Advice+and+Advise

Advise can be used as a verb. Advice can be used as a noun.
 * Advise or advice **
 * 1) 1. My mother always has some advise/advice to give regardless of whether you want to hear it.
 * 2) 2. Tommy’s lawyer advise/dadviced him to consider the deal offered by the prosecution.
 * 3) 3. If you are planning on taking a spring break trip this year, I advice/advise you to start setting aside money for it as early as possible.
 * 4) 4. Most new students are pleasantly surprised by the amount of adviceadvise they receive from their academic adviser.
 * 5) 5. Tanya takes any adviceadvise from her roommate with a grain of salt.
 * 6) 6. When you are shopping for a new outfit, it never hurts to have a friend along to adviceadvise on how the clothes you try on look.
 * 7) 7. One of the things my mother likes about her doctor is that he is always ready with adviceadvise that usually helps her in one fashion or another.
 * 8) 8. The manager is advisedadviced every day at the start of his workday on the status of everything that pertains to his department.
 * 9) 9. Sometimes the best adviceadvise comes from someone you least expect to give it.
 * 10) 10. Columnists who adviceadvise people on the questions they mail in generally offer adviceadvise they feel can apply to anyone in the same position.


 * Affect/Effect **Affect can be used as a verb. Effect can be used as a noun when you are talking about a result.

Choose either //affect// or //effect//. 1. Wars affecteffect everybody, and their destructive affecteffects last for generations. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2. Television has a strong affecteffect <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">on public opinion. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3. My mood can affecteffect <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">my thinking, too. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">4. I see that you're trying to affecteffect <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">apathy, but I know that you really do care. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">5. Falling on my head had a bad affecteffect <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">on my memory. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">6. His years of smoking have negatively affecteffect <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">ed his health. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">7. This plan will surely affecteffect <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">significant improvements in our productivity. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">8. The patient shows normal affecteffect <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">and appears to be psychologically stable. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">9. The principal's new rules affecteffect <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">the school. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">10. Supply and demand have a direct affecteffect <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">on the prices of commodities. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">11. The affecteffect <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">of the speech was visible on the faces of the sleeping audience. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">12. He's just trying to seem cool; his indifference is completely affecteffect <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">ed. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">13. We may never know the full affecteffect <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">of the radiation leak. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">14. The early frost will affecteffect <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">the crops. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">15. What kind of affecteffect <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">can this quiz have on your dinner tonight?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Exercise : **

Answers <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">1. Wars **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">affect ** everybody, and their destructive **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">effects ** last for generations. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2. Television has a strong **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">effect ** on public opinion. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3. My mood can **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">affect ** my thinking, too. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">4. I see that you're trying to **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">affect ** apathy, but I know that you really do care. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">5. Falling on my head had a bad **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">effect ** on my memory. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">6. His years of smoking have negatively **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">affected ** his health. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">7. This plan will surely **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">effect ** significant improvements in our productivity. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">8. The patient shows normal **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">affect ** and appears to be psychologically stable. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">9. The principal's new rules **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">affected ** the school. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">10. Supply and demand have a direct **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">effect ** on the prices of commodities. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">11. The **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">effect ** of the speech was visible on the faces of the sleeping audience. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">12. He's just trying to seem cool; his indifference is completely **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">affected **. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">13. We may never know the full **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">effect ** of the radiation leak. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">14. The early frost will **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">affect ** the crops. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">15. What kind of **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">effect ** can this quiz have on your dinner tonight?

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Exercise: Accept/Except
==<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Fill in the blank with either //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">accept // or //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">except //. == <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">1. The whole army is out of step ___ Fred.__ __<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2. I'll ___ no money from that cheapskate. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3. Please ___ this pot of Mama's chicken soup.__ __<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">4. It will cure anything ___ flat feet. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">5. Rip could do anything ___ make money.__ __<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">6. I had to ___ their negative evaluation. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">7. All the girls went to the game ___ Mary.__ __<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">8. Howard could not ___ the job. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">9. __when there's a classic movie playing, Pete seldom watches TV.__ __<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">10. I will ___ your gift if you let me pay for my lunch.

Answers 1. The whole army is out of step except Fred.

