Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the adjective given in the brackets.
1He is ............... than his neighbors.
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Use the comparative form "richer" before "than" to compare two people or groups.
2The brides were much ............... than the grooms.
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Use the comparative form "younger" before "than" to compare the brides with the grooms.
3He is too ............... to be taught.
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After "too", use the base adjective "intelligent" before an infinitive phrase.
4He is ............... than I thought him to be.
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Use the comparative form "cleverer" before "than" to show a higher degree than expected.
5When the old woman became ..............., she began to move about.
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Use the comparative form "stronger" to show that the woman's strength increased.
6He is much ............... now.
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Use the comparative form "better" after "much" to describe improvement.
7The offer was too ............... to be true.
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After "too", use the base adjective "good" before an infinitive phrase.
8He fishes with ............... success than I do.
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Use the comparative form "greater" before "than" to compare his success with mine.
9Shakespeare is the ............... playwright in English.
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Use the superlative form "greatest" after "the" to place Shakespeare at the top of a group.
10The pain was ............... than he could bear.
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Use the comparative form "more" before "than" to show the pain exceeded his limit.
11The ............... thing of all was that his son was rude to him.
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Use the superlative form "worst" with "of all" to identify the most negative thing.
12Jane was the ............... player of the two.
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Use the comparative form "better" with "of the two" because only two players are compared.
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- He is richer than his neighbors.
- The brides were much younger than the grooms.
- He is too intelligent to be taught.
- He is cleverer than I thought him to be.
- When the old woman became stronger, she began to move about.
- He is much better now.
- The offer was too good to be true.
- He fishes with greater success than I do.
- Shakespeare is the greatest playwright in English.
- The pain was more than he could bear.
- The worst thing of all was that his son was rude to him.
- Jane was the better player of the two.