Assigned
Context: working at home.
Wife: It seems you are so free.
Husband: Yes, I have a low number of tasks assigned today. I am almost done!
Yes, I have a low number of tasks to be done today. I am almost done!
Please check them. Is "assigned" correctly used here?
Are "a less number of tasks" and "a few number of tasks" possible instead of "a low number of tasks"?
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kumenglish Husband: Yes, I only have a low number of few tasks assigned today. I am almost done! kumenglish Are "a less number of tasks" and "a few number of tasks" No.
- kumenglish Husband: Yes, I only have a low number of few tasks assigned today.
- I am almost done!
- kumenglish Are "a less number of tasks" and "a few number of tasks" No.
- Those are ungrammatical.
- kumenglish "a low number of tasks" That's possible, but too formal.
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kumenglishHusband: Yes, I only have alow number offew tasksassignedtoday. I am almost done!
kumenglishAre "a less number of tasks" and "a few number of tasks"
No. Those are ungrammatical.
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0Where I live, your dialog might go more like this:
Wife: You don't seem very busy.
Husband: Well, I don't have much to do today, and I'm almost done.
'assigned' is not used in a home environment. That's for school or (sometimes) for work.
CJ
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