2. I'll accept no money from that cheapskate.

3. Please accept this pot of Mama's chicken soup.

4. It will cure anything except flat feet.

5. Rip could do anything except make money.

6. I had to accept their negative evaluation.

7. All the girls went to the game except Mary.

8. Howard could not accept the job.

9. Except when there's a classic movie playing, Pete seldom watches TV.

10. I will accept your gift if you let me pay for my lunch.

1. Anna has returned __her home town.__

__2. The dog jumped__ the lake.

3. Are the boys still swimming __the pool?__

__4. Thomas fell__ the floor.

5. The plane landed __the runway.__

__6. We drove__ ___ the river for an hour but turned north before we reached it.__

__7. The kids climbed__ the monkey bars.

8. Joanna got __Fred's car.__

__9. The baby spilled his cereal__ the floor.

10. We cried to the man on the ladder, "Hang __!"__

__11. I went__ the gym.

12. Matthew and Michelle moved the table __the dining room.__

__13. Allan left your keys__ the table.

14. Dr. Karper apologized for interrupting us and told us to carry __with our discussion.__

__15. I walk__ the amusement park.

16. Pat drove Mike __the airport.__

__17. Glenn almost fell__ the river.

18. The waitress noticed that there was no more Diet Pepsi __Marty's glass.__

__19. Lee and Sarah took the bus that was heading__ the university.

20. Mary Sue jumped __ the stage and danced.

Answers

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Prepositions of Direction: To, On (to), In (to)
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Correct prepositions are in italics. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">1. Anna has returned **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">to **her home town. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2. The dog jumped **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">in / into ** the lake. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3. Are the boys still swimming **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">in **the pool? <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">4. Thomas fell **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">on / onto ** the floor. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">5. The plane landed **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">on ** the runway. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">6. We drove **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">toward ** the river for an hour but turned north before we reached it. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">7. The kids climbed **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">on / onto **the monkey bars. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">8. Joanna got **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">in / into ** Fred's car. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">9. The baby spilled his cereal **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">on ** the floor. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">10. We cried to the man on the ladder, "Hang **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">on **!" <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">11. I went **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">to ** the gym. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">12. Matthew and Michelle moved the table **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">into ** the dining room. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">13. Allan left your keys **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">on ** the table. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">14. Dr. Karper apologized for interrupting us and told us to carry **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">on ** with our discussion. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">15. I walk **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">to **the amusement park. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">16. Pat drove Mike **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">to ** the airport. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">17. Glenn almost fell **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">in / into **the river. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">18. The waitress noticed that there was no more Diet Pepsi **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">in ** Marty's glass. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">19. Lee and Sarah took the bus that was heading **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">toward ** the university. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">20. Mary Sue jumped **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">on / onto **the stage and danced.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Exercise : Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six? <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer? <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left! <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Answer : Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">1. Annie and her brothers **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">are ** at school. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2. Either my mother or my father **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">is ** coming to the meeting. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3. The dog or the cats **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">are ** outside. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">4. Either my shoes or your coat **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">is ** always on the floor. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">5. George and Tamara **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">don't ** want to see that movie. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">6. Benito **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">doesn't ** know the answer. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">7. One of my sisters **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">is ** going on a trip to France. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">8. The man with all the birds **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">lives ** on my street. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">9. The movie, including all the previews, **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">takes ** about two hours to watch. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">10. The players, as well as the captain, **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">want ** to win. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">11. Either answer **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">is ** acceptable. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">12. Every one of those books **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">is ** fiction. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">13. Nobody **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">knows ** the trouble I've seen. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">14. **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Is ** the news on at five or six? <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">15. Mathematics **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">is ** John's favorite subject, while Civics **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">is ** Andrea's favorite subject. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">16. Eight dollars **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">is ** the price of a movie these days. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">17. **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Are ** the tweezers in this drawer? <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">18. Your pants **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">are ** at the cleaner's. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">19. There **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">were ** fifteen candies in that bag. Now there **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">is ** only one left! <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">20. The committee **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">debates ** these questions carefully. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">21. The committee **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">lead ** very different lives in private. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">greets ** the press cordially. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">are ** in this case.