Modifying Comparatives | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 20 Public

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Paraphrase the sentence with the word in brackets: Rap music isn't nearly as popular as it was ten years ago. (less famous)

Rap music is less popular than it was ten years ago.

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correct the sentence: They are quicker doing it as I am.

They are doing it quicker than I am.

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Correct the sentence: I got there more easier than everyone else.

I got there easier than everyone else.

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Correct the sentence: I ate pretty the same much as the last time I went to this restaurant.

I ate as much as the last time I went to this restaurant.

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Correct the sentence: The higher they rise, more they earn.

The higher they rise, the more they earn.

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Correct the sentence: The old I get, the more I understand.

The older I get, the more I understand.

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Correct the sentence: Higher they rise, the hard they fall

The higher they rise, the harder they fall

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Correct the sentence: I prefer Tarantino’s films than Oliver Stone’s.

I prefer Tarantino’s films to Oliver Stone’s.

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Correct the sentence:He has worked like a clerk for the same bank for most of his life.

He has worked as a clerk for the same bank for most of his life.

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Correct the sentence: They seemed as they didn’t really understand what was going on.

They seemed as if they didn’t really understand what was going on.

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Fill in the gaps: The longer I study _____ I realise what an interesting language it is.

the more

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Fill in the gaps: I’d sooner have ten children ______ not having any children at all.

than

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Fill in the gaps: I’d ______ listen to a forty-five-minute symphony ______ a three-minute rap.

sooner/than

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Tuesday is far (more convenient/the most convenient) for me than Friday.

more convenient

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The basketball is (far/slightly) more popular than tennis. (big difference)

far

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Tom's English is slightly (the best/better) than mine.

better

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