Complete the following sentences.
1She is taller ............... her sisters.
Wrong!
Use "than" after a comparative adjective such as taller.
2My hands were as cold ............... ice.
Wrong!
Use "as" to complete the comparison pattern as cold as.
3The baby's eyes are the same color ............... yours.
Wrong!
Use "as" after the same in a comparison.
4Their relationship was as stormy ............... had been expected.
Wrong!
Use "as" to introduce the second part of the as... as comparison.
5He smokes more ............... is good for him.
Wrong!
Use "than" after more in a comparison.
6Don't forget to take your ticket ............... last year.
Wrong!
Use "as I did" to mean in the same way that I did.
7Susie is going to join us, ............... was agreed last week.
Wrong!
Use "as" after a comma to refer back to the whole previous idea.
8They sent more food ............... I had ordered.
Wrong!
Use "than" after more to compare the amount of food sent with the amount ordered.
Answers
- She is taller than her sisters.
- My hands were as cold as ice.
- The baby’s eyes are the same color as yours.
- Their relationship was as stormy as had been expected.
- He smokes more than is good for him.
- Don’t forget to take your ticket as I did last year.
- Susie is going to join us, as was agreed last week.
- They sent more food than I had ordered.
Notes
- Than is used after comparative adjectives and adverbs.
- As and
- that are not used after comparatives.
Clauses that have no subject or object pronoun can be introduced by
- as and
- than.
