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Welcome to our series of posts about articles! Over the next month, we’ll take a deep dive into this fascinating—and, let’s be honest, sometimes pesky—English grammar point. Today, we’ll start with a refresher. Note that a dedicated post focused specifically on article practice will follow the theoretical ones.
Consider these two sentences: We’d better not go any further. We’d better not go any farther. Is there a difference between them? If so, what is it? In this article, you’ll get a quick refresher on the comparative and superlative forms of far: farther/further and farthest/furthest. Stick around for a practical exercise to test your understanding. Alright, let’s go the distance.
Look at these adjectives and try to put them in the correct order to describe a bowl: French, glass, fruit, white, old, round, nice, big (bowl). You can check your answer by clicking “Answer Key” below. Were you correct? If so, good job! But do you understand why that order is considered correct? Is there any room for variation?
If you came up with an order different from the one in the answer key, this article will explain the logic behind it. So whether you nailed it or not, read on. Not only will we explain this, but we’ll also provide more practice opportunities toward the end.
nice, big, round, old, white, French glass fruit bowl
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