Idx | 1101 |
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Keyword | far |
Sub Entry Number | 1 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | Singapore is far from London. |
Correct Sentence | Singapore is a long way from London. |
Cloze Error Sentence | Singapore is [[far]] from London. |
Cloze Sentence | Singapore is [[a long way]] from London. |
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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