Define Words in a Scholarly Essay
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Define Words in a Scholarly Essay
Their, there, they’re
Their means “belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned”
The participants were interviewed together to determine their opinions
There is a pronoun or an adverb of a place signifying to, at, or in that place or position
They stayed there for two days
The patient was not there
They’re is a short form of they are.
They’re good books
They’re honest students
Affect, effect
Affect is a verb that means to change or act on someone or something.
The accident affected her mental health
Effect can be the result or aftermath of a change or a verb signifying to cause something
Some of the effects of the vaccine are headache, nausea, and blurred vision
The vaccine effected the change
Its, it’s
Its is a possessive pronoun for belonging to or associated with something previously mentioned
The bird flapped its wings
It’s is a short form of it is
It’s wrong to lie
your, you’re
Your is a possessive pronoun for belonging to or associated with a person, people, something, or things one is addressing
This is your book.
You’re is a short form of you are
You’re wise
then, than
then can be a pronoun or a noun of time – the past or what happens next
I was young then
Wait until then
Wash the dishes then go
than is a conjunction for comparing two things, situation, conditions, and so on
I’m taller than you
His condition is better than before
accept, except
Accept is to receive or allow something or someone
I accepted the offer
I accepted the compromise
Except is a preposition for excluding
Bring all except this one
All players were there except Ronaldo