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What is misused preposition?
A misused preposition occurs when a preposition is used incorrectly in a sentence. For example, saying "I will meet you in the movie" instead of "I will meet you at the movie" is a misused preposition.
What is the 5th word in this sentence?
The 5th word in "What is the 5th word in this sentence" is "the".
What word just happens to be the fourth word in this sentence?
The word "be" is the fourth word in this sentence.
Is it improper to start a sentence with the word for?
No. There is no word in English that cannot start a sentence.
How do you write a sentence with the word site in it?
I am going to write a sentence with the word site in it.
What is the adverb of humorous?
The adverb form of the word "humorous" is humorously.An example sentence is: "the show was humorously brilliant".
How do you use adverb as a sentence?
Carefully. Recklessly. Confidently. Humorously!
A dollar late and a day short is an example of what form of literary twisting?
The phrase "A dollar late and a day short" is an example of a malapropism, where a word is humorously misused. In this case, the correct phrase is "A day late and a dollar short."
Is there a misplaced modifier in the sentence it coasts too much to mail a letter these days?
The word 'costs' is spelt wrongly. The word 'to' is misused. Correct sentence is It costs too much to mail a letter these days.
What is a sentence in which a word is humorously misused?
One form is a "malapropism", after the character "Mrs. Malaprop" in a 1775 play The Rivals by Richard Sheridan.A malapropism (also called acyrologia) is the use of a word that is similar to another word, but creates a meaningless or comic sentence.Examples :being "indicted" to supper (invited), or a gift from a famous "philanderer" (philanthropist).Example of use for comic effect :"My dear, tonight you look positively ravished." (ravishing)---Note that there is a similar wordplay known as mondegreen, when a word is misheard changing the meaning from what was intended. Gary Larson famously drew a Far Sidecartoon with a dog bragging that he was going to be "tutored".
The board of directors gave their approval to the proposed merger - misused word?
their
Is miss used one or two words?
It is one word: "Misused".
Can you give an example of a sentence with misused words?
Incorrect:What's is that time clock say?Correct: What time does the clock say?
What is misused preposition?
A misused preposition occurs when a preposition is used incorrectly in a sentence. For example, saying "I will meet you in the movie" instead of "I will meet you at the movie" is a misused preposition.
Adverb for for humour?
Humorously
What is the Grammatical error in He left a favorible impression of himself and the corps?
Misspelled or misused word, favorable.
What is the word for a humorous play on words resulting from 2 similar words being misused?
malapropism
