Language Check Point

LANGUAGE CHECK POINT

× Kovai is further from Chennai than Trichy.

× Kovai is farther from Chennai than Trichy.

× Further means 'additional'. Farther is used to talk about distance.

✔ Sheeba is more stronger than Sinduja.

✔ Sheeba is stronger than Sinduja.

✔ Avoid double comparatives. Adjectives of one syllable usually form their comparatives by adding -er to the positive. Adjectives with more than two syllables take ' more'.

? My elder sister is six feet high.

? My elder sister is six feet tall.

? We generally use tall with people, and it’s the opposite of short. Use high when referring to trees, buildings, or mountains, and it’s the opposite of low.