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Common Examples of Homophones

The document discusses different types of homophones and provides examples. It also explains how colons and semicolons are used in sentences, giving examples of each use.

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Common Examples of Homophones

The document discusses different types of homophones and provides examples. It also explains how colons and semicolons are used in sentences, giving examples of each use.

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Common examples of homophones

To, two, too There, their, they’re

Your/you’re By/buy/bye

Stationary/stationery Compliment/complement

Brake/break Coarse/course

Here/hear Peace/piece

Whole/hole Stare/stair Know/no

Raise – to lift something up Rays – sunbeams


Rase – to erase something Raze – to knock something down

Colons

: to introduce lists, series, quotations, and explanations


Examples

He was going to buy three things: chairs, tables, and utensils.

John has all the ingredients: minced clams, milk, potatoes, and onions.

I have packed my cricket kit with the equipment I need: bats, gloves and pads.

A man needs three things to survive: air, water and food.

John wrote: “I wish you a merry Christmas. All affection and best wishes to you and
yours.”

They will not make it: the storm is too strong.

He was there for one person: his mother.

You have two choices: finish the work today or lose the contract.

That’s because we have one goal: for you to consider your website a success.

Sophia set her alarm clock for 6:30 a.m.


Semi-colon

; to join two cluses in a sentence, taking the place of a conjunction like and

or but.
Examples:

They came all the way home; even so, they all knew they had to go back once more.

My daughter is a teacher; my son is a doctor.

John always slept with the light on; he was afraid of the dark.

John likes to play cricket; David likes to play soccer.

I drank lemonade; Tom drank tea.

My husband would like coffee; I would prefer tea.

I went to the basketball court; I was told it was closed for cleaning.

I told Anna she’s running for the hills; I wonder if she knew I was joking.

There are eight members on the team: two from China and Japan; three from France
and Spain; two from Brazil and Chile; and one from India.

We visited Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore in the spring; Germany, France, and Italy
in the summer; and South Africa in the fall.

 Alternatively

Whereas
 Unless
While
 Despite this
Yet
 By the way
Apart from

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