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What is a homograph

A homograph is a word that is spelled the same as another word, but has a different meaning, and often a different pronunciation.

Is this sentence a comma splice run-on or a fragment sentence- The girl in front of you who appeared to be 19 was attempting to buy beer

Comma Splice Run-on sentence.

Which of the following pairs of words are homonyms

Their and they're

If you enter a spelling contest where you only hear a word pronounced for which type of word would it be crucial to request a definition

A homophone .

What is the difference between print media and online media

online media contains following benefits:

  • its fast
  • increased capacity
  • permanence
  • flexibility

these all factors are not present in print media. online media remains highly interactive and allow users to read the text of the news as well as provide them the related videos and the photographs for better understanding of an event. whereas print media only presents the reader with written news and doesn't give opportunity to see related material on the topic \ issue further.

Which of the following are not usually capitalized

Common nouns

Which numbers should be spelled out in regular text

Whole numbers.

How do you form a plural noun

Put an s on the end. Eg. orange goes to oranges

Identify the correct word division for the word control

Con-trol

Can you give me an example of euphemism in sentence form

My grandfather passed away last week.

Why can your interactive online experience be dangerous

The experience is essentially anonymous, so you can't completely trust the profiles of people online.

What is the name for words that sound the same but have different spellings

Homophones are words that sound alike, but have different spellings and different meanings.

bear, bare

to, two, too

raise, raze

due, do

What is the rule for dividing words between double consonants

pattern

What options best define the rule for abbreviations in regular text

Abbreviate when you're sure your readers will know what the abbreviations stand for

In which of the-following situations would it be appropriate to use a semicolon

To replace conjunctions and, or, but and to connect the main clauses in a compound sentence

Which of the sentences below uses the contraction they’re correctly Apex A. Red is they're team's colors B. Left field is they're C. They're is where Jason plays. D. They're up to bat now.

They're up to bat now.

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