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Peter is a lot older than Martin. AS Martin is ________________ Peter
not nearly as old as
The only person Jane didn’t like was her boss. APART Jane liked everyone ________________ her boss.
apart from
Fewer people read Carlton’s books these days. WIDELY Carlton’s books ________________ these days.
aren’t so widely read
Lucy doesn’t swim nearly as well as Kate. SWIMMER Kate is ________________ Lucy.
much better swimmer than
He was offered some work but he wasn’t able to accept it because he was too busy, TURNED He was offered some work but he ________________ because he was too busy.
turned it down
Rap music isn’t nearly as popular as it was ten years ago. LESS Rap music is ________________ it was ten years ago.
much less popular than
I find studying more difficult as I become older. IS I find it ________________ as I become older.
is more difficult to study
My brother never asks when he borrows my things. ALWAYS My brother is ________________ asking.
always borrowing my things without
I’ve always found learning languages easy. GOOD I’ve always ________________ learning languages.
been good at
Traffic today doesn’t move much faster than 100 years ago. LITTLE One hundred years ago, traffic moved ________________ than today.
a little more slowly
Not many staff attended the meeting. NUMBER Only ________________ staff attended the meeting.
a small number of
He wasted no time looking for a new car. SOON He looked for a new car ________________ possibly could.
as soon as he
Sally moved here ten years ago. LIVING Sally ________________ for ten years.
has been living here
The children were not very interested in what the guide said. MUCH There ________________ among the children in what the guide said.
was not much interest
I think he’s rather nice. QUITE I think he’s ________________ person.
quite a nice
When I was younger I would play football with my father. USED 2When I was younger my father and I ________________ football together.
used to play
