We use several different structures to make comparisons. Positive adjectives are used in the structure as…as. Before ‘than’, we use a comparative adjective.
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate comparative structure.
1The baby doesn’t look much ............... you.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun or pronoun when you mean similar to someone.
2Her eyes are not at all the same color ............... yours.
Wrong!
Use "as" in the pattern "the same... as".
3I earn as much money ............... you.
Wrong!
Use "as" in the comparison pattern "as much... as".
4It was ............... than I thought.
Wrong!
Use "more expensive" before "than" to make a comparative with a longer adjective.
5The car is running ............... since it had a service.
Wrong!
Use "faster" as the comparative form of the short adverb "fast".
6You are ............... annoying person in the whole neighborhood.
Wrong!
Use "the most" to make the superlative form before a longer adjective.
7She is ............... than her sister.
Wrong!
Use "less pretty" for a lower-degree comparison before "than".
8I have got ............... than I used to have.
Wrong!
Use "less energy" to compare the amount now with the amount before.
9I want to spend ............... working.
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Use "the least possible time" to mean the minimum amount of time.
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- The baby doesn’t look much like you.
- Her eyes are not at all the same color as yours.
- I earn as much money as you.
- It was more expensive than I thought.
- The car is running faster since it had a service.
- You are the most annoying person in the whole neighborhood.
- She is less pretty than her sister.
- I have got less energy than I used to have.
- I want to spend the least possible time working.