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Redkiddy Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
difference?
Could you tell me the difference:
He makes very many mistakes.
He makes too many mistakes.
He makes very many mistakes.
He makes too many mistakes.
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1 - He simply makes lots of mistakes. He makes very many mistakes but their number is still acceptable to pass the exam. 2 - He makes a number of mistakes that exceeds some limits.
- 1 - He simply makes lots of mistakes.
- He makes very many mistakes but their number is still acceptable to pass the exam.
- 2 - He makes a number of mistakes that exceeds some limits.
- He makes too many mistakes, that's why he can hardly pass the exam.
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1 - He simply makes lots of mistakes. He makes very many mistakes but their number is still acceptable to pass the exam.
2 - He makes a number of mistakes that exceeds some limits. He makes too many mistakes, that's why he can hardly pass the exam.
2 - He makes a number of mistakes that exceeds some limits. He makes too many mistakes, that's why he can hardly pass the exam.
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too many = more than he should
very many = it is free of such connotation. It simply means many
very many = it is free of such connotation. It simply means many
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many and few are amounts without reference to a standard. very many is more than many; very few is less than few, but both are indeterminate amounts.
too many and not enough are used with reference to a standard, expected, or required amount.
If you need exactly five men for a basketball team, and you have four, you have too
too many and not enough are used with reference to a standard, expected, or required amount.
If you need exactly five men for a basketball team, and you have four, you have too
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