5 exercises — practise setup vs set up, login vs log in, backup vs back up, and similar compound spellings.
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Which sentence correctly uses the one-word noun form "setup" and the two-word verb form "set up" in the same sentence?
"Before you set up the environment, review the setup checklist" is correct: "set up" is the two-word phrasal verb (an action), while "setup" is the one-word noun modifying "checklist". Option B and D use "setup" where the verb "set up" is needed. Option C uses the verb form "set up" where the noun "setup" is needed as a modifier.
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Choose the sentence that correctly distinguishes "log in" (verb) from "login" (noun/adjective) in an authentication guide.
"Users must log in with their corporate credentials on the login page" is correct: "log in" is the verb phrase describing the action, and "login" is the noun/adjective describing the page. Option B and D incorrectly use "login" as a verb. Option C incorrectly uses "log in" as an adjective before "page".
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Which sentence correctly uses "back up" (verb) and "backup" (noun) together in a disaster-recovery runbook?
"Back up the database nightly and store each backup in a separate region" is correct: "back up" is the imperative verb phrase, and "backup" is the noun referring to the stored copy. Option B and D use "backup" as a verb. Option C uses "back up" as a noun.
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Select the sentence that correctly uses "sign up" (verb) and "sign-up" or "signup" (noun/adjective) in a product onboarding note.
"New users sign up through the signup form..." is correct: "sign up" is the verb phrase, while "signup" functions as a noun modifier before "form". Option B and D incorrectly use "signup" as a verb. Option C incorrectly uses the two-word verb phrase as a modifier before "form".
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Which sentence correctly uses "check out" (verb) and "checkout" (noun) in an e-commerce API description?
"Customers check out using the checkout endpoint..." is correct: "check out" is the verb phrase describing the customer's action, and "checkout" is the noun modifying "endpoint". Option B and D incorrectly use "checkout" as a verb. Option C incorrectly uses "check out" as a modifier before "endpoint".