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Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

Many Americans remember the New Deal’s popular recovery programs such as the Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps, which gave unemployed people dignity through necessary work and a paycheck.
Franklin Roosevelt understood that people need direct relief in a crisis|Suzanne Kahn|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
The healthier appearance and civilian clothing are very peculiar.
ISIS’s Futile Quest to Go Legit|Jamie Dettmer|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Navy and Marine Corps versions of the F-35 have differing configurations and rely on an external gun pod.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We also have a language filled with distaste for the civilian “others.”
A Veteran’s View: NYC Cold War Between Cops and City Hall|Matt Gallagher|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Police have unions, for one, and those unions influence the elections of their civilian leadership.
A Veteran’s View: NYC Cold War Between Cops and City Hall|Matt Gallagher|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He then went back to his volunteer corps, which had formed when they did not yet have an ambulance.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The box of the diplomatic corps was just opposite us, and our gay little Mrs. F. sat in it dressed in white satin.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Car lesditz Sauvages prenans en main leurs arcs & fleches, vouloient emporter le corps.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The task of deceiving the Austrians was performed to perfection by Murat with the reserve cavalry and Lannes's corps.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
During the rapid advance down the Danube on Vienna, the fifth corps continued in close support of Murat's cavalry.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
When the main French columns were deployed, Lannes, with the remnant of his indomitable corps, had a brief period of rest.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison