{"id":4383,"date":"2020-10-04T10:01:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T17:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningcommons.twu.ca\/?page_id=4383"},"modified":"2024-08-28T10:03:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T18:03:31","slug":"quick-start-guide-word-pairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/2020\/10\/04\/quick-start-guide-word-pairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Word Pairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4383\" class=\"elementor elementor-4383\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f73a82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f73a82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f7a8f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f7a8f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a9f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8a9f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Welcome!<\/h3><p><strong>Welcome to the Learning Commons Quick Start Guide to tricky word pairs!<\/strong><\/p><p>Here, you will find a few examples of word pairs that either sound exactly the same or are similar. It is key to know the difference between these so your writing can be exceptional without confusing similar words!\u00a0This Guide will explain:<\/p><ul><li>the differences between some words that have a similar meaning but sound different<\/li><li>the differences between some words that have different meanings but sound similar<\/li><li>how to use each properly<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb6bcd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb6bcd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><span style=\"color: #000080\">Word Pairs 101<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f6847 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9f6847\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3ee43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d3ee43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Course Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Course Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Beginner<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Time to Complete:\u00a0<\/strong>15 mins<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Perfect for:<\/strong>\u00a0Students in WRTG100\/101, ENGL103, or anyone who needs a refresher.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Guide Creator:<\/strong>\u00a0Chloe Heuchert<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6f48d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6f48d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucalgary.ca\/live-uc-ucalgary-site\/sites\/default\/files\/teams\/9\/that-vs-which-grammar-series.pdf\">That vs. Which Handout<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.royalroads.ca\/writing-centre\/writing\/grammar\/parts-speech\/pronouns\/who-or-whom-or-which\">Which vs. Who Handout<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea7f9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ea7f9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac3986 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bac3986\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b074c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"62b074c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/t8RMj6xCJIQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dfd54b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9dfd54b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-885d3e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"885d3e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>In this mini-course, we explore this in more detail:<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/2024\/02\/23\/grammatically-conflicting-pairs\/\">Grammatically Conflicting Pairs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/2024\/02\/23\/common-homophones\/\">Common Homophones<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/2024\/02\/23\/pronoun-homophones\/\">Pronoun Homophones<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6adeee24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6adeee24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20bc347f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20bc347f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many words in English have similar meanings but only belong in certain places within a sentence. Sometimes the conflict is between\u00a0<em>parts of speech<\/em>\u00a0like nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs; other times the conflict occurs when two words are the same parts of speech but are limited in the\u00a0<em>kinds of things they can refer to<\/em>.<\/p><p><em>Adjectives<\/em>\u00a0are words that describe nouns (or noun-like phrases), while\u00a0<em>adverbs<\/em>\u00a0are words that describe anything other than a noun. It can sometimes be tricky to understand exactly what a descriptive words is doing, but one test you can perform is to determine which \u201cquestion\u201d the word answers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8dfa07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c8dfa07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12fd33b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12fd33b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #000080\">Common Pairs<\/span><\/h5><p>Hover over the cards below to see some commonly confused words.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465da9ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"465da9ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364894d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"364894d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475e3484 eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"475e3484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Good<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                    <p>An adjective meaning &#8220;desired or approved&#8221;<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Well<\/h2>\n                                                                        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p>An adverb meaning &#8220;in a satisfactory way&#8221;<\/p><p>An adjective meaning &#8220;healthy&#8221;<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-685be560 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"685be560\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457c5006 eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"457c5006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">That<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                    <p>A relative pronoun that introduces more information about a person or thing (often restrictive)<\/p><p>A determiner for identifying a specific instance of some general thing<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Which<\/h2>\n                                                                        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p>A relative pronoun used to introduce new information about some specific item (not a person)<\/p><p>An interrogative pronoun used to ask a question about any kind of noun<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab02b1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ab02b1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329facb2 eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"329facb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Which<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                    <p>An interrogative pronoun used to ask a question about any kind of noun<\/p><p>A relative pronoun used to introduce new information about some specific item (not a person)<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Who<\/h2>\n                                                                        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p>An interrogative pronoun used to ask a question about a person<\/p><p>A relative pronoun used to introduce new information about a person (restrictive or non-restrictive)<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c177579 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c177579\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279f33c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"279f33c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #000080\">Examples<\/span><\/h5><ol><li>The example does a\u00a0<em><strong>good<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>job<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of explaining things.