Fill in the blanks.
1. ................................ we drove fast, we could not catch them.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. Nobody can predict .......................... he is going to do next.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. I felt like ....................... but I didn't dare.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I can feel something ............................ me.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. When at last they found him, he was almost ............................
Correct!
Wrong!
6. The hostel is not ........................ from here.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. ............................ is the station from here?
Correct!
Wrong!
8. .............................. did you go?
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The station is .............................. from here.
Correct!
Wrong!
Far is mainly used in questions and negative sentences. In affirmative sentences, we use a long way.
10. We expect him ............................... at six.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. When you are a child, it is hard to .............................. things.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. We expected her .............................. at 10 but she didn't.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. Though we drove fast, we could not catch them.
2. Nobody can predict what he is going to do next.
3. I felt like laughing but I didn’t dare.
4. I can feel something biting me.
5. When at last they found him, he was almost dead.
6. The hostel is not far from her.
7. How far is the station from here?
8. How far did you go?
9. The station is a long way from here.
10. We expect him to phone at six.
11. When you are a child, it is hard to wait for things.
12. We expected her to come at 10 but she didn’t.
