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This document discusses common word choice errors and provides tips to avoid them. It identifies 3 main categories of errors: homonyms, words that differ by one letter, and possessive/contraction confusion. For homonyms, knowing the part of speech helps determine the correct word. For words differing by one letter, creating a memory cue can help, like relating "coarse" to its definition of "harsh." Possessive/contraction errors are most common for your/you're, their/they're, and its/it's, and writing out the full contraction avoids this confusion.
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- 2. Word choice errors tend to fall into 3 main categories. 1. Homonyms 2. One-letter differences 3. Possessive/contraction confusion
- 3. Homonyms Homonyms are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have two different meanings and uses in a sentence. past – opposite of the future – noun passed –what a quarterback did - verb
- 4. Homonyms principal – person who runs the school principle – a rule or guideline through – the direction of something threw - what that QB did again
- 5. Homonyms Knowing parts of speech helps us decide which homonym to use We ate (are, our) lunch outside today The sentence calls for a pronoun, so “our” is the correct choice
- 6. One letter difference A one-letter difference can change the meaning completely compliment – saying something nice complement – something that completes or brings to perfection
- 7. One letter difference coarse – harsh or rough texture course – all other meanings, such as golf “course,” of “course”
- 8. One letter difference To differentiate between words with only one letter difference, try creating a memory cue For example, “coarse,” like its definition, “harsh,” has an “a” in it.
- 9. Possessive/contraction confusion Words such as your/ you’re, their/ they’re, and its/ it’s are the most commonly confused pairs
- 10. Possessive/contraction confusion You’re responsible for your books. You’re = you are Your = possession
- 11. Possessive/contraction confusion It’s time for the cat to feed its kittens. It’s = It is Its = possession
- 12. Possessive/contraction confusion They’re determined to reach their goals. They’re = They are their = possessive
- 13. Possessive/contraction confusion Since contractions are not appropriate for English essays, avoid their use. Writing out the contraction will solve your possessive/contraction confusion!