Wednesday, 2 December 2020

Common errors in English: Usage of First and Fast

 First and Fast


Incorrect : This train runs first. 


Correct: This train runs fast.


Incorrect : Ratan arrived fast; then others. 


Correct : Ratan arrived first; then others.


Note: “Fast' is an adverb of manner and it means "quickly'. But "first" is an adverb of time and it means "before anything else' or "before the others'.


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