 #2 (permalink) Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:58 am Fairly/almost |
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Hi Halmas,
You asked:
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It was a different sort of worry that was almost a concern. He wants to see her again.
Correct answer: (d) almost
Your answer was: incorrect
It was a different sort of worry that was fairly a concern. He wants to see her again.
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why its almost and why cant it be fairly? |
Almost has the sense of just not reaching something. You can use it with a verb: He almost succeeded in breaking the record but failed by three seconds. You can use it with a noun: It has become almost a problem.
Fairly has the sense of quite (not completely) and is usually used to qualify an adjective/adverb as in: You can complete this exercise fairly easily because the questions are fairly simple.
Alan
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