English Vocabulary and Grammar Flashcard

Front

What is the correct comparative form of 'far' when referring to physical distance?

Back

farther

Front

What is the correct verb to use when placing something down?

Back

lay

Front

What is the term for the land and buildings owned by a business or organization?

Back

premises

Front

What is the term for leaving one's country to live in another?

Back

emigrate

Front

What is the correct term to use when referring to a smaller quantity of countable items?

Back

fewer

Front

What is the difference between 'lay' and 'lie'?

Back

'Lay' requires a direct object (to place something down), while 'lie' does not (to recline).

Front

What is the correct usage of 'less' and 'fewer'?

Back

Use 'fewer' for countable nouns and 'less' for uncountable nouns.

Front

What is the meaning of 'immigrate'?

Back

To come into a country to live permanently.

Front

What is the meaning of 'premise'?

Back

A statement or proposition from which another is inferred.

Front

What is the correct form of 'further' when discussing abstract ideas?

Back

Further is used for abstract ideas, while farther is used for physical distance.