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Idioms
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- 1Not / But vs. Rather thanNot … but …. → While comparing things that are
‘linguistically equivalent’.
Pucci is not a dog but a cat
Not Todd but Taka will study
I not was sad but happy
I want a cat rather than a dog → here we are expressing a preference
I need X rather than Y ≠ I need not Y - 2Compare to vs. Compare withCompare to - Unlike things
AND
Compare with - Like / similar things - 3More / Less ..... thanHippopotami weigh less as compared to rhinos. (x)
- 4So ........ As toServes same purpose as the idiom "so ..... that"
He was SO rich AS TO gamble every weekend. (Correct)
He was SO rich THAT he gambled every weekend. (Correct) - 5Split Infinitive"to + verb" - Correct
"to + any word / phrase + verb" - Wrong
Ex. Marsha told Jack TO QUICKLY RUN to the store. (x) - 6Each Other vs. One AnotherEach Other --> 2 (one-to-one)
One Another --> Many-to-many - 7Whether vs. if'If' is used to denote a condition.
'Whether' is used to denote choice among options. - 8Because vs. Because of vs. Due toBECAUSE OF:
Modifies CLAUSE
Can be replaced by 'owing to'
DUE TO:
Implies causation, modifies only NOUNS
Can be replaced by 'caused by'
clause + because + clause
clause + because of + noun
noun + due to + noun - 9Greater vs. MoreIn general,
Greater --> Uncountable OR Abstract Quantities
More --> Countable
When quantity in question is a number, we prefer 'greater'.
Ex. price, cost, rate, distance, %, volume, etc. - 10Rather than vs. Instead ofRATHER THAN
Use to show preference
INSTEAD OF
Use to replace something with another thing - 11Less, Much, Amount vs. Few / Fewer, Many, NumberLESS --> For uncountable --> Singular
FEW / FEWER --> For countable --> Plural
Exception:
LESS can refer to plural --> When collection of single entity
(time, money, distance)
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