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Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence. conscience - conscious - English

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Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.

conscience - conscious

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conscience (a person’s moral sense of right and wrong) – conscious (being aware of) “Conscience makes cowards of us all”, said Shakespeare.

The lorry driver was conscious of the dangers involved in carrying the explosives in his truck.

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