CHAPTER 9. COMPARISONS (10) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 9. COMPARISONS

 

EXERCISE 11. FARTHER and FURTHER. Directions: Complete the sentences with farther and/or further. Use both if possible. 1 Ron and his friend went jogging. Ron ran two miles, but his friend got tired after one mile. Ron ran ____ farther/ further ______ than his friend did 2 If you have any _______ further ________ questions, don't hesitate to ask 3 Paris is ____________ north than Tokyo. 4 I gave my old computer to my younger sister because I had no ____________ use for it. 5 I like my new apartment, but it is ____________ away from school than my old apartment was. 6 Thank you for your help, but I'll be fine now. I don't want to cause you any ____________ trouble EXERCISE 12. Comparatives. (Charts 9-2 and 9-3) Directions: Choose any appropriate adjective from the list (or any adjective of your own choosing) to make comparisons between the given items. Use the comparative form (more/-er). bright flexible short easy heavy thick enjoyable relaxing thin fast shallow wide and deep 1 traveling by air \ traveling by bus → Travelling by air is faster than traveling by bus. Traveling by air is easier than travelling by bus. Etc. 2 a pool \ a lake 3 an elephant's neck \ a giraffe's neck 4 sunlight \ moonlight 5 iron \ wood 6 walking \ running 7 a river \ a stream 8 rubber \ wood 9 nothing \ sitting in a garden on a quiet summer day 10 a butterfly's wing \ a blade of grass   EXERCISE 13. Comparatives. (Charts 9-2 and 9-3) Directions: Work in pairs. Speaker A: Ask the given question. Your book is open. Speaker B: Answer the question. Begin your response with "Not really, but at least . . .!' Your book is closed. Example: SPEAKER A (book open): Is the mayor of this city famous? SPEAKER B (book closed): Not really, but at least he/she is more famous than I am. 1 Is a mouse big? 2 Is this room large? 3 Is your desk comfortable? 4 Is an elephant intelligent? 5 Was the last exercise easy? Switch roles 6 Is the floor clean? 7 Is a pen expensive? 8 Is this book heavy? 9 Is blue a bright color? 10 Is (name of a city) close to (name of this city)?

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EXERCISE 11 EXERCISE 12 EXERCISE 13