Every day/everyday
Every day means each single day
Everyday is an adjective meaning common, typical or daily.
When do you use which?
(a) Is theft an ______________ occurrence in this district?
(b) ______________ in Canada 40 people are murdered with handguns.
(c) I go there ______________.
(d)Can you describe it in ordinary ______________ language?
Answer: (a) everyday (b) Every day (c) every day (d) everyday
All right/alright
Strict grammarians insist that all right should always be written as two separate words (i.e. alright is unacceptable to them). Most dictionaries list alright as a variant of all right. Formal written English still prefers two words but alright is increasingly common.)
E.g. Are you feeling all right? / Are you feeling alright?
Is this film all right for children? / Is this film alright for children?
Some time/sometime/sometimes
Some time means a period of time.
Sometime is an adverb meaning an unstated time.
Sometimes is an adverb meaning now and then.
When do you use which?
(a) I hope we can meet ______________ soon.
(b) My brother visits us ______________.
(c) We will give you ______________ to get ready.
Answer: (a) sometime (b) sometimes (c) some time
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I was confused about these words too.
ReplyDeleteA space will give a different meaning to the word.
Thanks for posting this. I have a clearer idea about the meaning of these words and when we can use them.
cheers,
Alfred Sutjiadi