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Used with nouns:
"
There will be a minor change."
(change, adjustment, correction, difference, alteration)
"
This is a minor disappointment."
(disappointment, accident)
"
She only had a minor role in the play."
(role)
"
We witnessed a minor miracle."
(miracle, accident)
"
He played in the minor league."
(league)
"
It's just a minor setback."
(setback, issue, dispute, problem, discomfort, offense, defect, discrepancy, ailment, operation, distraction, part, detail)
"
I played a minor chord on the piano."
(chord)
"
We have a minor complication."
(complication, complaint, modification, disagreement)
Used with verbs:
"
The accident is only minor."
(be: is/am/are, seems)
Used with adverbs:
"
It was a very minor incident, so don't worry."
(very, extremely, fairly, relatively)
