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Hi Salman,
An interesting question. You ask for the difference between whole and complete as used in this sentence:
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And by early evening the whole country will see the rain.
Correct answer: (a) whole |
In the sentence whole means entire in the sense of covering every single bit of the country. When we say the whole day, we mean from beginning to end of the day. In this sentence: The whole town came into the centre to celebrate the winners we mean every single member of the town's population.
Complete on the other hand suggests that nothing is missing - in other words all the parts are there as in: the complete works of Shakespeare (every play). Newspapers try to give a complete picture of what happened. I have complete trust in your ability.
To summarize: whole suggests total coverage complete suggests that there is nothing absent.
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| #3 (permalink) Wed Mar 16, 2011 15:14 pm Difference between complete AND whole |
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What does it mean? - early evening
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Mar 17, 2011 0:17 am Difference between complete AND whole |
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'Early evening' can be from about 6 pm to about 7 pm, depending on light intensity and one's daily schedule.
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Mar 24, 2011 20:26 pm Difference between complete AND whole |
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can somebody tell me please is it correct: I want to have a rest OF this heavy traffic.
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Mar 24, 2011 20:30 pm Difference between complete AND whole |
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...from this heavy traffic
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| #7 (permalink) Sat Mar 26, 2011 18:29 pm Difference between complete AND whole |
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| Help me, please. tell me is it correct: My throat is red. and the second: I have high immunity |
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| #8 (permalink) Sat Mar 26, 2011 19:00 pm Difference between complete AND whole |
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Hello
'My throat is red' is grammatically correct. It would usually denote an infection of the throat.
'I have high immunity' indicates that you have a high immunity to something.
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| #9 (permalink) Sat Mar 26, 2011 19:13 pm Difference between complete AND whole |
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| is it correct:Do you know where IS Nick now? |
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| #10 (permalink) Sat Mar 26, 2011 19:59 pm Difference between complete AND whole |
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Do you know where Nick is now?
Where is Nick now?
'Do you know' modifies the question so that you don't need to invert the word order.
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