JBJ Class

Simple Stuff (Things you should have learned before high school)

  • 13 - Past/passed & desert/dessert
  • 14 - Fewer/less & many/much
  • 15 - Here/hear/heir
  • 16 - Quite/quiet/quit​
  • 17 - To/too/two
  • 18 - There/their/they’re​​
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Past/Passed & Desert/Dessert


Quick Tip:
The forms with the letter "s" twice (passed & dessert) mean only one thing each: passed is always a verb and dessert is always something you eat.
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Longer ​​​Explanation:
  • ​"Passed" is the past tense of "pass."  Period.  That's the only time it's used.
    I passed Casey's on the way to school yesterday; in fact, I pass it every day.
  • "Past" is used for anything else.
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  • "Dessert" is what you might eat after dinner.  You can remember that by thinking "I want two helpings of dessert"; that helps because the letter s is in the word two times.
  • "Desert" is used for anything else, like (1) the sandy place where camels live and (2) to leave someone/something behind.
    Don't desert your friends in the desert.
Exercise
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Fewer/Less & Many/Much


Quick Tip:
Singular words use less/much.
​Plural words use fewer/many.
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Longer ​​​Explanation:
  • Just ask yourself if the noun is singular or plural.  Don't worry about whether it's "countable."
  • If it's singular , use less/much:
    less time, less fruit, etc.
    How much lemonade do you want?
  • If it's plural nouns, use fewer/many: 
    fewer boys, fewer days, etc.
    How many hours did you work last week?
  • For words that are spelled the same in singular and plural, just think about if it means one or more than one.
    I caught fewer fish this weekend. (more than one)
    My fish taco has less fish than yours. (one)
Exercise
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Here/Hear/Heir


Quick Tip:
Hear = listen
Here = a place
​Heir = son/daughter
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Longer ​​​Explanation:
  • Hear = what you do with your ears
    [See how they're spelled almost the same?]
  • Here = a place ['Where' & 'there' are also talking about a place and are spelled almost the same.]
  • "Here" is also used for "here is" and "here are."
  • Heir = the person who inherits stuff when someone dies
Exercise
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Quite/Quiet/Quit


Quick Tip:
Quite = some
Quiet = not loud
Quit = stop
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Longer ​​​Explanation:
  • "Quite" means more than just 'some' but not as much as 'very many.'
    You have quite a few missing assignments.
  • It's often used as "NOT quite."  ​
    We're not quite finished.
  • "Quiet" is the opposite of loud.
    A classroom should be quiet.
  • "Quit" means to stop doing something.
    Sometimes you have to know when to quit.
Exercise
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To/Too/Two


Quick Tip:
Two = twin
Too has "too many" letters.
​To = everything else
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Longer ​​​Explanation:
  • "Too" means "also" or "more than needed."
    I want some ice cream too!
    Don’t give the baby too much milk.
  • "Two" is the number 2.  
    It starts with tw, like "twin" and "twice."
  • "To" can go before a verb, as in "I like to run."  This is called the infinitive form.
  • It can also be a preposition, like "I’m going to Tulsa" and "please give this to her."
Exercise
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There/Their/They're


Quick Tip:
There = a place
​Their = belonging to them
​They're = they are
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Longer ​​​Explanation:
  • "There" is a place, just like here & where, which are also talking about a place.  Do you see how all three have "here"?  That's on purpose. :-)  
  • "There" is also used for "there is" and "there are."
  • "Their" shows possession (like "their cousins," "their house," etc.).  It's actually they + r, just like you + r = your.
  • Whenever you see "they're," think "they are" and see if it makes sense.  It's like we are = we're and you are = you're.
Exercise
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