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Bộ sách tham khảo thực hành ngữ pháp tiếng anh_ Practical English Usage của Michael Swan. | far and a long way 200 Rather can modify verbs especially verbs that refer to thoughts and feelings and nouns. I rather think we re going to lose. She rather likes gardening. It was rather a disappointment. For word order rules and other details of the use of rather see 490. 4 pretty Pretty informal is like rather but only modifies adjectives and adverbs. How s things Pretty good. You OK You re driving pretty fast. Pretty well means almost . I ve pretty well finished. 200 far and a long way 1 far in questions and negatives Far is most common in questions and negative clauses. How far did you walk The youth hostel is not far from here. In affirmative clauses we usually prefer a long way. We walked a long way. not We-wtdkedcfar. The station is a long way from here. More natural than The station is far from here. 2 far in affirmative clauses However far is normal in affirmative clauses with too enough as and so. She s gone far enough. A bit too far. It s ready as far as I know. Any problems OK so far. 3 far with comparatives etc Far is also used in all kinds of clauses to modify comparatives superlatives and too. She s far older than her husband. This bike is by far the best. You re far too young to get married. 4 before a noun a far country Far can be used as an adjective before a noun meaning distant . This is rather formal and old-fashioned. Long ago in a far country there lived a woman who had seven sons. Much many and long for time are also more common in questions and negative sentences see 357 and 330 . page 179 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this waterm farther and further 201 201 farther and further 1 distance We use both farther and further to talk about distance. They mean the same. Edinburgh is farther further away than York. 2 additional Further but not farther can mean additional extra more advanced . For further information see page 6. College of Further Education 202 feel Feel has several different meanings. Progressive .