Thursday, 15 October 2020

CHAPTER 9. COMPARISONS (18) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

CHAPTER 9. COMPARISONS

 

9-10 USING DOUBLE COMPARATIVES


EXERCISE 23. Double comparatives. (Chart 9-10)

Directions: Complete the sentences with double comparatives (the more/-er...the more/-er).

1

If the fruit is fresh, it tastes good.

_____ the fresher _____ the fruit (is), ____ the better _____ it tastes.

2

We got close to the fire. We felt warm.

_________________we got to the fire, _________________we felt.

3

If a knife is sharp, it is easy to cut something with.

_________________ a knife (is), _________________ it is to cut something

4

The party got noisy next door. I got angry.

I had a terrible time getting to sleep last night. My neighbors were having aloud party. _________________ it got, _________________ I got. Finally, I banged on the wall and told them to be quiet.

5

If a flamingo eats a lot of shrimp, it becomes very pink.

The _________________ a flamingo eats, the _________________ it gets.

6

She drove fast. I became nervous.

Erica offered to take me to the airport, and I was grateful. But we got a late start, so on the way she stepped on the accelerator. I got more than a little uncomfortable. The  ______________________.

7

He thought about his family. He became homesick.

Pierre tried to concentrate on his studying, but his mind would drift to his family and his home. The _________________.

8

We ran fast to reach the house. The sky grew dark.

A storm was threatening. The _________________.

ANSWER KEY


 

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