Fill in the blanks.
1She is senior ............... me by five years.
Wrong!
The adjective "senior" is followed by "to" in this comparison.
2My job is superior ............... yours.
Wrong!
The adjective "superior" is followed by "to" in this comparison.
3James is ............... his brother.
Wrong!
Use the comparative form "taller than" to compare James with his brother.
4She sings as ............... as her sister.
Wrong!
The equal comparison pattern is "as ... as"; with the verb "sings" we need the adverb "well": "as well as".
5I earn as ............... money as you do.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "money" in the pattern as much as.
6Samuel is ............... of the four boys.
Wrong!
Use the superlative "the tallest" when comparing one boy with the whole group.
7I am quite ............... with what I have achieved.
Wrong!
Use the positive adjective "happy" when there is no direct comparison.
8This is the ............... difficult problem I have ever encountered.
Wrong!
The superlative phrase is "the most" before a long adjective like difficult.
9You are the ............... woman I have ever met.
Wrong!
After "the", the regular superlative form is "kindest".
10This is as interesting ............... that.
Wrong!
The equal comparison pattern is "as... as", so the correct word is "as".
11I am ............... interested in movies than concerts.
Wrong!
Use "more" before the adjective interested when comparing two things.
12You are no ............... him.
Wrong!
The fixed comparative phrase here is "better than".
Answers
- She is senior to me by five years.
- My job is superior to yours.
- James is taller than his brother.
- She sings as well as her sister.
- I earn as much money as you do.
- Samuel is the tallest of the four boys.
- I am quite happy with what I have achieved.
- This is the most difficult problem I have ever encountered.
- You are the kindest woman I have ever met.
- This is as interesting as that.
- I am more interested in movies than concerts.
- You are no better than him.