Word Choice Errors A Descriptive Linguistics Approach 1st Edition by Gulsat Aygen, Sarah Eastlund 04295233789780429523373

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ISBN 10: 0429523378
ISBN 13: 9780429523373
Author: Gulsat Aygen, Sarah Eastlund

American English has many word pairs and trios that are alike enough to be confusing. Word Choice Errors provides a novel way to empower writers of all levels to cut through the confusion to understand which word to use and why that’s the word to use. Written in a user-friendly style, grounded in descriptive linguistics methods, and eschewing memorization, this book trains writers to detect, interpret, and act on language clues – with exercises, “wild idea” analytical tricks, and additional resources throughout. It is an excellent resource for instructors and students of grammar or writing/rhetoric, as well as for individuals looking to develop their language and writing skills.

Word Choice Errors: A Descriptive Linguistics Approach 1st Table of contents:

1 Introduction: Inaccurate Word Choices and Linguistic Criteria
1.1 Morpho-Syntactic Criterion
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 1.1a
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 1.1b
1.2 Syntactic Criterion
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 1.2a
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 1.2b
1.3 Semantic Criterion
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 1.3a
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 1.3b
Review Exercises: Inaccurate Word Choices and Linguistic Criteria
Chapter 1 Recap
2 Commonly Confused Words: Affect/Effect – Cue/Queue
2.1 Affect/Effect
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.1a
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.1b
2.2 Allude/Elude
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.2
2.3 Breach/Breech
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.3
2.4 Cache/Cachet
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.4
2.5 Capital/Capitol
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.5
2.6 Censor/Censure/Sensor
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.6
2.7 Cite/Sight/Site
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.7
2.8 Colombia/Columbia
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.8
2.9 Complement/Compliment
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.9
2.10 Confident/Confidant/Confidante
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.10a
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.10b
2.11 Conscience/Conscientious/Conscious/Consciousness
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.11a
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.11b
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.11c
2.12 Cue/Queue
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 2.12
Review Exercises: Affect/Effect – Cue/Queue
Chapter 2 Recap
Lessons
3 Commonly Confused Words: e.g./i.e. – Hail/Hale
3.1 e.g./i.e.
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 3.1
3.2 Either … or/Neither … nor
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 3.2
3.3 Elicit/Illicit
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 3.3
3.4 Emulate/Imitate
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 3.4
3.5 Emigrate/Immigrate/Migrate
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 3.5
3.6 Ensure/Insure/Assure
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 3.6
3.7 Envelop/Envelope
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 3.7
3.8 Everyone/Every One
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 3.8
3.9 Farther/Further
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 3.9
3.10 Gild/Guild
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 3.10
3.11 Grill/Grille
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 3.11
3.12 Hail/Hale
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 3.12
Review Exercises: i.e./e.g. – Hail/Hale
Chapter 3 Recap
Lessons
4 Commonly Confused Words: It’s/Its – Right/Rite/Write
4.1 It’s/Its
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 4.1
4.2 Lay/Lie
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 4.2
4.3 Less/Fewer
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 4.3
4.4 Let’s/Lets
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 4.4
4.5 Loose/Lose
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 4.5
4.6 Moral/Morale
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 4.6
4.7 Onto/On to
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 4.7a
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 4.7b
4.8 Quiet/Quite
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 4.8
4.9 Principal/Principle
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 4.9
4.10 Raise/Raze
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 4.10
4.11 Rational/Rationale
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 4.11
4.12 Right/Rite/Write
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 4.12
Review Exercises: It’s/Its – Right/Right/Rite
Chapter 4 Recap
Lessons
5 Commonly Confused Words: Setup/Set Up – Your/You’re
5.1 Setup/Set up
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.1
5.2 Shear/Sheer
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.2a
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.2b
5.3 Sic/Sick
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.3
5.4 Their/There/They’re
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.4
5.5 Than/Then
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.5
5.6 To/Too/Two
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.6
5.7 Vain/Vane/Vein
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.7
5.8 Well/Good
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.8a
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.8b
5.9 Weather/Whether
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.9
5.10 Were/We’re/Where
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.10
5.11 Wet/Whet
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.11a
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.11b
5.12 Which/Witch
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.12
5.13 Whose/Who’s
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.13b
5.14 Your/You’re
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.14a
Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises: 5.14b
Review Exercises: Setup/Set Up – Your/You’re
Chapter 5 Recap
Lessons
6 Cumulative Application
Summary Points
7 Conclusion
Answer Key for Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises

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