Usage Errors - L.6.5, L.6.6

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1. Commonly Confused Words Quiz.
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2. Commonly Confused Words.
Click Image to Enlarge		University of Illinois Springfield has provided some of the most commonly confused word pairs, with definitions for each and sentences showing them in context. Here is what they consider to be the top ten most confusing word pairs, organized in alphabetical order. SEE MORE
3. Confusing Verbs - Lay / Lie.
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4. Correct Errors.
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5. English Grammar Error Recognition Quiz.
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6. Its/It's and There/Their/They're.
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7. PaperRater.
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8. Positive and Negative Connotation.
Click Image to Enlarge		Decide whether a phrase has a more negative or positive connotation. SEE MORE
9. Problem Verbs: Sit/Set/Lie/Lay/Rise/Raise.
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10. Related Words.
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11. Scibbr.
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12. Sit or Set.
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13. To Lie / To Lay Interactive Quiz.
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14. To, too and two.
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15. To/Two/Too.
Click Image to Enlarge		Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too using this Quia quiz. [5 questions per page] SEE MORE
16. To/Two/Too.
Click Image to Enlarge		Choose the correct homonym in this Quia quiz. SEE MORE
17. To/Two/Too.
Click Image to Enlarge		Another Quia quiz to help learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too. [1 question per page] SEE MORE
18. Troublesome Words.
Click Image to Enlarge		14 interactive exercises for common troublesome words that sound the same. SEE MORE
19. Virtual Writing tutor.
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