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This week's LIFE Fun fact:

A possessive pronoun is a pronoun indicating possession hence the word possessive. Some commonly used ones include mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours and theirs. What's your favorite possessive pronoun that you use?

Did you guess correctly? Here's the answer for yesterday's quiz question.

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the world between Spain and Portugal.

LIFE QUIZ TIME!

Which treaty divided the world between Spain and Portugal?

State your answer in the comments section below. The answer will be revealed tomorrow :) .

Did you know that Spain and Portugal share the same peninsula? The Iberian Peninsula which includes the countries of Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar influences the landscapes and climates of these countries.

Do you often find yourself struggling in spelling but you're awesome with technology? Here are some ways to use technology to improve your spelling:
1) Use GOOGLE! Type in your best effort of the word and hit search. Google usually shows you a suggested word which we've found is almost always the word we're looking for!
2) Ask ALEXA! If you own a device that has Alexa, then ask her to spell the word. For example "Alexa spell obnoxious".
3)Use SPELLCHECK! Most laptops have the spellcheck setting turned on so that when you're typing, incorrectly spelled words will be underlined in red. Simply right click the underlined word and look at the word options that are listed.
4) Use AUTO CORRECT! Although it is our LEAST favorite, auto correct can be used as a LAST resort. If your spelling is mostly accurate, then the first word that pops up on the left side tends to be the correct spelling. Only use this option if 'on the go' and unable to use one of the other options above.

Once you've found the correct spelling of the word, take a minute or two to memorize the spelling. Find creative ways to do so. I remember as a child, I often struggled with spelling the word occurrence but my mom taught me a simple trick. She said "Always remember it has two corners and two roads". Corners represented the letter c while roads represented the letter r. We hope this LIFE tip is helpful to you :)

The correct answer for yesterday's LIFE Quiz is 'there'.

Harry, can you assist me in moving the bench over there please?

QUIZ TIME: Fill in the blank using one of the following options: their, there, they're.

Harry, can you assist me in moving the bench over ________ please?

Post your answer in the comments section and check our page tomorrow for the correct answer :)

There seems to be much confusion about homonyms! They're words that sound the same but have different meanings and often times, different spellings too!

Many persons struggle in their daily lives puzzled by which homonym to use and when. Do a little homework and Google the homonyms we've used in this post. It will help you ace this week's LIFE quiz!

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The answer to yesterday's pop quiz about the names of the three ships Columbus set sail on is Nina, Pina and Santa Maria. :) Did you guess correctly? :D