Complete the following sentences.
1It is worse ............... I thought.
Wrong!
Use "than" after the comparative adjective "worse".
2She is ............... young to get married.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective to mean more than is suitable or possible.
3China is ............... India.
Wrong!
Use "bigger than" to compare China and India.
4He is ............... in the team.
Wrong!
Use "the best" for the superlative form in this sentence.
5He is not as tall ............... she is.
Wrong!
Use "as" in the pattern "not as... as".
6Even a sweeper earns ............... I do.
Wrong!
Use "more than" to make this comparison.
7She was ............... girl I have ever seen.
Wrong!
Use "the prettiest" as the superlative form before a singular noun.
8The day was ............... hot that we didn't go out.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective in the pattern "so... that".
9They would like ............... information about the subject.
Wrong!
Use "further" to mean additional in "further information".
10The museum has got ............... collection of antique objects.
Wrong!
Use "the finest" as the superlative form before the noun "collection".
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- It is worse than I thought.
- She is too young to get married.
- China is bigger than India.
- He is the best in the team.
- He is not as tall as she is.
- Even a sweeper earns more than I do.
- She was the prettiest girl I have ever seen.
- The day was so hot that we didn’t go out.
- They would like further information about the subject.
- The museum has got the finest collection of antique objects.