200 English Grammar Mistakes!: A workbook of Common Grammar and Punctuation Errors with Examples, Exercises and Solutions So You Never Make Them Again

tears
because his heart is broken.
2. I’ll watch on YouTube how to 
tear
the robot apart without
damaging its engine. 
Bow/Bow
When you hear, “Give me the bow” or “Give a tai chi bow to the master,”
what comes to your mind? The first statement is meaningful based on the fact
that “Give me the bow” sounds like you are being told to hand over an object:
bow
, a weapon for shooting an arrow. The second statement, “Give a tai chi
bow to the master,” is also meaningful in the context that you are to
demonstrate something: 
bow meaning
bend forward at the waist to show
respect to the master. Either way, messages are being sent. This requires the
noun and verb practice as well as how they are pronounced, which shows in
the noun and verb forms as well.
Examples:
1. The three Hebrew men refused to 
bow 
to the gods of the land
(verb – action).
2. The archery company that specializes in making 
bows
is in
Los Angeles (noun – bow as something made).
Capital/Capital

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This homographic word should not scare you as a learner who’s ready to gain
knowledge in English grammar skills. One, 
capital
can be a federal city.
Two, 
capital
can be used as a legal term to mean punishment. In these cases,
the word is serving the noun function which may be confusing to you, but
you have to understand the context of the word usage.
Illustrations:
1. His crime was so great that his retribution was 
capital.
NB:
retribution means punishment for a criminal act, and the
word “capital” there means “punishment by death.”
2. Death by lethal injection should be the 
capital
punishment
for rape around the globe.
3. Did you know Atlanta is the