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Usage & Diction practice

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She said nothing, but from her silence I ___ that she disagreed.
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Stop mixing up the words careful people don’t
The words and phrases that quietly signal carelessness when misused — affect/effect, fewer/less, who/whom, imply/infer, flout/flaunt, “begs the question”, “couldn’t care less”. Each item turns on one clear distinction. Distinct from Grammar (the rules): this is diction — choosing the right word.
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Curriculum

57 concepts across 9 chapters, from foundations through advanced practice — each one a concept the adaptive question bank can teach and test.

A. A method for any usage question

5

B. Words that sound alike

8

C. Words that look alike

6

D. Pairs that grammar decides

11

E. One word or two

7

F. The precise word

5

G. Idioms and set phrases

6

H. Senses that shifted

5

I. Plurals and spelling conventions

4
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Usage & Diction on exams

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