Question

1102 1 'It's far to the nearest garage,' she said. 'It's [[far]] to the nearest garage,' she said. a long way Far is mainly used in questions and negative sentences: 'How far is it to the station?' 'Oxford isn't far from London.' 'It's not far.'In affirmative sentences, people usually say a long way: 'Their house is a long way from the town centre.'Far is used in affirmative sentences only when it appears in phrases such as too far, quite far or far away: 'I suggest you take the bus - it's too far to walk.'

Accepted Answer

far ✗ 'It's a long way to the nearest garage,' she said. 'It's [[a long way]] to the nearest garage,' she said. far | a long way

Idx	1102
Keyword	far
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	'It's far to the nearest garage,' she said.
Correct Sentence	'It's a long way to the nearest garage,' she said.
Cloze Error Sentence	'It's [[far]] to the nearest garage,' she said.
Cloze Sentence	'It's [[a long way]] to the nearest garage,' she said.
Cloze Answer	a long way
Choices	far \| a long way
Explanation	Far is mainly used in questions and negative sentences: 'How far is it to the station?' 'Oxford isn't far from London.' 'It's not far.' In affirmative sentences, people usually say a long way: 'Their house is a long way from the town centre.' Far is used in affirmative sentences only when it appears in phrases such as too far, quite far or far away: 'I suggest you take the bus - it's too far to walk.'

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