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English Language & Usage Asked on October 25, 2020

may I ask what is the difference between the use of ‘varying’, ‘varied’, ‘various’ and ‘a variety of’? Many thanks!

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Varying his routine, he took a walk in the park.

Various books were strewn on the floor.

A variety of books were stacked on the table.

You should eat a more varied diet. No one can survive on only diet Coke and pizza.

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Answered by user280597 on October 25, 2020

Varying is connected to changing or changing over time.
Varied is different or differing, options

So a varying diet is a diet that I change from time to time, maybe every few months I eat low carbs for a month.
A varied diet is a diet that has different kinds of foods groups.

Answered by Toby Teacher on October 25, 2020

'varying' - participle -> To be in the process of changing at the time referred to

"I am/was/will be varying the conditions of your employment"

and adjective "The varying quality of the light made photography difficult."

'varied' - past participle = of an item that has changed or has been changed in the past "I have varied the conditions of your employment"

'Varied' - Adjective: of an item that is represented in several forms as a result of change or being changed "The varied quality of the apples meant that they could not be sold."

'various' - adjective: of items in a random collection

'variety - noun = a random set of types of an item.

Answered by Greybeard on October 25, 2020

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