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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Opposite

Hello Teachers,

What are the comparative and superlative degre of the adjective "even"?

I have to write opposite of the adjective "even"?

One says that it is "odd" and the other "uneven".

Which one is correct?

Thanks.
  

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Hello Hanuman, Both are correct, depending upon context: "Odd" in this context (as the opposite to even) refers to numbers which cannot be divided exactly by 2. (even numbers can be divided by 2) So: 3,5,7,9, etc. are odd numbers 2,4,6,8 are even numbers.

  • Hello Hanuman, Both are correct, depending upon context: "Odd" in this context (as the opposite to even) refers to numbers which cannot be divided exactly by 2.
  • (even numbers can be divided by 2) So: 3,5,7,9, etc.
  • are odd numbers 2,4,6,8 are even numbers.
  • " Uneven means that something is not level, equal or flat.
  • "Take care walking on that path.
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Hello Hanuman,

Both are correct, depending upon context:

"Odd" in this context (as the opposite to even) refers to numbers which cannot be divided exactly by 2. (even numbers can be divided by 2)

So: 3,5,7,9, etc. are odd numbers
2,4,6,8 are even numbers.

"All the even numbered houses are on one side of the street, and the odd numbers are on the

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