CORRECT USAGE

Grammar III

Department of English Education

Semester III
Faculty of Tarbiya and Teaching Sciences
Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta
 Ahmad Sukhaeri
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Arrange by :
Azalia Qonita Azmi
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Muhammad Ridwan Syawali

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Ratih Wulandari
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Many words, for what ever reason, are often confused with another What is
word and therefore misused. Sometimes the words look or sound
somewhat alike, or they may have a somewhat similar meaning but have
different accepted usages. “Correct Usage” ?
Here the example :
1. ”Accept” with “Except”
”Accept” – means to receive or to agree to something
Example: “He did not accept the position”,

“Except” - means to exclude or leave out.

Example: “Everyone except John is here”.
2. “Advise” with “Advice”
“Advise” - is a verb meaning an act of guidance
Example: Advise her what she should do.

“Advice” - is a noun meaning a recommendation that is given.

Example: He gave me his advice.
3. “Affect” with “Effect”
“Affect” - is a verb meaning to influence.
Example: His attitude will affect his chances.

“Effect” - is a noun indicating a result or outcome.

Example: What is the effect of smoking?
4. “Borrow” with “Lend”
“Borrow” – means that the person is taking or wishes to take.
Example: May I borrow your car?

“Lend” – means to give or to let use.

Examples: I am going to lend him my car. Mikko wants to lend his
book to me.
5. “Can” with “May”
“Can” - means to be able or capable of doing something.
Example: He can operate the machine.

“May”- means to seek or give permission.

Examples: He may operate the machine. May I go out of the
room?
6.“Complement” with “Compliment”

“Complement” – refers to people or things that go well or work

well together.
Example: The vinegar complements with chicharong bulaklak.

“Compliment” – means to praise.

Example: They complimented us on the increased sales.
7.“Continual” with “Continuous”

“Continual” - refers to something that occurs regularly, but with

interruption.
Example: His continual complaints are irritating.

“Continuous” – means something that occurs without a pause.

Example: The rain continuously pours.
8. “Emigrate” with “Immigrate”
“Emigrate” - means to leave one’s country to settle to another.
Example: To avoid political persecution, he emigrated from
Russia.

“Immigrate” – means to enter a new country to settle there.

Example: Because of political persecution, he immigrated to the
United States.
9. “Fewer” with “Less”
“Fewer” – is used for things that can be counted.
Example: We have had fewer plant accidents this year.

“Less” – is used for things or ideas that cannot be counted.

Example: He is less qualified than she is.
10. “Precede” with “Proceed”
“Precede” – means to come or go before someone or something.
Example: The band will precede the float. Careful investigation should
precede any action.

“Proceed” – means to go on, usually after any interruption.

Example: We can now proceed to the plan.
11. “Raise” with “Rise”
“Raise” – means to lift or raise. It requires an object.
Example: Those who agree, raise your hand.

“Rise” – means to get up or go up. It requires no direct object.

Example: Please rise when the President enters.
12. “Aggravate” with “Irritate”
“Aggravate” – means to make worse ( a situation or condition)
Example : His actions aggravated the situation. The rubbing aggravated the
wound.

“Irritate” – means to annoy or to make sore.

Example: The loud noise irritated me. My skin is quite irritated.
13. “Bad” with “Badly”
“Bad” – is an adjective meaning disagreeable, offensive, defective.
Example: Mother feels bad this morning. There is a bad odor inside the room.

“Badly” – is an adverb meaning in a bad manner.

Example :We are badly needed in the clinic.
14. “Lay” with “Lie”
“Lay” – means to put or place, can be active or passive and take
an object.
Example: He laid the book aside.

“Lie” – when it means to repose, is never passive and never

followed by an object.
Example: He lay down on the bed.
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