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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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select few
They only represent [select few/selected few] young girls.
What's the difference?
Thanks.
What's the difference?
Thanks.
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Hi, They only represent [select few/selected few] young girls. What's the difference? Please check and confirm that these are the three exact sentences you are asking about.
- Hi, They only represent [select few/selected few] young girls.
- What's the difference?
- Please check and confirm that these are the three exact sentences you are asking about.
- They only represent young girls.
- They only select few young girls.
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Hi,
They only represent [select few/selected few] young girls.
What's the difference?
Please check and confirm that these are the three exact sentences you are asking about.
They only represent young girls.
They only select few young girls.
They only selected few young girls.
Best wishes, Clive
They only represent [select few/selected few] young girls.
What's the difference?
Please check and confirm that these are the three exact sentences you are asking about.
They only represent young girls.
They only select few young girls.
They only selected few young girls.
Best wishes, Clive
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CliveThey only select few young girls.Only these two. Why did you ask that? What's confusing?
They only selected few young girls.
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Hi,
(They only represent young girls.)
They only select few young girls.
They only selected few young girls.
Only these two. Why did you ask that? What's confusing?
It's because 'represent' is totally different in meaning from 'select'. And in your 'represent' sentence, the word 'few' does not appear.
Yet you are asking if #2 and #3 have the same meaning a
(They only represent young girls.)
They only select few young girls.
They only selected few young girls.
Only these two. Why did you ask that? What's confusing?
It's because 'represent' is totally different in meaning from 'select'. And in your 'represent' sentence, the word 'few' does not appear.
Yet you are asking if #2 and #3 have the same meaning a
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My apologies. My mind was playing tricks on me.
Actually I wanted to see the difference between select few and selected few. I may have made up a poor example.
I don't have problem with a few vs few
Actually I wanted to see the difference between select few and selected few. I may have made up a poor example.
I don't have problem with a few vs few
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Hi,
Actually I wanted to see the difference between select a few and selected a few.
It's just present tense / past tense. Or are you asking about something else?
Clive
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Perhaps you mean this adjectival form.
They only represent a select few young girls.
They only represent a selected few young girls.
Say #1, not #2.
Actually I wanted to see the difference between select a few and selected a few.
It's just present tense / past tense. Or are you asking about something else?
Clive
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Perhaps you mean this adjectival form.
They only represent a select few young girls.
They only represent a selected few young girls.
Say #1, not #2.
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No. They are modifiers. You are one of select few/selected few who do this.
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CliveThey only represent a select few young girls.Finally, we're on the same page.
They only represent a selected few young girls.
Say #1, not #2.
Why is the second wrong? I've been using it
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We have expressions like, "the chosen few," which might appear as a caption under a picture of some Marines. This would be the same as "the select few." I haven't heard "the selected few" used in this way, but that doesn't mean it couldn't be.
An attorney or talent agent "represents" his clients. If he has a very small and select clientele, you could say he represents only a few. He r
An attorney or talent agent "represents" his clients. If he has a very small and select clientele, you could say he represents only a few. He r
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Got it. Thanks. I have been using it because we always use the participle to modify a noun like chosen instead of chose. Ithink there is no explanation. It's idomatic.
sorry for asking the stupid question about 'a'. It goes with few, of course!!!
sorry for asking the stupid question about 'a'. It goes with few, of course!!!
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Hi,
They only represent a select few young girls.
They only represent a selected few young girls.
Say #1, not #2.
Finally, we're on the same page.
Why is the second wrong? I've been using it
They only represent a select few young girls.
They only represent a selected few young girls.
Say #1, not #2.
Finally, we're on the same page.
Why is the second wrong? I've been using it
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