

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Slide1

Using the Right Word:

Commonly Confused Homonyms, Similar Expressions and Useful PhrasesSlide2

Accept v. Except

The verb ACCEPT means “to receive” or “to believe.”

The preposition EXCEPT means “other than.”

Example

: The principal

accepted

the boy’s story about the broken window, but she asked why no one

except

him saw the ball accidentally slip from his hand.Slide3

Affect v. Effect

The verb AFFECT means “to influence”; the verb EFFECT means “to produce, accomplish or complete.” The noun EFFECT means the “result.”

Examples

: Ralph’s diligence

effected

an A on the test, which positively

affected

her semester grade, and good grades have a calming

effect

on parents.Slide4

Among v. Between

AMONG is typically used when speaking of more than two persons or things. BETWEEN is used when speaking of only two.

Example

: The three of us talked

among

ourselves to decide

between

going out or staying at home.Slide5

Amount v. Number

AMOUNT is used for bulk measurement. NUMBER is used to count separate units.

EXAMPLE

: A substantial

amount

of ink spilled all over a

number

of my papers. Slide6

Fewer v. Less

FEWER is for things you count, and LESS is for things you don’t count (

Grammar Girl website)

. Use LESS for singular nouns and FEWER for plural nouns (

Chicago Manual of Style

). FEWER refers to the number of separate units; LESS refers to bulk quantity (

Texas write source

).

EXAMPLE

: Because we have

fewer

orders for cakes, we’ll buy

less

sugar and flour.Slide7

1. He isn't interested in anything

accept/except

eating and sleeping.

2. Will the government

accept/except

the automakers' proposal?

3. Being severely underweight badly

affects/effects

health.

4. The

effect/affect

of the TV images is that people feel inadequate. Slide8

5. Drink

fewer/less

soft drinks and eat

fewer/less

candy.

6. This secret should strictly remain

among/between

two of us.

7. I was standing

among/between

the crowd.

8. The

number/amount

of shark attacks has grown each decade.Slide9

ASCENT v. ASSENT

ASCENT is the act of rising or climbing. ASSENT is “to agree to something after some consideration” (agreement; permission)

EXAMPLE

: We completed our

ascent

of the mountain with the

assent

of the landowner.Slide10

BESIDE v. BESIDES

BESIDE means “by the side of.” BESIDES means “in addition to.”

EXAMPLE

: My mother always grew roses

beside

the garbage can.

Besides

looking nice, they also gave off a sweet smell that masked odors.Slide11

BAD v. BADLY

BAD is an adjective (describes a noun). BADLY is an adverb (modifies a verb).

NOTE: You feel bad, not badly.

EXAMPLE: This apple is

bad

, but one

bad

apple doesn’t always ruin the whole bushel. In today’s game, Raymond played

badly

.Slide12

FARTHER v. FURTHER

FARTHER refers to a physical distance. FURTHER refers to additional time, quantity, or degree.

EXAMPLE: Alaska extends

farther

north than Iceland does, and

further

information can be obtained in an online atlas.Slide13

IMPLY v. INFER

IMPLY means “to suggest or express indirectly,” while INFER means “to draw a conclusion from facts.”

A writer

implies

, and a reader

infers

.

EXAMPLE

: Dad

implied

by his comment that I should drive more carefully, and I

inferred

that he was concerned for both me and his new car.Slide14

1. Barney

(implied/inferred)

from his boss’s cold stare that he was in trouble.

2. Does wearing torn jeans

(imply/infer)

a lack of funds to purchase nicer clothing or a fashion statement?

3. Africa is

(further/farther)

away than South America, but Stan chose to travel there for

(farther/further)

study on African customs.

4. He stuck his finger into a jar of red ink and left an imprint signifying his

(ascent/assent)

.Slide15

5. The Benders have made a dizzying

(assent/ascent)

into indie stardom since their debut recording.

6. In many books, photographs appear

(besides/beside)

the text.

7.

(Besides/Beside)

me, nobody knows the password.

8. She performed

(badly/bad)

in practice, but her official performance wasn’t too

(badly/bad)

.