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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Difference between far and away
I am a English teacher teaching TOEIC in Korea.
yesterday, one of my Ss came to me and asked a question which was cloz filling type of grammar.
Q. "....a minute ____ from downtown."
there were two options that made my student confused.
one was "away" and the other was "far"
she checked the answer was 'away' but wanted me to explain why 'far' wouldn't appropriate grammatically.
can anybody help me?
yesterday, one of my Ss came to me and asked a question which was cloz filling type of grammar.
Q. "....a minute ____ from downtown."
there were two options that made my student confused.
one was "away" and the other was "far"
she checked the answer was 'away' but wanted me to explain why 'far' wouldn't appropriate grammatically.
can anybody help me?
Top answer
We do not use 'far' with measurement. A: How far are we from Pusan? B: We're about two hours away.
- We do not use 'far' with measurement.
- A: How far are we from Pusan?
- B: We're about two hours away.
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We do not use 'far' with measurement.
A: How far are we from Pusan?
B: We're about two hours away.
A: How far are we from Pusan?
B: We're about two hours away.
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