The children have gone to far-off countries

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Hi teachers,

The children have gone to far-
off countries and are engaged
in their work. Please correct it.

2

Does it need any correction? I don’t think it does.

3

Thank you.

4

Anglophile,
For
“The children have gone to far-off countries and are engaged in their work.”
can I say :
“The children have gone abroad and are engaged in their work.”?

5

Yes, and although there is no indication of how far away they now are, this is probably the more natural option of the two.

6

You can say so, but ‘abroad’ and ‘far-off countries’ do not mean the same. When you say ‘far-off’, you naturally do not mean your neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh etc.