Full: containing a lot

The idea

Use a full bottle before a noun or the bottle is full after be. Add of to name contents: full of water, full of guests.

Examples

• The bottle is full of water.
• She carried a full bag of books.
• The room was full of guests.
• Is the cup full or empty?
• The train was full this morning.
• He put the full bottle on the table.

Watch out

Full of identifies the contents; it does not always state an exact quantity. An empty bottle has no contents.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the preposition before the contents. The bottle is full ___ water. (of / from)

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   of

   Of introduces the contents after full.

2. Choose the word for a train with no room for more passengers. No room remains for more passengers on the train: it is ___. (full / empty)

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   full

   A full train has no room for more passengers here.

3. Choose the opposite when there is nothing inside. There is nothing in the bottle: it is ___. (empty / full)

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   empty

   Empty is the opposite when nothing is inside.

Use it today

Describe a container or place and say what it is full of.