In other cases these words begin with small letters.
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The sun rises in
the east.
•
He came from
the west.
51. Elder and eldest
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Incorrect: He is
elder than me.
•
Correct: He is
older than me.
•
Incorrect: He is the
eldest man in the village.
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Correct: He is the
oldest man in the village.
Elder and
eldest can be used to talk about the order of birth of the members of a
family. Note that they are only used before nouns.
After a verb we use older or
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