Fill in the blanks.
1I don’t eat as ............... as you do.
Wrong!
Use the positive form in the pattern "as much as" for equal comparison.
2Beethoven is one of the ............... music composers of all time.
Wrong!
Use the superlative "greatest" after "one of the" to compare someone with a whole group.
3This is the ............... Christmas gift I have ever had.
Wrong!
Use the superlative "best" with "the" and "I have ever had" for the highest degree.
4Tom is the ............... of the four siblings.
Wrong!
Use the superlative "youngest" when comparing one person with a group of four.
5She is ............... than 90 percent of her neighbors.
Wrong!
Use the comparative "richer" before "than" to compare two groups or sides.
6This is as ............... as that.
Wrong!
Use the positive form "good" in the equal-comparison pattern "as... as".
7Mangoes are ............... than apples.
Wrong!
Use the comparative "sweeter" before "than" to compare mangoes and apples.
8No other animal on earth is as ............... as the blue whale.
Wrong!
Use the positive form "large" in the pattern "as... as" after "No other animal".
9He is not as ............... as his brother.
Wrong!
Use the positive form "intelligent" in the negative equal-comparison pattern "not as... as".
10It is not as ............... as I thought.
Wrong!
Use the positive form "bad" in the negative equal-comparison pattern "not as... as".
11She is ............... than me.
Wrong!
Use the comparative "cleverer" before "than" to compare two people.
12It takes ............... time to travel by car than by bus.
Wrong!
Use the comparative "less" before "than" to show that travelling by car takes a smaller amount of time.
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- 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 than by bus.