Spot the Errors - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 26301

Q.  Chennai is (1)  / further from (2)  / Pune than (3)  / Nagpur. (4)  / No Error (5)
- Published on 17 Jan 17

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5

ANSWER: 2
 
Replace 'further' with 'farther'.

'Farther' means 'a greater distance'.

'Further' means 'something additional'.

The correct sentence should be: Chennai is farther from Pune than Nagpur.

For e.g
Further discussion will be held in the other office.
I don't want to give you anything further
Amritsar is farther from Delhi than Ambala.
Her house is farther than mine from Swargate.

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