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passage below.
... differing opinions amongst supporters and critics; the former
swear by them, while the latter are resolutely opposed.'
i Write an explanation of how this pair of words is used, in this
case and generally.
ii Write a sentence of your own using this pair of words.
C Look at the use of former' and 'latter' in the quotation from the​

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(i)

The words 'former' and 'latter' refer to two different things.

Here, we're taking supporters and critics.

  • 'former' refers to the first group/thing
  • 'latter' refers to the second/last group/thing

So in this case, 'former' is referred to the supporters, and 'latter' is referred to the critics.

(ii) The man gave us a choice between music and sports, I chose the former, while she chose the latter.

Hope it helps. :)

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