What is the rule for using SELL OR SALE?

Hello dacada-ga,

These words are sometimes confused, but they have different
grammatical functions.  "Sell" is a verb, while "sale" is a noun.

http://www.dbu.edu/uwc/QR_Flyers/Grammar/WordsthatSoundAlike.pdf

Thus, if you were to use both words in a sentence, it would look like
something like this: "You sell your old fondue pot at a yard sale."

"Sail/Sale/Sell"
Common Errors in English
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/sail.html

I hope that this information is helpful.

- justaskscott-ga


Search terms used on Google:

sell sale grammar

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Clarification of Answer by justaskscott-ga on 28 Apr 2003 17:27 PDT

I forgot to provide the citation for the first link.  It is:

"DBU's Writing Center: Words that Sound Alike"
Dallas Baptist University
http://www.dbu.edu/uwc/QR_Flyers/Grammar/WordsthatSoundAlike.pdf