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Commonly Confused Words

The document provides guidance on the correct usage of various English language terms and punctuation, including clauses, adverbs, conjunctions, and pronouns. It explains the differences between words such as 'then' and 'than', 'there', 'their', and 'they’re', as well as 'who' and 'whom'. The examples illustrate how to use these terms correctly in sentences.

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Commonly Confused Words

The document provides guidance on the correct usage of various English language terms and punctuation, including clauses, adverbs, conjunctions, and pronouns. It explains the differences between words such as 'then' and 'than', 'there', 'their', and 'they’re', as well as 'who' and 'whom'. The examples illustrate how to use these terms correctly in sentences.

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are not essential to complete the sentence. Commas are placed around the clause.

“The
photograph, which was in the gallery, was a landscape.” “I have to go to math next,
which is my hardest class." Use in which to avoid ending a sentence with a preposition.
“This is the book in which the essay was referenced.”

then/than: Then is an adverb denoting time. Than is a conjunction and is used to make
comparisons. “Tom raised his hand, and then he asked a question.” “Hugh ate more
pizza than I could ever eat.”

there/their/they’re: There refers to a place. Their is a possessive pronoun and means belonging
to, as in “their shoes.” They’re is a contraction for they are.

who/whom: Who and whom are pronouns used when referring to a person. Employ who when
describing the subject of a sentence. The subject is the person performing an action.
“Christina is the student who wrote the poem.” Whom describes the object of a sentence,
or the person receiving the action. “Christina is the student to whom Robert gave the
book.”

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