ALMOST dan NEARLY

 ALMOST: Hampir

Dipakai dalam kalimat positif yang mempunyai makna nagative.

Contoh: 

1. We were bitten by mosquitoes almost every night.

2. The boat sank almost immediately after it had struck the rock.

NEARLY: Hampir.

Dipakai hanya dalam kalimat positif.

1. I've nearly finished that book you lent me.

2. She's nearly as tall as her father now. 

Note: Kata Almost lebih mendekati daripada kata Nearly.