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=== difference between few & "a few" ===
=== difference between few & a few ===
* ''few''  
* ''few''  
** a determiner (adjective) indicating a small amount or quantity
** a determiner (adjective) indicating a small amount or quantity
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* see  
** https://www.dailywritingtips.com/because-of-and-due-to/
** https://www.dailywritingtips.com/because-of-and-due-to/
difference between commas splice and run-on sentence
* comma splice =
** independent clauses combined by a comma and without a coordinating conjunction (i.e., "I ate, I slept" v. "I ate, and I slept")
* run-on sentence =
** independent clauses combined without any punctuation (i.e., "I ate I slept" v. "I ate, and I slept")
** note that "then" is an adverb, so "I ate, then I slept" is technically incorrect
*** correct: "I ate, and then I slept" or "I ate then slept"

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List of "difference between" certain words and grammatical forms and rules

difference between few & a few[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

difference between censure and censor/censorship[edit | edit source]

  • 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"[edit | edit source]

  • 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"
  • due to is not synonymous with because of

, "because of", "in that", "owing to" >> to fix !!!

difference between commas splice and run-on sentence

  • comma splice =
    • independent clauses combined by a comma and without a coordinating conjunction (i.e., "I ate, I slept" v. "I ate, and I slept")
  • run-on sentence =
    • independent clauses combined without any punctuation (i.e., "I ate I slept" v. "I ate, and I slept")
    • note that "then" is an adverb, so "I ate, then I slept" is technically incorrect
      • correct: "I ate, and then I slept" or "I ate then slept"