Grammar and Language Workbook

8. You (could of, could have) run into a lot of snow when you reached the Rocky Mountains!
9. The great statesman Sir Winston Churchill had a powerful (affect, effect) on world history.
10. My guidance counselor (adviced, advised) me to take physics this year.
11. The marine biologist never went (anywheres, anywhere) without his equipment.
12. Did you (lie, lay) the notebook down on your desk or on the shelf ?
13. The optometrist ensured Luba that (this kind, these kinds) of contact lens is easy and
comfortable to wear.
14. Mom said that I (can, may) go to the rock concert if I (can, may) get my homework done first.
15. The crowd was (all ready, already) laughing when the comedian came on stage.
16. Cole played the guitar (awhile, a while) before he left for the game.
17. The University of Michigan and Ohio State have a (continual, continuous) rivalry in football.
18. (Bring, Take) your sweats if you’re going to the gym to work out.
19. A large star would more than fill the area (between, among) Earth and the sun.
20. Will the humid air (effect, affect) the results of our experiment?
21. Golda (accepted, excepted) the prize with humility.
22. That economics book is (all together, altogether) too long.
23. I was under the (allusion, illusion) that we were going out this weekend.
24. We live (further, farther) from the school now that we’ve moved.
25. You really threw the ball (good, well)!
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Unit 11, Capitalization