the Arabic/English/Japanese language may be used when you talk about a language in terms of its history, structure, users etc: ‘The English language has evolved over many centuries.’ large The road wasn’t large enough for two cars.
The road wasn’t wide enough for two cars. When you are talking about the distance from one side to the other, use wide or broad: ‘The river is much too wide to swim across.’ ‘How did you get such broad shoulders?’ last 1
Did you hear what happened on last Friday?
Did you hear what happened last Friday? He looks thinner than when I saw him in the last summer.
He looks thinner than when I saw him last summer. The last Monday was a terrible day.
Last Monday was a terrible day. See Language Note at TIME 2
In the last years many people have stopped smoking.
In recent years many people have stopped smoking. in recent weeks/months etc (NOT last ): ‘In recent months this stretch of the road has seen three serious accidents.’ Compare: ‘Over the last few years many people have stopped smoking.’ 3
First we listened to the tape, then we answered some questions, and at last we
wrote the story.
First we listened to the tape, then we answered some questions, and finally we wrote the story. We went from one restaurant to another, but all of them were full. At last we
decided to buy some pizzas and take them home.
We went from one restaurant to another, but all of them were full. In the end we decided to buy some pizzas and take them home. See Language Note at END
