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Question
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
beside - besides
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Solution
beside (at the side of) – besides (in addition to)
I remember keeping my watch beside my glasses.
Besides supporting terrorist outfits within its borders, Pakistan claims innocence in the Pulwama attack.
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