CHAPTER 9. COMPARISONS (7) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 9. COMPARISONS

 

9-2 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE EXERCISE 7. Error analysis: comparative and superlative. (Chart 9-2) Directions: Correct the errors. 1 Alaska is large than Texas. → Alaska is larger than Texas. 2 Alaska is largest state in the United States. 3 Texas is the larger from France in land area. 4 Old shoes are usually more comfortable to new shoes. 5 I like Chinese food more better than French food. 6 A pillow is more soft from a rock. 7 My brother is 22. I am 20. My sister is 18. I am the youngest than my brother. My sister is the younger person in our family.   EXERCISE 8. Comparative and superlative. (Chart 9-2) Directions: Choose five to ten moveable objects (in this room or in the possession of anyone in this room) and put them in a central place. Compare the items using the given words and your own words. Use both the comparative (-er/more) and the superlative (-est/most). Example: big/small SPEAKER A: Omar's pen is bigger than Anya's ring. SPEAKER B: Sergio's calculator is smaller than Kim's briefcase. SPEAKER C: The biggest thing on the table is the briefcase. SPEAKER D: Etc. 1 big/ small 2 soft/ hard 3 light/ heavy 4 cheap/ expensive 5 etc.

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EXERCISE 7 EXERCISE 8 (YOUR OWN PRACTICES)