Soochu Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Range or spread
Vocabulary question:
For more than 20 years, we have been supporting educational programs that ___ from kindergartens to colleges.
A) range B) spread.
I chose B, but the answer is A. Now I am confused by their differences. who can explain them clearly. tks very much. ^_^
For more than 20 years, we have been supporting educational programs that ___ from kindergartens to colleges.
A) range B) spread.
I chose B, but the answer is A. Now I am confused by their differences. who can explain them clearly. tks very much. ^_^
Top answer
In this context, if you had said "spread", it would have implied that the programs started in kindergartens and moved, step by step, to colleges, as in: The craze for Cabbage Patch dolls spread like wildfire from coast to coast. The rumor spread from student to student. Once the idea got on the Internet, it spread all over the world.
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In this context, if you had said "spread", it would have implied that the programs started in kindergartens and moved, step by step, to colleges, as in:
The craze for Cabbage Patch dolls spread like wildfire from coast to coast.
The rumor spread from student to student.
Once the idea got on the Internet, it spread all over the world.
In this context, "range" would ha
The craze for Cabbage Patch dolls spread like wildfire from coast to coast.
The rumor spread from student to student.
Once the idea got on the Internet, it spread all over the world.
In this context, "range" would ha
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