87.1 Section Title
true
true
You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.
Exercise W5-4
Misused words
true
Click on the word in the parentheses that is used correctly.
Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)
Example
1 of 10
Correct.
Implied means “suggested indirectly.” To
infer something is to draw a conclusion from evidence. For more help, see section
W5-c.
Sorry. The correct word is
implied, meaning “suggested indirectly.” To
infer something is to draw a conclusion from evidence. For more help, see section
W5-c.
zDEuTD0voGry8mLcUh5LOLpjEksB5Y6dq3f2xUCMRnvcFXiUsZGC4sg1P6AE+WBxqXU+Mp9ttlD36zfLHHyRkD+WNxy1UOq3UVeUj1a1bhIcz2VDRNvnfhgzH9qegnEaZKbkPHphJurS9t52KAHZpCs2j9UCNFeG6H3vLqQapMctD6t4oced3vPp+JomiXK1C7S9Vn58qpAmbG1Qzje8yIPPlf6RsYe8V3uqVVVWfVMLBdq4ZDb9z9sz3o95d4F9vyN2ydfSrn0=
2 of 10
Correct. An
illusion is a false belief. An
allusion is a reference to something. For more help, see section
W5-c.
Sorry. The correct word is
illusion, meaning “a false belief.” An
allusion is a reference to something. For more help, see section
W5-c.
Y9SE9r0/GBdhVP7K3y2yiP6ftAKXEsEvljAP2aEKA3z+9NXAoJGtGDmX79zS/OT0DaS0wZRJDBXzXpeSoxMWDqPoCYC6v3zaLy0sePDRXc8mzyD2R3UjezzU7sWvAWIDOhOqU1jUumnUi0FVELg7GOdegD5Jc8LEHIRK90rF6doL8n+Rpdx2gLg69ufkI5+gOUhFzyPta61V2ozhJuX8BYUOLRQ0tvKpFh3x+gmQlmSy12x7NVbnNlIXnm0q0FYwAC86x+f63Zo=
3 of 10
Correct. The noun
effect means “a result.”
Affect is usually a verb meaning “to influence”:
The Internet has affected us greatly. For more help, see section
W5-c.
Sorry. The correct word is the noun
effect, meaning “a result.”
Affect is usually a verb meaning “to influence”:
The Internet has affected us greatly. For more help, see section
W5-c.
UQ2eWD/SzVn/Elh89555h/dSU4p8hWhGmSzNSFud1enxFZoXQ+2zggtQYn/5BbWFQK44Amogd68rx/+oDzxfGjFv2m8aynoPTs156vXBWCGrQLx29cOgWD5iswi8y8XWkztfVCnhQyBWVk0rnkPvSYsbv4DviWfXvkl7RS6gAJLRAaXvfBaQqWOAUPdApSdDy6VGPGSC+rA=
4 of 10
Correct. It is the church’s poor
acoustics that make it difficult to hear.
Agnostics are people who believe that the existence of God can be neither proved nor disproved. For more help, see section
W5-c.
Sorry. It is the church’s poor
acoustics (design for carrying sound) that make it difficult to hear.
Agnostics are people who believe that the existence of God can be neither proved nor disproved. For more help, see section
W5-c.
81VTEKoSgSG4IyBZzWASykiXYi2mYDaD7ki1IjKCmkF2j+7C95nBMYkp+JlgVE4PVMoanr+mEmmanPhRQqdjy21YK0FjIxxvycWR8Y+mZZQr5LYmHZI7e0F3g8my7Ibqax1T/Ga6VituRu2F4pYwORWSAxZlYE+IOmvPqtZy+b8KPnK7n8V0ePFlpicvDUMAGalt7tdPlSjUaKkHMPFD25G8mDXLULgwZBWP0W3GHUc=
5 of 10
Correct. The noun
significance can serve as the subject of the sentence. The adjective
significant cannot. For more help, see section
W5-c.
Sorry. The correct word is the noun
significance. An adjective such as
significant cannot serve as the subject of the sentence. For more help, see section
W5-c.
Gyhv886CfOhXrZ8ZJoWdP3ZcpFZ4gzugOrsyvGftipZEszq8rMT44ks0FpfVvX6mOTgoTuI5kaVj0SuEVBIRnlSnwFYCCVZEPmN6bbA+fV3SclZ3FXEEN3/tbaOKnB3z60lEFHI8P2+pLNYZYIKBFIeSMLRS5xv7fClRy/11/uR0u44isMXNuu8oexApQVEqsnTtdPizyQHJidi0fUpqig==
6 of 10
Correct. The word
aesthetic means “artistically pleasing.” The adjective
ascetic describes a person who has renounced material comforts. For more help, see section
W5-c.
