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ConfusedWordsIntensifiers

ConfusedWords

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Startbelowwiththewordsonthispage.Thesewereconsideredconfusingbystudentsjustlikeyou.

Affect/Effect

         Affectasaverbmeans“toinfluence,actupon,orchangesthorsme”

          Thenoiseinsidethestadiumaffectedhisperformance.

         Effectisusuallyanoun（thing）meaningtohaveanimpactonsomethingorsomeone.

           Hissmilehadastrangeeffectonme.

 Effectcanalsomean"theendresult."

 Example:

Thedrughasmanyadversesideeffects.

Verb.Toinfluence

Noun.Theresultingemotion

Verb.Tocausetohappen

Wewereallaffectedbythedrought.

Theeffectofthedroughtwasanincreaseinfoodprices.

Thedroughteffectedanincreaseinprice.

Amount/Number

         Amountisanounreferringtononcountnouns

          Unfortunately,ahugeamountofoilleakedoutofthetank.

       Numberisanounreferringtocountnouns

          Thoughfewinnumber,judgeshavemuchpowerinGreece.

Complimentary/Complementary

         Complimentaryisanadjectivewhichmeans“givenfreelyorgivingpraise”

          Theteacherwasverycomplimentaryaboutmywork.

         Complementaryisanadjective,whichmeans,“supplyingneeds”

          Thecomplementaryrelationshipofthebeeandtheflowerisquiteremarkable.

Differentfrom/Differentthan

         Differentfromisapreposition,whichprecedesanounphrase

          Heisdifferentfromyouraverageshopowner.

         Differentthanisaprepositionwhichprecedesanounclause

   Londonisdifferentthanwehadimagined.

Enough

       Enoughisanadverb,whichprecedesanounandfollowsanadjective

HeknowsenoughEnglishtostudyinEngland.

Sheisfastenoughtowintherace.

Everysooften/Eversooften

         Everysooftenisanadverbmeaning“occasionally”

          Theycomeeverysooften.Iwishtheycouldcomemorefrequently.

         Eversooftenisanadverbmeaning“frequently”

Theycomeeversooften.Iwishtheywouldstayhome.

First/Former

         Firstasanadjectivereferstothreeormoreitems

   Thefirstfiveskiersfell.

         Formerasanadjectivereferstotwoorfeweritems

   TheformerSecretaryofStatefortheU.S.,ColinPowel,wasthefirstblacktoholdthatposition.

From/Since/For

       Fromisaprepositionfollowedbyanounornounphrase.

          Asatimemarker,itrequirestooranotherpreposition.

          FromnowonIwillleadtheway.

          FromMondaytoFriday,Iworklikeaslave.

         Sinceisasubordinateconjunctionfollowedbyaclause.

Itexpresses“thetimesomethingbegan”or“thebeginningoftime”

          SinceWednesday,Ihavewalked6milesaday.

         Forisaprepositionfollowedbyanounornounphrase.

Itexpresses“thelengthoftime（duration）somethinghaslasted.”

FortwoweeksIhavewalkedtoworkeveryday.

Lie/Lay

         Lieisanintransitiveverbmeaning“torecline”

   Heliesdownforanapafterhislunch.

         Layisatransitiveverbwhichmeans“toputorplace”

   Helaythebookonthedeskandlefttheroom.

AFew/Alittle

       Afewmeans“some/notmany.”Usedwithcountablenouns.

          Afewpeoplewerestandingoutsidetheshopwaitingtogetin.

  Alittlemeans“some/notmuch.”Usedwithnon-countnouns.

       Hegavemealittlecheesetoeatwithmybread.

Passed/Past

         Passedisatransitiveverbandpastparticipleoftheverbpass

   Shebarelypassedtheexam.

         Pastisaprepositionoradjectivemeaning“by”

   WewillkeepschoolopenpastJune.

   Shewalkedpastwithoutsayinghello.

Raise/Rise

         Raiseisatransitiveverbmeaningtomovetoahigherplace.

          Tomraisedhishandtoansweraquestion.

         Riseisanintransitiveverbmeaningtogouporascend.

   Thesunrisesinthemorning.

Say/Tell

         Sayisatransitiveverbmeaningtoexpressinwords

   Isaidthatsheshouldstayhometonight.

         Tellisanintransitiveverbalsomeaningtoexpressinwords

          Itoldhimtostayhomebuthedidn’tlisten.

（Never,never,NEVERtoldtohim）

Sit/Set

         Sitisanintransitiveverbmeaningtorestonsomething.

   Sitonthebenchandnotonthegrass.

         Setisatransitiveverbmeaningtoplacesomething.

   Shesetthesoupandspoonsonthetable.

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