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Comparisons sentence transformation C1

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    Grammar, comparisons, C1
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  • Although Tom overtakes confidently, Marta shows greater caution whenever she’s behind the wheel. [LESS] Tom ________ whenever he drives.
    drives less carefully than Marta
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  • For spinal health, sprinting offers no advantage over brisk walking whatsoever. [NO] Sprinting is ________ your spine.
    no better than brisk walking for
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  • The updated policy matches the previous one in how strict it is, despite the new wording. [AS] The updated policy is ________ the previous one.
    just as strict as
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  • Her piano recitals no longer reach the standard she once achieved in college. [AS] She doesn’t play the piano ________ in college.
    as well as she did
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  • Each hour that passed brought a sharper drop in market confidence. [MORE] The _______________ market confidence became.
    The more hours passed the lower
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  • The orchestra kept accelerating until the coda overwhelmed the hall. [FASTER] The orchestra played ________ until the coda overwhelmed the hall.
    faster and faster
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  • City rents are becoming increasingly unaffordable for new graduates. [MORE] City rents are getting ________ for new graduates.
    more and more expensive
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  • None of the peaks in this chain rises above Kora Peak. [HIGHEST] Kora Peak is ________ the chain.
    the highest mountain in
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  • Among all his submissions, not one struck the panel as bolder than the final proposal. [OF] The final proposal was ________ submissions.
    the boldest of his
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  • The weekend brought the worst conditions we could possibly conceive of for camping. [IMAGINABLE] We had the ________ for camping last weekend.
    worst conditions imaginable
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  • Compared with May, June produced a substantially greater number of customer complaints. [MORE] June generated ________ May.
    far / many more complaints than
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  • Within our immediate family, a large proportion settled in Canada years ago. [RELATIVES] ________ moved to Canada years ago.
    Most of our relatives
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  • Since changing jobs, the amount of patience I have with bureaucracy has decreased. [LESS] I now have ________ with bureaucracy since I changed jobs.
    less patience than before
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  • Attendance figures did not reach expectations during the afternoon session. [FEWER] There were ________ expected this afternoon.
    fewer people than
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  • Her second novel outstrips the debut in ambition by a considerable margin. [FAR] Her second novel is ________ the debut.
    far more ambitious than
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  • For the interpreters, could you reduce your speaking speed just a touch? [SLIGHTLY] Could you speak ________ for the interpreters?
    slightly more slowly
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