Are you able to use comparative structures correctly? Test your understanding with this grammar exercise.
1Your accent is ............... than mine.
Wrong!
Use the irregular comparative adjective "worse" for comparing two things.
2He is ............... in the team.
Wrong!
Use "the best" as the superlative form before a group such as "in the team."
3I am getting ...............
Wrong!
Use "fatter and fatter" to show that something is increasing gradually.
4Our clothes for the fuller figure are ............... expensive than theirs.
Wrong!
Use "less" before an adjective to make the opposite comparative meaning of "more"; "fewer" is used only before plural nouns.
5The older I get, ............... optimistic I am.
Wrong!
Use "the more" in the second half of the structure "the older..., the more...."
6The more dangerous it is, ...............
Wrong!
Use "the more I like it" to complete the parallel comparative pattern.
7She is twice ............... as her sister.
Wrong!
Use "as lovely" after "twice" in the pattern "twice as... as."
8He explained it again and again, but I was still ...............
Wrong!
Use the fixed expression "none the wiser" to mean that someone still does not understand.
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate comparative or superlative form.
Answers
- Your accent is worse than mine.
- He is the best in the team.
- I am getting fatter and fatter.
- Our clothes for the fuller figure are less expensive than theirs.
- The older I get, the more optimistic I am.
- The more dangerous it is, the more I like it.
- She is twice as lovely as her sister.
- He explained it again and again, but I was still none the wiser.