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

capital
of Georgia?
4. I doubt Mexico is the
 capital
of all drug cartels in the world.
Paste/Paste
Paste is a mixture of content or a processed content, e.g., tomato paste. In
contrast, paste can mean to stick an object on another.
Examples:
1. Kindly pass me the
 paste
to add to the sauce.
2. Melissa was bitter because the art design she 
paste
d on the
school board was removed by an arrogant classmate or hers.
Lead/Lead
Lead
is a metallic material and also can mean to show someone a destination.
However, the past tense of lead is 
led
. Therefore, do not make the mistake of
misrepresentation when using the word “lead” in sentences.
Examples:
1. The engineer could not use the 
lead
due to the fault detected
when he test-ran it.
2. He asked if the idea would not 
lead
them into temptation.

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Rose/Rose
Rose can either be the name of a person, color, or the name of type of flower.
Also, it can serve as the past tense of rise.
Examples:
1. He 
rose
in the morning and began to shout as he jumped and
smiled.
2. Every name does not appeal to me, but when I hear 
Rose, 
my
soul is lifted.
Canvass/Canvas
Let’s get a mix of art terminology and regular English grammar using
canvass and canvas. These can be very confusing as homographic words in
English grammar. Simply put, 
canvass
is verb, and it means to seek support
or help or agreement on something. 
Canvas
on the other hand, is a kind of
cotton or linen clothing material.
Examples:
1. This is what most politicians do when it’s time to campaign;
they