Grammar pitfalls

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Pitfalls

Theme 7 - Grammar

Pitfalls

Homophones: 

Woorden die dezelfde uitspraak hebben maar een andere betekenis hebben

Have you lost all of _____ senses?

1. you're
2. your

______ not making any sense.

1. You're
2. Your

______ sister is looking for you.

1. You're
2. Your

You're / Your

You're -> verkorte vorm van "you are"

Your -> bezittelijk voornaamwoord: van "you"

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She has lost her phone, but she thinks ______ in her car.

1. it's
2. its

That dog is happy, _____ tail is wagging

1. it's
2. its

The house, while old, certainly has _____ charms.

1. it's
2. its

It's / Its

It's -> verkorte vorm van "it is" en "it has"

Its -> bezittelijk voornaamwoord: van "it"

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Personally, I think _____ crazy.

1. they're
2. there
3. their

_____ are many crazy things happening in the world.

1. they're
2. there
3. their

All of _____ friends live closeby.

1. they're
2. there
3. their

Their / they're / there

Their -> bezittelijk voornaamwoord van "they"

They're -> afkorting van they are

There -> betekent daar

Pitfills 

People were crazier back _____ .

1. then
2. than

If I eat too many sweets, _____ I won't have room for dinner.

1. then
2. than

He's much crazier _____ I am.

1. then
2. than

Then / Than

Then -> geeft aan wanneer iets gebeurt

Than -> gebruik je bij een vergelijking

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______ out of time. We lost the game.

1. Where
2. Were
3. We're

_____ are you going?

1. Where
2. Were
3. We're

______ you on time for the meeting?

1. Where
2. Were
3. We're

Where, Were, We're

Where -> betekent waar (vragend voornaamwoord)

Were -> verleden tijd voor 'to be'

We're -> verkorte vorm van "we are"

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We're going _____ that new place.

1. too
2. to

If I passed the test, you can _____ .

1. too
2. to

I am ______ tired to go out tonight.

1. too
2. to

too / to

Too -> betekent "ook", of geeft "heel veel" aan

To -> voorzetsel 

______ car is that? It's so cool!

1. whose
2. who's

______ that man over there?

1. whose
2. who's

whose / who's

Whose -> betekent van wie (bezittelijk voornaamwoord)

Who's -> afkorting van "who is"