Common Word Problems - Sell and Sale

Sale and Sell

Sale is a noun, and sell is a verb. They are not interchangeable, and sound similar, but not identical.

Here are some examples:

Lucy went to the shop where the store clerk had tried to sell her a bunny outfit two months ago, but found that the store was having a 'going-out-of-business' sale, and had no bunny outfits left over.

Mark and Eileen wanted to move to the city and had a yard sale because they wanted to sell many of their belongings.

You sell something when you have it on sale.

You have a sale when you want to sell something.

Sell is a verb, it means you offer something to someone else for money.

Climate Changes

The weather here in Indiana is very different from one day to the next. One day might be cold and rainy, and very overcast, and the next day might be bright, warmer than normal, and then end with a snowstorm.

Leave a comment and practice your writing skills, and tell us where you are, and what your weather is like. Some ideas would be to tell us what the weather is like in August, December, and April.