SUBORDINATE CLAUSES OF COMPARISON
1. The hotel wasn't ... as we had hoped. (luxurious)
2. He is ... boy I know. (ambitious)
3. Tom is ... than his brother. (old)
4. The man wrote ... books of his generation. (good)
5. They go to the movies ... than I do. (often)
6. Bob is almost ... as his father. (tall)
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7. It's ... than I had expected. (bad)
8. I picked ... college from home I could find. (far)
9. This is ... weather we've had in a long time. (bad)
10. This is my ... place in all the world. (special)
1. Cuanto mayor es una ciudad, más incómoda es.
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2. ¿Bob es tan buen conductor como Jim?
3. Un televisor con pantalla de plasma es más caro que cualquier otro.
4. Cuanto más cuidadosamente conduzcas, menos accidentes tendrás.
5. Mi jefe gana mucho más dinero que yo.
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6. Cuanto más alto subes, más dura es la caída.
7. ¿Quién tiene tantos libros como tu padre?
8. Intento ir al cine tan a menudo como es posible.
9. Mi hermano mayor es más alto que el tuyo.
10. Este es el mejor libro que he leído nunca.
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11. Jumping off a bridge with a rope tied to your ankles is nutty but this
is worse.
This...
12. I've heard of crazy things but never of one like this.
This...
13. He was a great left wing quarterback. There was nobody better.
He...
14. Building this house was weird. I never did such a thing.
Building...
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15. The Beatles sound conventional. But the Rolling Stones don't.
The Rolling Stones...
16. We are four brothers. Jim is older than all of us.
Jim...
17. Tom is very innocent. He is like a child.
Tom...
18. It was hard to see the name of the street. There were with no
lights.
No lights made it...
19. Lifetime average is very high. It's third in history.
Lifetime...
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20. I thought you were a clever boy.
You...
1. The ____ you study for these exams, the ____ you will do.
hard - better
harder - more successfully
much - better
more - good
2. She doesn't really like vodka, so the ____ a bottle you find, the
____ it will be for us!
small - cheaper
smaller - cheap
smaller - good
smaller - cheaper
3. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that the ____ it is at
night, the ____ he plays his music!
later - more loud
late - louder
later - louder
more late - loud
4. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. The ____ the food
is, the ____ he likes it.
hotter - more
hot - much
hotter - much
hot - more
5. Of course you can come to the party! The ____ the ____.
more - merrier
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more - good
many - better
6. She will be really angry about that vase being broken! The ____
she knows about it, the ____.
more - better
less - better
worse - worse
worse - better
7. He has 6 large dogs to protect his house. The ____ the dog, the
____ he feels.
big - safer
biger - safer
bigger - safer
more big - more safe
8. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most.
The ____ he becomes, the ____ he is.
more rich - happyer
richer - happyer
richer - happier
9. You must drive slower in built up areas. The ____ you drive in the
city, the ____ it is that you will have an accident.
faster - probable
quicker - probably
faster - more probably
quicker - more probable
1. He's ... than his brother. (short)
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2. At least I'm not married to ... idiot in three counties! (big)
3. Why can't you be ... as your elder brother? (sensible)
4. He's the ... crazy person I have ever known. ( little)
5. OK. This is not his ... work. (interesting)
6. Is it really ... as they say? (difficult)
7. Tom can speak English far ... than his brother. (fluently)
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8. As a child, my ... recurring dream was to play at La Romareda. (early)
9. There's much ... demand for this model than there used to be. (little)
10. Jonathan Swift is widely regarded as ... satirist of his time. (fine)
1. He used to drive very fast but he had an accident and now he drives
slowly.
Now he...
2. I'm popular with girls but you are more popular.
I'm not...
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3. This thing is great. I've never seen anything like it.
This...
4. He speaks fluently. Last year he didn't.
He...
5. Our team played bad. They never played so badly.
Our team...
6. She is very happy now. Yesterday she wasn't so happy.
She...
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7. Simulation exercises are interesting for the teacher, not for the
pupils.
Simulation exercises...
8. I want a box whose length has to be twice this one.
I want..
9. He is working very hard. He has never worked like this.
He...
10. This sweater is size 32. Haven't you got a size 34?
Haven't you got...
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1. Ese es un lugar más seco que este.
2. Tienen menos clientes de los que les gustaría.
3. Tuvimos cada vez más aventuras.
4. El problema es menos importante de lo que yo pensaba.
5. El autobús está menos lleno que el metro.
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6. Ted es mejor cocinero que yo.
7. Comprar un ordenador nuevo es cada vez más necesario.
8. Tengo cuatro veces más libros que Bill.
9. La lluvia se volvió cada vez más fuerte.
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10. Jim tiene tres veces más dinero que Bob.
It's better ____ I thought.
as
then
than
like
Q2 - Brazil is _____ England.
biger than
bigger as
bigger than
biger as
Q3 - She is _____ in the class
the best
best
better than
as good as
Q4 - I'm not as successful ___ she is.
as
like
than
then
Q5 - It was ______ expensive restaurant I've ever been to.
more
the more
most
the most
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Q7 - It's ____ art collection in Europe.
finer
finest
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the finer
the finest
Q12 - The underground is ____ buses.
more expensive
most expensive
the most expensive
more expensive than
Q13 - The plane would be _____ than the coach.
more quickly
quicker
Either could be used here.
Q15 - There were ____ people at the game than expected.
most
more
many
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