noun · neutral
fraction
/ˈfrækʃən/FRA·ction
task1
a small part or amount of something, especially compared with the whole
Examples
“a tiny fraction”
“a fraction of the total”
“only a fraction remained”
Band 8 sentence
“Only a tiny fraction of the respondents reported using public transport exclusively, which suggests a strong preference for private vehicles.”
Collocations
- a tiny/small fraction
- a fraction of
Word family
fraction nfractional adj
Common mistakes
a little fraction→a tiny/small fraction
fraction of students was→a fraction of students were
Say it for a higher band
5part→6piece→7+fraction
Synonyms
part
Easily confused
part
“Only a small part of the budget was allocated to research.”
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