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in particular

prep. phr..
B1 Intermediate Oxford

prep. phr.. you use this to point out one specific person, thing, or detail from a larger group.

prep. phr.. an adverbial phrase used to specify or emphasize a particular member of a set or a specific aspect of a topic.


SIMPLE

I love fruit, in particular apples.

CONTEXTUAL

The teacher was happy with the class, and she praised one student in particular for his hard work.

COMPLEX

While the report addresses several environmental concerns, it focuses on carbon emissions in particular as the primary driver of recent climate shifts.

Usage

usually appears at the end of a sentence or immediately after the noun it modifies.

Teaching tip

contrast with 'particularly'; while 'particularly' is an adverb that often modifies adjectives, 'in particular' usually modifies nouns or whole clauses.

Pitfall

in the particularin particularthis phrase is a fixed expression and does not take an article between the preposition and the adjective.

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