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Difference between considerably and relatively #1 (permalink) Mon Jun 13, 2005 7:11 am   Difference between considerably and relatively
 

Test No. incompl/advan-61 "Trains", question 8

On the day we travelled most people had decided to stay at home as the train was ......... empty.

(a) considerably
(b) related
(c) reliable
(d) relatively

Test No. incompl/advan-61 "Trains", answer 8

On the day we travelled most people had decided to stay at home as the train was relatively empty.

Correct answer: (d) relatively

Your answer was: incorrect
On the day we travelled most people had decided to stay at home as the train was considerably empty.
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Both relatively and considerably seem to be appropriate to use in the sentence above. Could you explain the difference of the two?
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Difference between considerably and relatively #2 (permalink) Tue Jun 14, 2005 14:58 pm   Difference between considerably and relatively
 

The modifier considerably describes a great extent or degree so it wouldn't work in connection with the adjective empty.
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Difference between considerably and relatively #3 (permalink) Mon Aug 03, 2009 17:53 pm   Difference between considerably and relatively
 

Both the word consider and considerably puzzles me.
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