348 Best Grammar Questions and Answers (Q&A) - ProProfs Discuss

What is the difference between Lying and Laying?

Kimberley
Answered: Mar 25, 2020

Lying means "to tell a lie".

Laying means "to lay".

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What is the difference between Would and Should?

E. James
Answered: Mar 02, 2020

For those who are confused with whether they should choose would or should, you have to remember that would is considered to be the past tense of “will.” If you use would, this means that you...Read More

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What is the difference between PVD and CVD?

N. Jarah
Answered: Jul 01, 2020

PVD stands for Physical Vapor Deposition, while CVD stands for Chemical Vapor Deposition. The critical difference between PVD and CVD is that the coating material in PVD is in solid form, while...Read More

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What is the difference between How Come and Why?

L. Brett, Sales Manager
Answered: Mar 30, 2020

It is substituting the words how come for why can sometimes result in a sentence that doesn't make sense. The usage of both openers should always be appropriate within the context. In formal...Read More

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What is the difference between Editing and Revising?

C. Adlai, Software Developer
Answered: Mar 27, 2020

Revising written work is the continual process of rearranging, changing, and re-writing, whereas editing is a process of grammar or punctuation correction. The word edit is both a noun and a...Read More

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What is the difference between Pore, Pour and Poor?

K. Shadrach
Answered: Jun 24, 2020

There are some words that can sound so confusing especially if you did not hear how each one was pronounced. When you say pore, this is known to be a small opening that can be found in some...Read More

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What is the difference between Difference and Different?

L. Hawkes, Teacher
Answered: Jul 07, 2020

The word difference can be used as a noun. This is meant to show the dissimilarity of two objects. There are times when the difference can be huge, or there are also times when the difference is...Read More

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What is the difference between Objective and Subjective?

C. Marcus, Content Developer
Answered: Jul 07, 2020

Subjective and objective may be confusing terms for some people. When you say subjective, this means that you are stating some things based on the things that you believe in or the things that...Read More

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What is the difference between Will and Shall?

L. Hawkes, Teacher
Answered: Apr 21, 2020

The words will and shall are used in the future tense, indicating something that has not yet happened but is expected to take place soon. Will is predominately used when giving an order, suggest...Read More

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What is the difference between Say and Tell?

M. Delilah
Answered: Jun 26, 2020

“Say” and “Tell” are two English words that are used interchangeably; they are both irregular verbs. However, there is a difference between these two words. The word...Read More

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What is the difference between Sarcastic and Facetious?

E. Barnes, Professional Gamer
Answered: Apr 14, 2020

Sarcastic,” which can also be used as “sarcasm,” is from a Greek word “sarcomas”, the word means “to sneer” while the word “facetious” did...Read More

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What is the difference between Would and Might?

E. Stanley, Technical writer
Answered: Oct 23, 2020

Would and might are two words of the English language. They are both modal verbs. One of the key differences between them is that each verb is the past tense of other words. Would is the...Read More

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What is the difference between May and Might?

M. Delilah
Answered: Jul 01, 2020

The words may and might are very similar words, and they do not really have much grammatical difference. Most times, you can use the word may for might, and also use the word might for may. There...Read More

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What is the difference between Shall and Should?

J. Shatner, Content writer
Answered: Jun 18, 2020

There are some people who sometimes become confused with which one that they are going to use because they know that shall and should are both auxiliary verbs. Even if they are similar, they have...Read More

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What is the difference between Less Than and Fewer Than?

N. Reyes, Writer
Answered: Jul 09, 2020

There are times when it can be confusing to use the different terms that are available. For example, when you want to use less than and fewer than, how will you know which is which? You will use...Read More

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