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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

PREPOSITION 'AROUND'

Around


1. It would be interesting to travel around the world someday.

2. They put their arms around each other.

3. They planted a lot of gardens around their house.

4. The place I need to go to is just around the corner.

5. It's fun to hang around downtown San Francisco during the day.

6. This man is very comfortable with working around bees.

7. When classes are over, he likes to walk around the school and talk to people.

8.

A: Do you know what time it is?

B: I think it's around 1:00.

9. He looks like he's around 30 years old.

(2) As far as


1. She's able to take good pictures with her camera as far as 200 yards away.

2. He can hit something with his rifle as far as a mile away.

3. He can throw the football as far as 70 yards.


4. He has meetings scheduled as far as August.

5. She can ride her bike as far as the end of the street.

6. I can smell Henrietta's fried chicken as far as half a mile.

7. We went as far as the Statue of Liberty today while walking around New York.

"As far as" is similar to "up to" when describing distance.

You can also use "as far as" as a conjunction.
(Sumber: Sanghrison_Facebook)

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