NCO Primary Leadership Subjects
Using Homonyms and Word Pairs, Continued
Correct usage
continued
Homonym
Definition
How to Use in a Sentence
there
In or at that place. (adverb)
Go to your post and stay there.
their
Belonging to them. (possessive
Their mission is to delay the
pronoun)
enemy.
they're
Contraction of they are.
They're going to the
(pronoun and verb)
retirement ceremony.
to
Indicates direction.
The sergeant went to the
(preposition)
too
Also or more than enough.
The incoming fire was too
(adverb)
dense for us to suppress.
two
The number after one.
Each barracks has two floors.
(adjective or noun)
personal
Private, individual, or
The uniform is your personal
pertaining to a particular
property.
person. (adjective)
personnel
Body of persons, usually a
Army Regulation 612-205
group employed in some
concerns the processing of
service. The subject and verb
military personnel appointed
of a sentence or clause.
to service academies.
sight
View or vision, or device
He targeted the enemy
for aiming. (noun)
tank through his TOW
sight.
To see, or to observe or We sight the enemy sniper
examine by taking a sight.
in the tree.
(verb)
site
Location or place. (noun)
This is the site for the rifle
range.
cite
To quote, or to name in an
The major will cite it the
official report for bravery or
private for bravery.
meritorious service in the
armed services. (verb)
1-10
Writing Mechanics and Composition
Previous Page
