G. HERBST 2011 Grammar Crammers 31-40

Who’s, Whose Who’s  Contraction for who is  Example: Who’s there? Whose  Possessive  Example: I do not know whose coat it is.

To, Two, Too To  Preposition or adverb  Examples:  They fly from north to south.  Bring that to me.  After he came to he asked for some water. Two  Number  Example:  Highlights has two advisers. Too  Meaning also, or used to show extremes.  Examples:  You can bring your green hat, too.  She wasn’t too pleased with his behavior.

A lot, All right A lot  Always two words  Example:  He used to eat a lot of ice cream. All right  Adverb  Never alright  Example:  Everything over here is all right.  Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.

Nauseated, Nauseous Nauseated  Verb  To affect with nausea  Example:  His vicious behavior toward the dog nauseated me. Nauseous  Adjective  Example:  That smell makes me feel nauseous.

Lay, Lie Lay  Verb (used with object)  Laid is past tense form and past participle.  Laying is present participle.  Example:  The mother laid the blanket over the sleeping child.  The prosecutor tried to lay the blame on him.  He has lain on the beach all day. Lie  Indicates a state of reclining OR the act of making an untrue statement.  Example:  When on vacation I love to lie in the sun.  I will lie down.  I am lying down.  He lies to people.

Healthful, Healthy Healthful  Adjective  Conducive to health  Example:  It is important to maintain a healthful diet filled with fresh fruits and vegetables. Healthy  Adjective  Possessing or enjoying good health  She believe yoga helps her maintain a healthy body, mind and spirit.  Pertaining to a characteristic of good health, or a sound and vigorous mind  Positive people have healthy attitudes about life.  Prosperous or sound  The radio keeps broadcasting stories of businesses that are not currently healthy.

Fewer, Less Fewer  In general, use for individual items (count nouns)  Example:  Fewer than ten applicants called.  I had fewer than 50 $1 bills in my pocket. (Individual items) Less  In general, use for bulk or quantity (mass nouns)  Example:  I had less than $50 in my pocket. (An amount)

Discover, Invent Discover  Verb  to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown)  Example: Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering America.  to notice or realize  Example: I discovered I didn't have my credit card with me when I went to pay my bill. Invent  Verb  to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance  Example: He invented the telegraph.  to produce or create with the imagination  Example: She invented that story to thwart her enemies.  to make up or fabricate (something fictitious or false)  Example: Stop inventing excuses and just admit what you did.

Compare to/with Compare to  Use when the intent is to assert, without the need for elaboration, that two or more items are similar  Example: She compared her work to that of her neighbor. Compare with  Use when juxtaposing (comparing side-by-side) two or more items to illustrate similarities and/or differences  Elaboration is required  Example: His time was 2:11:10, compared with 2:14 for his closest competitor.

Contrast to/with Contrast to  Use when the intent is to assert, without the need for elaboration, that two items have opposite characteristics  Example: He contrasted the appearance of the house today to its ramshackle look last year. Contrast with  Use when juxtaposing two or more items to illustrate similarities and/or differences  Elaboration is required  Example: He contrasted the Republican platform with the Democratic platform.

Blond, Blonde Blond  Noun for males  an adjective for all applications  Example:  That handsome blond just winked at me!  She has blond hair. Blonde  Use as a noun for females.  Example:  Did you see the new movie about the famous blonde?