At the end of the road

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Test No. incompl/elem-5 "Finish/End", question 3

You can't miss it, it's that tall building right at the ......... of the road.

(a) end
(b) ends
(c) finish
(d) finishes

Test No. incompl/elem-5 "Finish/End", answer 3

You can't miss it, it's that tall building right at the end of the road.

Correct answer: (a) end
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what's different between end and finish

[Alan]

There are many different uses for these two words. Here in this sentence it means the last physical part. Finish has more the idea of completion.
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[Burhannow]

in present simple we use 'S' or 'ES' for He-She-it

[Belskaya]

Dear Alan, please, explain the following:
Isn't it possible to say 'tall building'? Don't we use the word 'tall' speaking about people? Isn't it better to say 'a high building' instead?
Thanks.

[Beeesneees]

You can use both Belskaya.
Other things can also be tall.

Please fill a tall glass with fruit juice.
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[Belskaya]

[Beeesneees]

When studying English the traditional rules of grammar are often applied and followed very precisely.
It is easier to teach that way and it is easier to learn, because it provides a clear structure for the language.

The living language isn't quite so rigid in its structure, so as you develop competence, you come across things such as high/tall where in normal usage the rules aren't so rigid.

It's just a matter of where you are in the learning process.
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[Passo]

dear alain
when i put end
when i put finish

[Azoudiarra]

Dear Torsten,
can you tell me the different betwen "end "and "finish"
thank you !!

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[Alan]

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Hi Passo,

'Put an end to' as indicated by OTS is the expression and is often used when you stop something that has been going on too long as in: They decided to put an end to the discussions which had alrready gone on for six hours. The only use of 'finish' loosely related to this idea is: Put finishing touches to something when you complete something to make sure there are no mistakes as in: The president put the finishing touches to the speech before reading it out to the public.

Alan
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[Passo]

thank's mr alain

[Untaught1988]

You can't miss it, it's that tall
building right at the ......... of the road.

"... it's very tall..." Here "that" means "very"?
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[Beeesneees]

No, 'that' means 'that': used to identify a specific object observed by the speaker. In this case, the tall building which is not right next to you.
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[Untaught1988]

Thank you.
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