I. Rewrite these sentences, using double comparatives with "the......,the......."
1. When he has a lot of free time, he feels relaxed
-> The ...................................., the.................................................
2. If you use a lot of electricity, your bill will be high
The ................................,the........................................
3. As I get older, I want to travel less
The .................................,the.............................
4. He talked a lot. I became bored
The.................................,the...............................
5. She drove fast. I became nervous
The ...............................,the.................................
6. He thought about his family. He became homesick.
The ................................,the.............................
II. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same
1. It is easier for you to express anger than disgust?
Do you ............................... anger than disgust (find)
2. Jane was more attractive than Adam thought she would be
Adam had .................... less attractive (expected)
3. He had no idea she would be so pretty
She was much ............ she would be (than)
4. There aren't any trains earlier than this one
This is ...........................................
5. The bus takes longer than the train
The train ..........................................
6. I thought that learning to drive would be difficult, but it isn't
Learning to drive is .........................
7. I don't know as much Italian as Sue does
Sue knows ..........................
8. Bob is a much better swimmer than George
George can't ..........................
9. That's the best meal I've ever eaten
I've never ..............
10. Babara can skate just as well as John can
John isn't ..............................
11. Tom speaks more persuasively than Bill
Bill .......................................................
12. That's the worst film I've ever seen
I've never ...........................................
13. She knows a lot more about information technology than I do
I don't ..............................................
14. I thought this meal would cost more than it did
This meal didn't ...............................
15. I've never enjoyed myself so much.
I've never had ...................................
16. I thought this journey would last longer than it did
This journey didn't .................................
17. All other pubs are further away
This pub ...................................
18. Our house is older than all the other houses in the road
Our house is the ..........................
19. The market is less crowded than usual today
The market ............................
20. Home computers used to be much more expensive
Home computers aren't ..............................
21. Your car was cheaper than mine (cost)
...................................................................
22. Keith is slightly taller than Nigel (little)
...................................................................
23. I thought this film would be better (as)
.................................................
1. I don’t have any hats as cheap as this one.
This hat is_____the cheapest hat I have__________________.
2. Home computers used to be much more expensive.
Home computers aren’t____as much expensive as they used to be___________________.
3. There isn't anywhere as nice as your own country, is there?
Nowhere is_____as nice as your own country, is it_____________?
4. As I get older, I want to travel less.
The older____I get, the less I want to travel___________________.
5. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
I don’t know____as much about it as she does________________.
6. Everyone heard about the accident before I did.
I was the_____last to hear about the accident________________.
7. Couldn't you find a better hotel?
Is this___the best hotel you could find_____________________?
8. That is the best meal I have ever eaten.
I have never____eaten such a good meal___________________________.
9. He has never behaved so violently before.
He is behaving_____more and more violently_______________.
10. He is the man most likely to win the race.
No one stands a__ better chance of winning the race than him___________________.
11. I can't describe people as well as you can.
You are___better at describing people than I am___________.
12. More people are infected with HIV this year than they were 5 years ago.
Not as many people__were infected in HIV this year than they are now_______________.
13. Peter is a better mechanic than Jim.
Jim is not___as good at mechanic as Peter_____________.
14. 6,000 pounds is a better offer than you have ever had before.
You have never had__ an offer better than 6,000 pounds before._________.
15. I thought that Martin's last novel was more interesting.
Martin's latest novel____was thought to have been more interesting_____.
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