fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
It was a blind alley. I could not walk any ....
Far
Farthest
Furthest
Farther
Further
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If you want to be sure not to make a mistake, the simplest rules to follow are: Use farther only when you are referring to distance, literal or figurative. Use further only to mean “more”. so the answer is farther . D is the answer.
He could not walk any farther meaning he could not walk any long way ❌
She could not walk any further because she was scared
She could not continue the journey she needed some rest or she needs to withdraw from the journey
a blind alley is
A metaphorical path that leads nowhere; a dead end. Eg -After spending years trying to prove his hypothesis but failing to get the results he had hoped for, the physicist feared that he had wasted too much time heading down a blind alley.
So E is correct
if any is to come before the (adjective) use comparative but if any appears after the adjective use superlative
for example this phone is not any better than the former one or you can say the girl is the best in any of the group
'D. Farther' Should Be The Right Option Due To The Object Of The Sentence "Alley"
"Further" is commonly used after "any" in negative sentences to show that no more distance can be covered.
The phrase "any further" is the correct and natural expression in English.
So, the best answer is E. further.
In the context of the sentence, "I could not walk any further," the word "further" implies a continuation of progress or an additional distance that cannot be covered, which is why it's the more fitting choice. It also works in the sense of "any more." While "farther" could be used here and is technically correct in American English, "further" is the more common and generally preferred choice, especially in this specific context, as it can be used for both physical and abstract distance.
