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Elder, Eldest, Older, Oldest | Grammar Exercise

September 8, 2017 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. My …………….. sister took care of me after the death of our mother.

Correct! Wrong!

Oldest and eldest are both possible here.

2. She is two years …………….. than her husband.

Correct! Wrong!

Elder and eldest can only be used in the attributive position.

3. I have two …………….. sisters.

Correct! Wrong!

Both elder and older are possible in attributive position with similar meanings.

4. I am the ……………. in my family.

Correct! Wrong!

5. He is the ……………… man in the village.

Correct! Wrong!

Elder and eldest are only used to talk about relationships within a family.

6. My ………………. brother is turning sixty next week.

Correct! Wrong!

Older and oldest are used in the same way as elder and eldest.

7. He is the …………………. of the four brothers.

Correct! Wrong!

8. The Cathedral is by far the ………………. building in the town.

Correct! Wrong!

We can use older and oldest to refer to the age of things.

9. I think my grandmother is ………………. than your grandmother.

Correct! Wrong!

Elder and eldest can only be used in the attributive position.

10. I think she is a couple of years ……………..

Correct! Wrong!

Elder and eldest cannot be used in the predicative position.

11. Samuel is the ……………….. member of the club.

Correct! Wrong!

Elder and eldest are only used to talk about relationships within a family.

12. I think he is …………….. than me.

Correct! Wrong!

Elder cannot be used in the attributive position.

Answers

1. My eldest / oldest sister took care of me after the death of our mother.

2. She is two years older than her husband.

3. I have two elder / older sisters.

4. I am the eldest / oldest in my family.

5. He is the oldest man in the village.

6. My eldest / oldest brother is turning sixty next week.

7. He is the eldest/oldest of the four brothers.

8. The Cathedral is by far the oldest building in the town.

9. I think my grandmother is older than your grandmother.

10. I think she is a couple of years older.

11. Samuel is the oldest member of the club.

12. I think he is older than me.

 

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