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Grammar fix

fully functional

works completely

Working perfectly and able to do everything it is supposed to do.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • The hospital's new X-ray machine is now fully functional.technology
  • During my internship, I was responsible for making sure all the equipment in the lab was fully functional before each experiment.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: be + fully functional

WrongThe app is fully function now.

RightThe app is fully functional now.

'Functional' (adjective) — not 'function'.

Patternbe + fully functional

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff The device is entirely operational.

Natural It's fully functional.

'Entirely operational' is tech-manual stiff; 'fully functional' is the natural phrase.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • fully functional
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Don't confuse it

Not the same as 'partially functional,' which means only some parts work.

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