Sorry. The correct word is
aesthetic, meaning “artistically pleasing.” The adjective
ascetic describes a person who has renounced material comforts. For more help, see section
W5-c.
eXQSa6HOf1rloOUvgtD8Mcykoug5hM2vx7nbYEhiV42wERy2uUx300IYZK2b8XVl+RZx1KcdZPgVCXEbR2q0dzqS01lSHcs5su9aqPGua/GUDLNhVBEp9BqEIM8izPxCPZfDke6yqTex2s+GCqR0mdZ8C2AjvazmpneZbPixgLi557W9E5ph4p8n0lzPaPj6uhhwGalCk+0iTWnTK7V2CX34ZlR7cPwAqgjNwMYfLvj4OjuIqyLGZAqmoKmwi4UE
7 of 10
Correct. The adjective
conscious means “mentally alert.”
Conscience is a noun meaning “the sense of moral correctness.” For more help, see section
W5-c.
Sorry. The correct word is the adjective
conscious, meaning “mentally alert.”
Conscience is a noun meaning “the sense of moral correctness.” For more help, see section
W5-c.
ffI4Rq+UW7hyHpuCelHCaYrD8hFQ36GR+qBgLdINrvXB1QeyJrshvbhVx0aPbVrMZYDPgOiFYbSMkmpk7ceGuZSlH8oRUWTn6gBs4pDzyTUjXTutv0VC8iACYOO3cOTIYxqch5RWP9xwvysif45j3R3tToMnSXFuIKbP/b2U3F/8eSU1bB1ijj+y/O22+kEioUzs2wV4rHWGNUq/1XWZp8p1YvIShJKEnHdqUwOR1O54OmfbYbLsKw==
8 of 10
Correct. The word
presumptuous means “excessively forward or pushy.” The word
presumptive means “probable.” For more help, see section
W5-c.
Sorry. The correct word is
presumptuous, meaning “excessively forward or pushy.” The word
presumptive means “probable.” For more help, see section
W5-c.
EuYIIRGn0oCQL4ZrEw7/RkYXFXBVMqMG19aFJhvRZU59nckQ7dNjAau8QZaUMHMsbDeD7z/V/93mTmXH+p6PHF8v0+2rFiPfPh6hDjoPxO4IXFuoJqRtuocRiX6yba/K8gSWtwUjt4vI09I8iDkUAL6Ezx6kjAGyJGgTg2Hbdpqb1bFlBwaN6A==
9 of 10
Correct. The word
credible means “believable.”
Credulous is an adjective meaning “gullible.” For more help, see section
W5-c.
Sorry. The correct word is
credible, meaning “believable.”
Credulous is an adjective meaning “gullible.” For more help, see section
W5-c.
n7TGu+5Gv2+/l/RaP6F6ugGb888PqKC4ujIwE4yejXU/adJDrAutwFLalvIqE7e9lea3ye2PF4460TDgfZ3510nuiQQK7R6Nx0ZA1tpi8l1J1W+27/1stJgeQzSgv8pFuKxmE6SGa+JGF8lzsYhpH/Aae6NXUeENt4KH7obmNd6vbBzjhvodR4I85xPJw9HqJSSdSf4GvGbN5ZmXGmFR3/pJAVVctWv/M2oHCA==
10 of 10
Correct. An
epitaph is an inscription on a tombstone. An
epigraph is a motto. For more help, see section
W5-c.
Sorry. The correct word is
epitaph, an inscription on a tombstone. An
epigraph is a motto. For more help, see section
W5-c.
BVVwN2skTwb56WVwWZn7GCfFh5ZKKmnb5UA1S8uVuCUgfWnz4z1JylOJUAnJ4k/jYk2ISTIe0dpzNylGCGx0rcmQ1dUOUJtfeD11I3J9nCGfWwgbjIFcqKcbJC1ukp+S5vvJ1tes2Urrr6c5rzr2esru/LIYIRzWe79kTTiRvEl4EBXNWAX/leqZwnXP38IL00oVFoovxsD8xgxdZGWOfx31+oz/Y2Ri68QXlmklNMqBkjB2ucPKmPe4VRNVJWSjvBtKJTdhFV95ujAAm7iOfQ==