Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the adjective given in the brackets.
1. He is ………………… than his neighbors.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. The brides were much ……………… than the grooms.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. He is too ………………… to be taught.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. He is ………………… than I thought him to be.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. When the old woman became …………………, she began to move about.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. He is much ………………… now.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The offer was too ………………… to be true.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. He fishes with ………………… success than I do.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. Shakespeare is the ………………… playwright in English.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. The pain was ………………… than he could bear.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. The ………………… thing of all was that his son was rude to him.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Jane was the ………………… player of the two.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. He is richer than his neighbors.
2. The brides were much younger than the grooms.
3. He is too intelligent to be taught.
4. He is cleverer than I thought him to be.
5. When the old woman became stronger, she began to move about.
6. He is much better now.
7. The offer was too good to be true.
8. He fishes with greater success than I do.
9. Shakespeare is the greatest playwright in English.
10. The pain was more than he could bear.
11. The worst thing of all was that his son was rude to him.
12. Jane was the better player of the two.
