✅ Sleep means to rest, while being fully or partially unconscious (She could sleep anywhere).

✅ Snooze means to sleep, especially for short periods of time, and especially in a light or partially conscious way (I decided to snooze during my lunch break).

✅ Sleep is the more general word, though it can suggest a long period of being unconscious (All we really needed was to sleep more).

✅ Snooze suggests a shorter and less deep rest, either after waking up or at a time you would not normally sleep (I slept badly so I snoozed all afternoon).

Describe last time you snoozed with the help of Grammar Coach.

✅ Tradition refers to something handed down from one generation to the next, such as beliefs or customs (I was raised in the traditions of my people).

✅ Heritage refers to something that has been handed down through generations, or from the past (The country had a long musical heritage).

✅ Heritage usually suggests a cultural characteristic or inherited circumstances such as language or socioeconomic status (a strong heritage of hard work).

✅ Tradition usually suggests customs, beliefs, and ideas often centered on a holiday (It’s a tradition in our family to give presents on Christmas Eve).

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✅ Birth means the instance or act of being born (It rained on the day of her birth).

✅ Nativity can mean birth, especially when referencing the specific circumstances or place of the birth. When capitalized, nativity usually refers to the birth of Jesus Christ (I won a prize for my poem about the Nativity).

✅ Nativity can also refer to your birthplace, but this is uncommon, while birth can refer to descent or lineage (She was surprised to learn about her mother’s Italian nativity; She was of noble birth).

Write about a Nativity play you’ve seen or heard about with the help of Grammar Coach.