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C4A6
Wrong/Unnecessary Words
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C4A6.1
Avoid unnecessary words.
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Use a noun or pronoun (not both) as subject.
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Marnie she had a lovely coat.
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(Use both non and pronoun as subject)
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Marnie had a lovely coat.
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She had a lovely coat.
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Other Examples
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Itπs like beautiful!
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Itπs beautiful!
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Use only one negative word to state a negative idea.
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We don't have no bananas.
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We don't have any bananas.
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We have no bananas.
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The words hardly and scarcely are considered
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negative words and should not be used with other
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negatives.
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We have hardly no bananas.
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We have hardly any bananas.
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We have no bananas.
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C4A6.2
Use the correct word. Though it is impossible
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to mention all vocabulary issues, a few examples
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follow:
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It could
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of
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been good.
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It could
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have
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been good.
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(Donπt use
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of
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for
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have
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!)
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Below are some word pairs that are often confused.
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affect/effect disinterested/uninterested
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among/between anxious/eager
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bring/take as/like
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can/may fewer/less
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farther/further imply.infer
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lay/lie affective/effective
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Definitions of above words
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Note:
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Using the word
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are
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for
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our
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is considered a
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spelling error.
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