<\/li><li>This example\u00a0<em><strong>explains<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0things\u00a0<em><strong>well<\/strong><\/em>.<\/li><\/ol><p>Since our descriptive word modifies the the noun\u00a0<em>job\u00a0<\/em>in example 1, we need to use the adjective form\u00a0<em>good<\/em>. The word answers the question, \u201c<strong>What kind<\/strong>\u00a0of job does the example do?\u201d On the other hand, in example 2, our descriptive word is describing the verb\u00a0<em>explains<\/em>, so we need to use the adverb form\u00a0<em>well<\/em>. The word answers the question, \u201c<strong>To what extent<\/strong>\u00a0does the example explain things?\u201d<\/p><ol><li>My favorite animated television show,\u00a0<strong>which<\/strong>\u00a0is called\u00a0<em>Avatar: The Last Airbender<\/em>, deals with many difficult themes.<\/li><li>Television shows\u00a0<strong>that<\/strong>\u00a0deal with difficult themes are often difficult to market to younger audiences.<\/li><\/ol><p>In example 1, we are talking about only one specific television show, \u201cmy favorite\u201d one, whatever that may be.\u00a0<em>Which<\/em>\u00a0introduces the clarifying information, but it doesn\u2019t restrict our subject at all since we already knew we were talking about only one show. Example 2, however, is talking about all sorts of shows, so we need to use\u00a0<em>that<\/em>\u00a0to indicate that we are restricting the possible list to include only shows that meet a certain criteria. Pay attention to the commas as well.<\/p><ol><li>My computer,\u00a0<strong>which<\/strong>\u00a0is quite fast, cost far too much money.<\/li><li>My brother,\u00a0<strong>who<\/strong>\u00a0is quite fast, recently broke his school\u2019s sprint record.<\/li><li>People\u00a0<strong>who<\/strong>\u00a0are fast should consider trying out for their track team.<\/li><\/ol><p>In example 1, we are talking about a computer (not a person), so we need to use\u00a0<em>which<\/em>. In examples 2 and 3, we are talking about people, so we definitely need to use\u00a0<em>who<\/em>\u00a0instead of\u00a0<em>which\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>that<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b2083 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44b2083\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a514e6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a514e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" pg-custom-vc vc_row wpb_row section vc_row-fluid \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding!<\/span><\/h5><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-74\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"74\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Grammatically Conflicting Pairs\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d05d885 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d05d885\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5f7738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e5f7738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #000080\">A Little Extra<\/span><\/h5><p>Consider the difference in meaning that occurs based on whether Mr. Feeny says \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cwell\u201d in the following clip from the 90\u2019s sitcom\u00a0<em>Boy Meets World.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547e664c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"547e664c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/HgbvtZAYv1g&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522badc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"522badc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb8d288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cb8d288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><em>Homophones<\/em>\u00a0are words that sound like other words but have different meanings. As such, they can be difficult to spell properly.<\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #000080\">Common Pairs<\/span><\/h5><p>Hover over the cards below to see some commonly confused homophones.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7975f374 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7975f374\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400c2cdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"400c2cdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5688bc29 eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"5688bc29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Accept<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                    <p>Verb meaning to &#8220;willingly receive&#8221;<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Except<\/h2>\n                                                                        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p>A preposition meaning &#8220;not including&#8221; or &#8220;other than&#8221;<\/p><p>A verb meaning &#8220;to intentionally not include something&#8221;<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5564d2a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5564d2a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596bedbb eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"596bedbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Affect<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                    <p>A verb which means &#8220;to have an effect or overall difference toward something&#8221;<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Effect<\/h2>\n                                                                        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p>A noun which means &#8220;a result of an action&#8221; or a &#8220;consequence&#8221;<\/p><p>Rarely a verb that means &#8220;to bring about (often indirectly)&#8221;<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bce8076 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5bce8076\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50f6c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a50f6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #000080\">Examples<\/span><\/h5><ol><li>Affect:\u00a0<i>verb \u201c<\/i>have an effect on; make a difference to\u201d (OED).<\/li><li>Effect:\u00a0<em>noun<\/em>\u00a0\u201ca change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause\u201d (OED).<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Affect<\/strong>\u00a0is the verb doing the action of making a change while\u00a0<strong>effect<\/strong>\u00a0is the noun for the change.<\/p><p>Lack of sleep\u00a0<strong><em>affects<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0my attention span.<\/p><p>The\u00a0<em><strong>effect<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of procrastination is often more stress.<\/p><ol><li>Accept:\u00a0<em>verb<\/em>\u00a0\u201cconsent to receive (a thing offered)\u201d (OED).<\/li><li>Except:\u00a0<em>preposition<\/em>\u00a0\u201cnot including; other than\u201d (OED).\u00a0<em>conjunction<\/em>\u00a0\u201cused before a statement that forms an exception to one just made\u201d (OED).<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Accept<\/strong>\u00a0is the verb doing the action of receiving while\u00a0<strong>except<\/strong>\u00a0is a preposition or conjunction showing exception.<\/p><p>Please\u00a0<em><strong>accept<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0my compliments on your cooking.