hi
I study half of lesson 3 and now I have Q?
what a different between small and little? and why we use this word(little)?
what different between tooth and teeth?
thank you for your helping?
why you persuade me to writing words in English? maybe I get trouble with the words typing but I love reading.thanks
I’ll try to catch you.see you later
salamzaban:
for finding the answer of these kinds of questions, please use an English to English dictionary.
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when you write English, your grammar, spell and vocabulary will improve very faster
teeth is plural of tooth
Small and little difference
Small refers to size. It is the opposite of big or large.
Elephants are large, cats are small and rats are smaller still.
They have bought a small house in the city.
The small hours = the early hours (1 am to 4 am.)
Small talk = talk about unimportant things.
She is on the small side. = She is a little too small.
In many cases both small and little are possible. However, little is preferred in cases where we also want to express some sort of emotion.
Poor little thing. (More natural than ‘Poor small thing’.)
She is a pretty little woman.
Both little and small are possible in some fixed expressions. Examples are:
Little finger / small finger
The little hand of the clock / the small hand of the clock
British and American English differences
In British English, little is not normally used in the predicative position (after a verb). Comparative and superlative forms are also much less common. In American English, little is normal in the predicative position. Comparative and superlative forms are also very common.
She is the littlest woman I have ever seen. (US)
She is the smallest woman I have ever seen. (GB)
Little can mean hardly at all.
I have little interest in politics.
A little means rather.
She is a little better today.
Little by little = gradually
Her health improved little by little.
Here are the top 10 collocates (words that appear nearby) for “little”:
- bit
- girl
- boy
- nervous
- cute
- precious
- incentive
- resemblance
- mermaid
- bitty
And here are the top collocates for “small”:
- town
- business
- relatively
- bowl
- amount
- size
- percentage
- pieces
- sample
- farmers
predicative adjectives
Most adjectives can be used in two positions. When they are used before the noun they describe, they are called attributive:
a black cat
a gloomy outlook
a slow journey
a large suitcase
When they are used after a verb such as be, become, grow, look, or seem, they’re called predicative:
The cat was black.
The future looks gloomy.
The journey seemed slow.
They were growing tired.
one question?
witch one is right (true)?why?please explain it?thank you
1-those are your hats.
2- these are your hats.
thank you for your guide