Question

Помогите срочно! A: Choose the best variant for the adjectives - old, near, far, late. Let’s take a later/latest train. Computers are one of the latest/last discoveries of the 20th century. Sorry I’m late — am I the last/latest? That’s a further/farther reason to do it. This poem belongs to his latter /later works. Jane is 2 years older/elder than Jack. Jane is older/elder than Jack by two years. My older/elder brother is 5 years older/elder than me. Where is the nearest/next post office? The teacher told us about the latest/last elections in this country. The nearest/next house to ours is 2 miles away.

Answer 1

1. later
2. the latest
3. the latest
4. further
5. later
6. older
7. elder
8. the nearest
9. last
10. the nearest

Answer 2

Let's choose the correct adjectives for each sentence:

1. Let’s take a later/latest train.

   • The correct adjective is "later" in this context.

2. Computers are one of the latest/last discoveries of the 20th century.

   • The correct adjective is "latest" in this context.

3. Sorry I’m late — am I the last/latest?

   • The correct adjective is "last" in this context.

4. That’s a further/farther reason to do it.

   • Both "further" and "farther" are correct, but "further" is more commonly used in this context.

5. This poem belongs to his latter/later works.

   • The correct adjective is "later" in this context.

6. Jane is 2 years older/elder than Jack.

   • Both "older" and "elder" are correct, but "older" is more commonly used in this context.

7. Jane is older/elder than Jack by two years.

   • The correct adjective is "older" in this context.

8. My older/elder brother is 5 years older/elder than me.

   • Both "older" and "elder" are correct, but "older" is more commonly used in this context.

9. Where is the nearest/next post office?

   • The correct adjective is "nearest" in this context.

10. The teacher told us about the latest/last elections in this country.

    • The correct adjective is "latest" in this context.

11. The nearest/next house to ours is 2 miles away.

    • The correct adjective is "nearest" in this context.

Remember that the usage of "further" and "farther" can sometimes vary based on regional preferences, but in most cases, "further" is used for figurative distance or advancement, while "farther" is used for physical distance.