A friend is someone you know and like; friendly describes an attitude.
The idea
The noun friend names a person and has the plural friends. The adjective friendly describes behaviour. To introduce one of your friends, say a friend of mine.
Examples
- My friend is at the station.
- Two friends are having coffee.
- She is a friend of mine.
- Our neighbours are friendly.
- I met a friend yesterday.
- Their friends live nearby.
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Watch out
Do not use the object pronoun in a friend of me; use the possessive pronoun mine. A friendly person is not necessarily a friend.
Try it yourself
Choose the plural for two people. Two ___ are having coffee. (friend / friends)
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friends
friends is plural after two.
Choose an adjective to describe the neighbours. Our neighbours are ___. (friendly / friend)
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friendly
friendly describes the neighbours’ manner.
Complete the expression meaning one of my friends. She is a friend of ___. (mine / me)
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mine
mine completes the expression a friend of mine.
Practice round
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Choose the plural for two people. Two ___ are having coffee. (friend / friends)
Choose an adjective to describe the neighbours. Our neighbours are ___. (friendly / friend)
Complete the expression meaning one of my friends. She is a friend of ___. (mine / me)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Introduce a friend and describe a friendly person you know.