Fill in the blanks.
1. Melvin is …………………………. Edwin.
Correct!
Wrong!
Elder cannot be used predicatively (after a verb).
2. She is older ………………………….. her husband.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use than after older.
3. She is junior ……………………….. me.
Correct!
Wrong!
The words junior and senior are followed by to.
4. He earns more than …………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
A subject pronoun is unusual after than.
5. I prefer running ……………………….. jogging.
Correct!
Wrong!
Prefer should be followed by to.
6. That was ……………………….. experience in my life.
Correct!
Wrong!
Worst is the superlative form of bad.
7. I am older than ………………………….. is.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use a subject pronoun after than when the pronoun is followed by a verb.
8. I prefer coffee ………………………….. tea.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. He is ………………………… than I am.
Correct!
Wrong!
Worse is the comparative form of bad.
10. Humans are ……………………………. than animals.
Correct!
Wrong!
The comparative form of intelligent is more intelligent.
11. He is ……………………………. of the two.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. My ………………………….. brother is a soldier.
Correct!
Wrong!
Elder and older can both be used before nouns.
Answers
- Melvin is older than Edwin.
- She is older than her husband.
- She is junior to me.
- He earns more than me.
- I prefer running to jogging.
- That was the worst experience in my life.
- I am older than he is.
- I prefer coffee to tea.
- He is worse than I am.
- Humans are more intelligent than animals.
- He is the cleverer of the two.
- My elder / older brother is a soldier.
