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Rewriting comparative sentences

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  • Lan is a better cook than Hoa. (Hoa is ..)
    Hoa is not as good as Lan / Hoa is a worse cook than Lan
  • Jane can swim farther than I can. (I can't ...)
    I can't swim as far as Jane
  • Pat is the tallest girl in her class. (No one ...)
    No one in her class is taller than Pat / is as tall as Pat
  • This is the best cake I have ever eaten. (I have never ...)
    I have never eaten such a good cake / a better cake
  • Apples are usually cheaper than oranges. (Apples aren't ...) .
    Apples aren't as expensive as oranges
  • She knows a lot more about it than I do. (I don't know ..)
    I don't know as much about it as she does
  • He drives less carefully than he used to. (He doesn't drive ...)
    He doesn't drive as carefully as he used to
  • Exercise A is easier than exercise B. (Exercise B is ...)
    Exercise B is more difficult than exercise A
  • My kitchen is smaller than yours. (Your kitchen is ...)
    Your kitchen is bigger than mine
  • He drives faster than I do. (He is ...)
    He is a faster driver than me
  • No restaurant in the city is better than that one. (That restaurant is ...)
    That restaurant is the best in the city
  • Your French is better than mine (You speak French ...)
    You speak French better than I do
  • She liked Rome a little and Paris less. (She thought that Rome was slightly ....)
    She thought that Rome was slightly nicer than Paris
  • I've climbed a lot of high mountains but I've never climbed such a high one. (This is by ... )
    This is by far the highest mountain I've (ever) climbed.
  • A play is often longer than a film (A film is ...)
    A film is often shorter than a film / A film is often not as long as a play
  • Is this the cheapest carpet you have got? (Have you got ...)
    Have you got any cheaper carpet?