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==Alternate(ly) means ‘first one and then the other’, 'in turns'== | ==Alternate(ly) means ‘first one and then the other’, 'in turns'== | ||
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*I'm alternately happy and depressed. | *I'm alternately happy and depressed. | ||
==Alternatively is similar to 'different', ‘instead’, 'on the other hand== | ==Alternatively is similar to 'different', ‘instead’, 'on the other hand== | ||
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<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbQAv9ULjC4</youtube> | <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbQAv9ULjC4</youtube> | ||
== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Quantifiers|Quantifiers]] | * [[Language/English/Grammar/Quantifiers|Quantifiers]] | ||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Present-Tense|Present Tense]] | * [[Language/English/Grammar/Present-Tense|Present Tense]] | ||
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* [[Language/English/Grammar/-After--as-an-adverb| After as an adverb]] | * [[Language/English/Grammar/-After--as-an-adverb| After as an adverb]] | ||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Adjectives-ending-in-ly|Adjectives ending in ly]] | * [[Language/English/Grammar/Adjectives-ending-in-ly|Adjectives ending in ly]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 27 March 2023
Alternate(ly) and alternative(ly)
Alternate(ly) means ‘first one and then the other’, 'in turns'[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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.
Videos[edit | edit source]
Alternatives to BUT! Use better words in English - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Quantifiers
- Present Tense
- Collocations with keep
- Beside and Besides
- Although VS Even though
- GERUNDS
- In: place
- CONJUNCTIONS
- After as an adverb
- Adjectives ending in ly