homophones
In this sentence, "creek" and "creak" are homophones as they sound the same but have different meanings. "Creak" and "creek" are homographs, as they are spelled the same but have different pronunciations and meanings.
Homonyms: The bark of the tree is rough. The dog began to bark loudly. Homographs: They had a lead in the game. She used a pencil made of lead. Homophones: I ate eight pieces of cake. It's too late to make a change now. Homonyms: Don't desert your friends when they need you. The desert is a harsh environment to survive in. Homophones: He saw a bee buzzing around the flowers. The sea was calm and peaceful that day.
present = here, All the children are present today. present = current time, U.S space travel began in the 1960's and continues to the present day. present = gift, Sometimes, finding a present for Dad can be a challenge.
The past tense of "kneel" can be either "knelt" or "kneeled":He knelt before her and held out the diamond ring.She kneeled on the floor and began to remove the rotting boards.
No. It is a common noun. It would only be capitalized if it: - began a sentence - was used as a header in a list - was part of a proper noun (e.g. award for Best Supporting Actor)
Began is the simple form of the preterite tense of the verb to begin. I began, you began, he, she began, we began, and they began. A noun is a word for a person, place, or thing. Example: The movie began at eight. (The common noun movie is the subject of the sentence, the verb is began.)
Homonyms: The bark of the tree is rough. The dog began to bark loudly. Homographs: They had a lead in the game. She used a pencil made of lead. Homophones: I ate eight pieces of cake. It's too late to make a change now. Homonyms: Don't desert your friends when they need you. The desert is a harsh environment to survive in. Homophones: He saw a bee buzzing around the flowers. The sea was calm and peaceful that day.
Yes, the term "Occupy Wall Street" is typically capitalized, as it is the name of a specific social movement that began in 2011 in New York City's Wall Street financial district.
The 'Prehistoric' is a noun, a proper name, and is capitalized. However, 'prehistoric' is an adjective, and is not capitalized. "We journeyed back to The Prehistoric, where we saw prehistoric life."
There should be a words in a sentence that should be capitalized. You should capitalized the word at the began of the sentence.
There are most of the time, but if your writing, no. This is because a season has been going on ever since Earth began, and it doesn't matter to humans much since the seasons never change, or go out of order.
Not here, not now, I'm tired. But you most certainly can. Tired as I am, I will give you several links to use in your further research. I promise you will not need more than these. 1/ This is an extensive list of homophones from the website "All About Spelling":http://www.all-about-spelling.com/list-of-homophones.html 2/ Here is an even more extensive list of homophones, gathered by someone who began collecting them in the 1970s, when so many other people, unbeknownst to themselves, first began to collect dust:http://www.homophone.com/ 3/ Finally, here is a marvelous and hand-culled list of homonyms collected by one Alan, not Alice, Cooper, a man who does not particularly fancy the Unix platform, and will subtly let you in on this, even via his homonym list:http://www.cooper.com/alan/homonym_list.html I doubt one could find better. Have fun and Good luck!
There are most of the time, but if your writing, no. This is because a season has been going on ever since Earth began, and it doesn't matter to humans much since the seasons never change, or go out of order.
present = here, All the children are present today. present = current time, U.S space travel began in the 1960's and continues to the present day. present = gift, Sometimes, finding a present for Dad can be a challenge.
Valentine's Day as we know it today began in America. Greeting card companies and candy companies capitalized on the story of St. Valentine, and used it to sell cards and candy during the typically slow month of February.
(Note that the "Crusades" were a series of religious wars and is capitalized.) The district attorney began a crusade to stop counterfeiters. The crusade to save the old school drew many supporters.
The past tense of "kneel" can be either "knelt" or "kneeled":He knelt before her and held out the diamond ring.She kneeled on the floor and began to remove the rotting boards.
No. It is a common noun. It would only be capitalized if it: - began a sentence - was used as a header in a list - was part of a proper noun (e.g. award for Best Supporting Actor)