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==Related Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Quantifiers|Quantifiers]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Present-Tense|Present Tense]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Collocations-with-keep|Collocations with keep]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Beside-and-Besides|Beside and Besides]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Although-VS-Even-though|Although VS Even though]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/GERUNDS|GERUNDS]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/In:-place|In: place]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/CONJUNCTIONS|CONJUNCTIONS]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/-After--as-an-adverb| After as an adverb]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Adjectives-ending-in-ly|Adjectives ending in ly]] | |||
Revision as of 16:06, 26 February 2023
Alternate(ly) and alternative(ly)
Alternate(ly) means ‘first one and then the other’, 'in turns'
Examples:
- We spend alternate weekends at our country cottage.
- I'm alternately happy and depressed.
Alternatively is similar to 'different', ‘instead’, 'on the other hand
Examples:
- Jessica’s not free on the 29th. We’ll have to find an alternative date.
- You could go by air, or alternatively you could drive there.
*In American English alternately can be used with the same meaning as alternatively.