parts

/ (pɑːts) /

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pl n

personal abilities or talentsa man of many parts

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”

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.

Question 1 of 7

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

their

there

they're

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Words nearby parts

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So, how do we achieve such equality in the U.S. and other parts of the world?
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Even in the parts of the movement he does cover, some people and efforts are missing.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the same time, the heaviest parts—the main fuselage, the engines and wings—sink to the bottom.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So he was saying: We have these perceptions on the parts of blacks and cops, and we need to deal with them.
Memo to Cops: Criticisms Aren’t Attacks|Michael Tomasky|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Then they would go to a hotel afterwards and combine the parts they had remembered in one sketch.
The Big Business of Fashion Counterfeits|Lizzie Crocker|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
Fortunately, the last crash had been passed without dislocating the parts of either sledge or rider.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Progress: an old term for the travelling of the sovereign to different parts of his country.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
No man parts wis zat which is valuable, to strangers, wisout a proper honorarium.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Some writers have concluded that the plant served as a narcotic in some parts of Asia.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

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MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

parts

pl n

QUIZZES

QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”

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