Different means not the same as another person, thing or choice.
The idea
Use different after be or before a plural noun: different ideas. For a comparison, different from is widely used: different from yours.
Examples
- The two keys are different.
- My room is different from yours.
- These buses go to different places.
- We have different ideas.
- Her new job is different from her old one.
- The two answers look the same, but they are different.
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Different from is a common comparison; some speakers also use different to or different than, depending on variety and context.
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Choose the adjective meaning not the same. One key is red and the other is blue. They are ___. (different / identical)
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different
Different says the keys are not the same.
Choose the common preposition in this comparison. My room is different ___ yours. (from / into)
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from
From introduces the thing being compared.
Choose the adjective before the noun ideas. We have ___ ideas. (different / differently)
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different
Different goes before the plural noun ideas.
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Choose the adjective meaning not the same. One key is red and the other is blue. They are ___. (different / identical)
Choose the common preposition in this comparison. My room is different ___ yours. (from / into)
Choose the adjective before the noun ideas. We have ___ ideas. (different / differently)
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Tap the words in the right order.
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