"There were over ten books on the shelf" is proper. You wouldn't say "there were larger/greater than 10 books on the shelf". The latter two imply size rather than quantity. Tani Wolff - Kaplan wrote:With numbers "over" makes more sense than "greater" or "larger". I think that although these definitions may not be of much help in this question,but they might prove to be very useful in any questions that you might encounter in future. We can afford to take a larger view of the situation This meaning shows the degree of size of an item. This is the meaning used in the sentence at hand.ġ of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity: None of these definitions qualifies the usage of great in this sentence.For this reason we say 40 is greater than 30 ģ higher or more than (a specified number or quantity): (Greater) (of a city) including adjacent urban areas:Ģ of ability, quality, or eminence considerably above average: (Great) denoting the larger or largest part of a place: (also greater) used in names of animals or plants which are larger than similar kinds, e.g. used to reinforce another adjective of size or extent:
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