CHAPTER 9. COMPARISONS (14) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 9. COMPARISONS

 

9-6 COMPARISONS WITH LESS … THAN AND NOT AS ….. AS EXERCISE 17. LESS ... THAN and NOT AS ... AS. (Chart 9-6) Directions: Circle the correct answer or answers. 1 My nephew is _______________ ambitious _______________ my niece. A less …….. than B not as …….. as 2 My nephew is _______________ old _______________ my niece. A less …….. than B not as …….. as 3 A bee is _______________ big _______________ a bird. A less …….. than B not as …….. as 4 My brother is _______________ interested in planning for the future _______________ I am. A less …….. than B not as …….. as 5 I am _______________ good at repairing things _______________ Diane is. A less …….. than B not as …….. as 6 Some students are _______________ serious about their schoolwork _______________ others. A less …….. than B not as …….. as EXERCISE 18. MORE/-ER, LESS, and NOT AS …. AS. (Charts 9-1 -+9-6) Directions: Use the words in the given order to make comparisons using one of the following: more/-er …. than less. … than not as ... as 1 France \ large \ Brazil → France isn't as large as Brazil. 2 a river \ big \ a stream → A river is bigger than a stream. 3 metal \ flexible \ rubber → Metal is less flexible than rubber. OR Metal isn't as flexible as rubber. 4 sidewalk \ wide \ road 5 arithmetic \ difficult \ advanced algebra 6 a hill \ high \ a mountain 7 bottled water \ clear and clean \ river water 8 cold, wet weather \ pleasant \ warm weather 9 sitting in an easy chair \ comfortable \ sitting on a park bench 10 hiking along a path \ dangerous \ climbing a mountain peak 11 toes \ long \ fingers 12 toes \ useful \ fingers 13 toes \ long or useful \ fingers 14 fingers \ long and useful \toes   EXERCISE 19. MORE/-ER, LESS, and AS ….. AS. (Charts 9-1 + 9-6) Directions: Compare the following. Use (not) as …... as, less, and more/-er. How many points of comparison can you think of? Work in pairs, on teams, or as a class. Example: trees and flowers (big, colorful, useful, etc.) Trees are bigger than flowers. Trees are rarely as colourful as flowers. Flowers are less useful than trees. Flowers aren't as sturdy as trees. Trees are more important to clean air quality than flowers. 1 the sun and the moon 2 children and adults 3 two restaurants in this city 4 two famous people in the world

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EXERCISE 17 EXERCISE 18 EXERCISE 19