0
Soochu Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Range or spread

Vocabulary question:
For more than 20 years, we have been supporting educational programs that ___ from kindergartens to colleges.
A) range B) spread.

I chose B, but the answer is A. Now I am confused by their differences. who can explain them clearly. tks very much. ^_^
  

Top answer

In this context, if you had said "spread", it would have implied that the programs started in kindergartens and moved, step by step, to colleges, as in: The craze for Cabbage Patch dolls spread like wildfire from coast to coast. The rumor spread from student to student. Once the idea got on the Internet, it spread all over the world.

— CalifJim

  • In this context, if you had said "spread", it would have implied that the programs started in kindergartens and moved, step by step, to colleges, as in: The craze for Cabbage Patch dolls spread like wildfire from coast to coast.
  • The rumor spread from student to student.
  • Once the idea got on the Internet, it spread all over the world.
  • In this context, "range" would have a much more neutral meaning than "spread", simply saying that the list of programs contains some in kindergartens and some in colleges and some in all the various levels of education in between.
  • The colors in this picture range from sky blue to navy blue.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
In this context, if you had said "spread", it would have implied that the programs started in kindergartens and moved, step by step, to colleges, as in:

The craze for Cabbage Patch dolls spread like wildfire from coast to coast.
The rumor spread from student to student.
Once the idea got on the Internet, it spread all over the world.

In this context, "range" would ha
0

Related Questions