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Father93 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
hardly/quite
There was hardly enough cake for all of us to have a very small slice. Why I can't put QUITE instead of HARDLY ?
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Hardly'' is the apt word in your sentence. Hardly means nearly nothing, not sufficient or very little of something, whereas, quite means fairly enough.
- Hardly'' is the apt word in your sentence.
- Hardly means nearly nothing, not sufficient or very little of something, whereas, quite means fairly enough.
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Hardly'' is the apt word in your sentence.
Hardly means nearly nothing, not sufficient or very little of something, whereas, quite means fairly enough.
Hardly means nearly nothing, not sufficient or very little of something, whereas, quite means fairly enough.
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quite is used for emphasis to intensifyc a statment ie. "That will be quite enough of that." Or as in " Quite a mess, we have here."
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father93 There was hardly enough cake for all of us to have a very small slice. Why I can't put QUITE instead of HARDLY ?You can, but it reverses the meaning a bit. With "hardly", you are dismayed that the cake was so small. With "quite", you are glad there was enough.
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