“It was a difficult decide.”
What's wrong? Choose the right one.
A noun names a thing (a decision, some advice); a verb is what you do (to decide, can advise). In a difficult ______, the gap needs a noun.
Not: It was a difficult decide.
Say: It was a difficult decision.
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Questions where people make this mistake.
THE QUESTIONS
- Our teacher gave us some ______ about how to balance work and leisure.advise · advice · advisory · advices
- Choosing a hobby is a personal ______, so nobody can make it for you.decision · decide · decisive · deciding
- Our teacher asked us to ______ on the reading task for ten minutes.concentration · concentrate · concentrating · concentrated
- Dad and I have so many ______ about music that Mum covers her ears.arguments · argument · arguing · argued
Show the answers
- advicenot advise: the verb where you need a noun (or the other way round)not advices: advices, informations
- decisionnot decide: the verb where you need a noun (or the other way round)not decisive: the noun and the adjective mixed up
- concentratenot concentration: the verb where you need a noun (or the other way round)
- argumentsnot argued: the verb where you need a noun (or the other way round)