Fill in the blanks.
1. I don’t eat as ……………………….. as you do.
Correct!
Wrong!
Adjectives of the positive degree are used in the expression as...as...
2. Beethoven is one of the ………………………….. music composers of all time.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use the superlative to compare a person or thing with the whole group to which they belong.
3. This is the ……………………………. Christmas gift I have ever had.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. Tom is the …………………………… of the four siblings.
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Wrong!
5. She is ……………………….. than 90 percent of her neighbors.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a comparative adjective before than.
6. This is as ………………………… as that.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. Mangoes are …………………………… than apples.
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Wrong!
8. No other animal on earth is as …………………………… as the blue whale.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the positive adjective in the construction as...as....
9. He is not as ……………………….. as his brother.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. It is not as ………………………….. as I thought.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. She is ………………………… than me.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. It takes ………………………… time to travel by car.
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Wrong!
Answers
- I don’t eat as much as you do.
- Beethoven is one of the greatest music composers of all time.
- This is the best Christmas gift I have ever had.
- Tom is the youngest of the four siblings.
- She is richer than 90 percent of her neighbors.
- This is as good as that.
- Mangoes are sweeter than apples.
- No other animal on earth is as large as the blue whale.
- He is not as intelligent as his brother.
- It is not as bad as I thought.
- She is cleverer than me.
- It takes less time to travel by car.