<\/p><p>I like all musical genres\u00a0<em><strong>except<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0heavy metal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468c2e24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"468c2e24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"584114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" pg-custom-vc vc_row wpb_row section vc_row-fluid \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding!<\/span><\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\" pg-custom-vc vc_row wpb_row section vc_row-fluid \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-72\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"72\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Common Homophones\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37147514 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37147514\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eec53f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3eec53f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Many pronouns have homophones. Because of how often pronouns are used in writing, these particular homophones are especially important to identify and use properly.<\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #000080\">Common Pairs<\/span><\/h5><p>Hover over the cards below to see some commonly confused pronoun homophones.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a1bb924 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a1bb924\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1eb35b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b1eb35b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d8da9 eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"a5d8da9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Its<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                    <p>A possessive pronoun<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">It's<\/h2>\n                                                                        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p>A contraction of the phrase &#8221;it is&#8221; or &#8221;it has&#8221;<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297a59bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"297a59bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b4c8235 eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"3b4c8235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Your<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                    <p>A possessive pronoun<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">You're<\/h2>\n                                                                        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p>A contraction of the phrase &#8221;you are&#8221;<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d94882 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31d94882\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1b9de5 eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"5c1b9de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Their<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                    <p>A possessive pronoun<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">They're<\/h2>\n                                                                        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p>A contraction of the phrase &#8221;they are&#8221;<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd39b36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd39b36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e7915 eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"a2e7915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">There<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                    <p>A pronoun (not a personal pronoun) referring to a place<\/p><p>A filler subject to describe a state of being<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Their<\/h2>\n                                                                        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p>A possessive pronoun<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2235cf59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2235cf59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e97d514 eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"1e97d514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Theirs<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                    <p>A possessive pronoun used as an adjective (without a noun)<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">There's<\/h2>\n                                                                        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p>A contraction of &#8221;there is&#8221; or &#8221;there has&#8221;<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6c95a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d6c95a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-538e3bf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"538e3bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #000080\">Examples<\/span><\/h5><p>Unlike nouns, possessive pronouns will\u00a0<em>never<\/em>\u00a0use an apostrophe to possess something else. The possessive ending\u00a0<em>\u2018s<\/em>\u00a0is a modification for nouns. Pronouns do not need this because they have their\u00a0<em>own special possessive forms<\/em>\u00a0that you simply need to memorize.<\/p><ol><li>Your: possessive determiner Ex.\u00a0<em><strong>Your<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0hair looks pretty.<\/li><li>You\u2019re: contraction for \u201cyou are\u201d Ex.\u00a0<em><strong>You\u2019re<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0a great friend.<\/li><\/ol><ol><li>Its: possessive pronoun Ex.\u00a0<em><strong>Its<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0name is Freddy Fish.<\/li><li>It\u2019s: contraction for \u201cit is\u201d Ex.\u00a0<em><strong>It\u2019s<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0a nice day for a walk.<\/li><\/ol><ol><li>Their: possessive pronoun\/determiner Ex.\u00a0<em><strong>Their<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0parents go to my gym.<\/li><li>They\u2019re: contraction for \u201cthey are\u201d Ex.\u00a0<strong><em>They\u2019re<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0fast runners.<\/li><li>There:\u00a0<em>adverb<\/em>\u00a0\u201cin, at, or to that place or position\u201d (OED). Ex. Look over\u00a0<em><strong>there<\/strong><\/em>.<\/li><\/ol><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding!<\/span><\/h5><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-84\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"84\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Pronoun Homophones\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439919a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"439919a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a94c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a94c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000080\">Self-Check<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-95\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"95\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Word Pairs Wrap-Up\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eed7c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3eed7c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647f745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"647f745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"ui-provider ed bts axo axp axq axr axs axt axu axv axw axx axy axz aya ayb ayc ayd aye ayf btt btu ayi ayj ayk ayl aym ayn ayo ayp ayq ayr ays ayt ayu\" dir=\"ltr\">Now, return to the Learning Commons Resource Moodle and do the exit quiz to confirm your new knowledge!<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome! 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