'Stationery' and 'stationary' are very simple words and many pupils get them mixed up, unable to recall which is which.
'Stationery' is a noun and refers to paper and other materials needed for writing (Concise Oxford English Dictionary).
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| An example of grossly overpriced stationery. |
'Stationary' is an adjective and it means still, as in motionless, not moving.
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| This machine is called a 'stationary bike' because no matter how hard you pedal those wheels, you ain't going anywhere. |
An old trick that my teacher taught me decades ago and which is amazingly effective in helping me to differentiate between the two is to remember that 'stationery', apart from paper, also includes pens, pencils and erasers.
Hopefully, this mnemonic trick will also help the current batch of starlings who are still in the educational system! :)
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Advanced Composition
1. invested many hours
2. gruelling exercises
3. meagre amount
4. I imagined the menacing cane slicing through the air with a swish.
5. The searing agony as the instrument of torture cut into my tender flesh.
6. crescent moon
7. My feet were aching after the constant pounding on hard concrete pavement.
8. combing the neighbourhood
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| Such a lonely moon makes you think of home, doesn't it? |
Intermediate Composition
1. breakneck speed
2. lost control of the car
3. collided
4. The impact of the collision was so great that the car was mangled beyond recognition.
5. The bonnet was crumpled like a sheet of paper.
6. The windscreen was shattered.
7. unconscious
8. crimson blood
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| A non-gory and non-violent picture for the P3s and 4s. =) |
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