Grammar difference between
List of "difference between" certain words and grammatical forms and rules
difference between few & "a few"
- few
- a determiner (adjective) indicating a small amount or quantity
- it modifies a noun, as in "few people know the truth"
- a few
- "a" = article, and "few" = adjective
- a is an article that modifies "people"
- few is a determiner that modifies people
- however, by adding the article "a" we create a new meaning
- "a few" indicates "some" or "more than one"
- thus emphasizes that the quantity is larger than one
- "few" indicates a small quantity or absence of much
- thus emphasizes that the number or quantity small
- examples
- "I have few ideas about that" v. "I have a few ideas about that"
- few = negative, I don't know much
- a few = positive, I know some things
difference between assume and presume
- assume and presume both mean "to count on" or "to suppose"
- the difference between them is
- assume = to count on something known will continue to be so in the future; also a logical deduction based on something known
- presume = to count on something without any proof of it, or without investigating into it; also a logical or probably guess
- see: askanydifference.com
difference between auxiliary verb and modal verb
difference between censure and censor/censorship
- censure = severe disapproval or rejection
- censor = an official who examines material to be published in order to "censor" or remove/suppress offensive content
- censorship = the act of official censoring of a publication or other form of speech
difference between since & because and "because of" and "due to"
- since & because = the same (synonymous)
- both are subordinating conjunctions (i.e., they combine a dependent or subordinate with an independent clause)
- because of is a preposition that modifies a verb (therefore creates an adverbial prepositional phrase)
- due to is a preposition that modifies a noun (which creates a modifying (like an adjective) phrase
- all of these words indicate causality (cause or effect)
- since& because usually indicate cause
- because of and due to indicate either cause or effect
- = "for the reason"
- since and because are synonyms
- = subordinating conjunction
- due to
- = "caused by" or "ascribable to", or "owed to"
- = adjective
- due to describes something or someone that caused something
- as in, "Due to Steve's forgetfulness, he missed the appointment"
- "forgetfulness" is a noun, and it is modified by "due to"
- as in, "Due to Steve's forgetfulness, he missed the appointment"
- due to is not synonymous with because of
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