words often confused
Terms
undefined, object
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- Respectfully, Respectively
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-хүндÑтгÑн Ñ‘ÑолÑон
The Audience rose respectfully when the president entered.
-Ñ‚ÑƒÑ Ñ‚ÑƒÑаар,Ñ‚ÑƒÑ Ñ‚ÑƒÑын,нÑрлÑÑÑн дарааллаар
The Thompsons lived in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York respectively. - Stationary, Stationery
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-The Only time most children are stationary is when they are sleep.
-That stationery store sells fancy writing paper and envelops.
-adj. 1. хөдөлдөггүй, зөөдөггүй. 2. хөдөлгөөнгүй. 3. байнгын, тогтвортой; байран, Ñуурин.
-n. бичгийн Ñ…ÑÑ€ÑгÑÑл. -
1.formal, formally,
2.former, formerly -
-The meeting was conducted very formally.
-June was formerly a member of that club.
1.2. албан Ñ‘Ñны. adv. 1. албан ÑÑоор 2. албаны үүднÑÑÑ, ÑÑ Ð¶ÑƒÑ€Ð¼Ñ‹Ð½ дагуу,
2.adj. 1. хуучин, түрүүчийн, урьд цагийн. adv. урьд нь, өмнө нь, Ñ…ÑзÑÑ Ñ‡ - healthful, healthy
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-Vegetables are healthful foods.
-All of his children are healthy.
-Ñрүүл чийрÑг,ÑмчилгÑÑний,Ñрүүл мÑндÑд туÑтай, good for one's health
-adj. (-ier, -iest) 1. Ñрүүл, Ñаруул. a ~ child Ñрүүл хүүхÑд. in a good condition of health. -
1.illusion
2.allusion -
-The magician created the illusion that he was flying through the air.
-The professor made an allusion to Greek mythology.
1.хооÑон үзÑгдÑл,бүтÑшгүй үзÑгдÑл,хуурмаг үзÑгдÑл,хооÑон юм,бүтÑшгүй Ñанаа, "unreal image", "a false idea"
2.битүү дохио,цөллөг,иш татах,дурьдах,дохио Ñануулга,битүү Ñануулга - quiet, quite
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-It was a very quiet party.
-He is quite tall. -
1.all ready
2.already -
1 is an adjective phrase meaning "completely ready."
-We were all ready to leave at eight o'clock.
2 is an adverb of time meaning "by or before a specific time."
-He had already eaten when I arrived. -
1.all together
2.altogether -
-The children are all together now and ready to go to the park.
-I am altogether tired. -
1.beside
2.besides -
-John was standing beside me.
-Everyone besides John went to the party. -
cloth
clothes -
-She bought some white cloth to make a wedding dress.
-She bought a lot of clothes when she was in Paris. -
1.differ from
2.differ with - 1 is "dissimilar"
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farther
further -
farther is "real distance"
-We have to drive a few miles farther.
further is "time, quantity, degree"
-let us consider this problem further. (time)
-We should do further research on this matter. (quantity)
-Be careful not to excite the children further. (degree) -
between
among -
-i cannot decide between these tow blouses.
-He was standing among several students. -
1.raise
2.rise -
Raise must have an object.
-Please raise the window a little.
-The Browns raised their children.
-The Store has raised its prices.
-the new book is raising many interesting questions.
Rise cannot take an object.
-The temperature rises sharply in the afternoon.
-the sun rose at seven yesterday.
-Prices have risen a great deal lately.
-The baby's temperature is rising by the hour. -
set
sit -
Set must have an object.
-Do not set your glass on the piano.
-She set her purse on the floor last night.
-Have you set the table yet?
-Setting the vase on the coffee table, Mary noticed that the vase had a crack in it.
Sit cannot take an object.
-He sits by the window
-The guests have already sat down.
-The vase is sitting on the table. -
lay
lie -
Lay must have an object.
-You should lay the tiles very evenly.
-Mary laid his son on her bed early this afternoon.
-That hex has laid six eggs this week
Lie cannot take an object.
-John lies on his bed for a few minutes after lunch every day.
-Mary lay on the sofa all yesterday afternoon.
-The watch had lain unnoticed for several days before I found it. - hanged, hung
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-The murderer was hanged by the neck until dead.
-The picture was hung over the fireplace. -
kind of
sort of -
kind of = a
sort of = a
-That is a kind of plant - suspicion
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suspect
-Mary suspects that her assistant may be stealing from her. - expressing purpose
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for + noun phrase
-John went to California for a rest.
to + verb (infinitive)
-John went to California to ski. - ordinal, cardinal
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the + ordinal + N
-the first book.
N + cardinal
-book one