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jays
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 Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:08 am Post subject: a question related with "even " |
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Which of the two in the parentheses is correct in the following sentence?
( I think "2 Not a few" is right because "1 Only a few" does not match "even" which is just before "mentioned." Am I wrong?)
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Even though a photographer had captured the momentous moment when the airplane first left the ground, the Wrights' first flight received little attention. (1 Only a few / 2 Not a few) newspapers even mentioned it. |
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mat
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:59 am Post subject: |
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It would be 'only a few' in this case. If it were to be 'not a few' it could have been 'not even a few newspapers mentioned it'.
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LucentShade
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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"Not a few newspapers (even) mentioned the event" = "More than a few newspapers mentioned the event" --because "not a few" implies the opposite of "few" (many), "not a few" does not give the correct meaning for the sentence. In general, "not a few" is not a common expression.
(Also, it's more natural to use "related to," as in "a question related to "even") |
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