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Which proposition is used with boast? "To" or "On" Is there any condition that we may can use "Off" proposition with boast?For instance Do not boast off your riches

Blue Jay · Accepted Answer

You can't normally use off with boast. You can use of, though.
Do not boast of your riches.
Do not boast about your riches.
You can boast to someone about your riches.
Where I live (South-East USA) you may sometimes hear on used instead of about in some contexts,
Don't brag on your money,
but this is a colloquial usage, not standard English.

Anonymous · Answer

One more question
What is difference between
"A few" and just "few"
Which one is preferable?
He gave me a few rupees?
Or "he gave me few rupees?
"Little" can also be used in place of " few"??

Blue Jay · Answer

AnonymousHe gave me a few rupees

He gave me a small amount of money.

Anonymoushe gave me few rupees

He gave me a small number of rupees. (This construction isn't used much nowadays)

Little doesn't really work with rupees. You could use it with money in those sentences, though.
He gave me a little money.
He gave me little money.

Fivejedjon · Answer

AnonymousWhich proposition is used with boast? "To" or "On"

To and on are prepositions.

Deadrat · Answer

"Boast" takes the preposition "about."

Fivejedjon · Answer

deadrat"Boast" takes the preposition "about."

It also takes 'of' in some contexts, as BJ pointed out.

Mister Micawber · Answer

AnonymousWhat is difference between "A few" and just "few"

Also:

(Swan, Practical English Usage, § 329.3):

Without a, 'little' and 'few' usually have rather negative meanings. They may suggest 'not as much/many as one would like', not as much/many as expected', and similar ideas ... 'A little' and 'a few' are more positive: their meaning is generally closer to 'some'. They may suggest ideas like 'better than nothing' or 'more than expected'.

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