Tricky pitfalls - 12

Tricky pitfalls – 12

61. The motel was far from the nearest filling station.

62. Should you need any farther information, don’t hesitate to contact us.

63. It seems lots of people are favourable to the intervention in the public security in Rio de Janeiro.

64. Every time I rememberd his face I felt a little fear.

65. My grandma was a six feet two inches tall woman.

Correção

61. The motel was a long way to the nearest filling station. (Convém não usar far em sentenças afirmativas.)

62. Should you need any further information, don’t hesitate to contact us. (Farther só é usado para indicar distância.)

63. It seems lots of people are in favour of the intervention in the public security in Rio de Janeiro. (Favourable é uma adjetivo atributivo, i.e., é usado antes de um adjetivo, tipo favourable comment, favourable report.)

64. Every time I rememberd his face I felt a little afraid. (You feel afraid, not fear.)

65. My grandma was a six foot two inches tall woman. (Quando um adjetivo é formado de uma unidade de medida, precedida de um número – como, por exemplo, a four-year-old boy, a three-kilo bag, a two-mile walk, etc. tal unidade vem sempre no singular.)