Replace 'price' with 'cost'. Nouns like price and cost are often confused.
Price denotes amount paid by the customer, cost denotes amount paid by the manufacturer/shopkeeper.
of production in the industrial sector has gone up.
| Nouns | Proper Use | Example |
|---|
| 1. | Habit | It belongs to individual. | He is a victim of bad habits. |
| Custom | It belongs to society or country. | The Nigerians have strange customs. |
| 2. | House | It is a building to live in. | This house is made of bricks. |
| Home | It is a particular house in which one is living. | You must go home now. |
| Home may also denotes one's native place or | India is the home of the Indians. |
| Nouns (in pairs) | Proper Meaning |
|---|
| 1. | Cause | 'Cause' produces results. |
| Reason | 'Reason' explains or justifies a cause. |
| 2. | Ground | It is outside of the house. |
| Floor | It is part of the room. |
| 3. | Shade | A place sheltered from the sun. |
| Shadow | The shade of any object. |
| 4. | Customer | A buyer of goods |
| Client | One who avails oneself of services. |
| 5. | Man | Male human; Used in general sense |
| Gentleman | Man of character |
| 6. | Air | 'Air' is what we breathe |
| Wind | 'Wind' is what makes the leaves of the tree move. |
