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Chapter 9: Comparisons
Chapter 9: Comparisons
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1
Who is most generous person in your family?
Who is the generousest person in your family?
Who is a most generous person in your family?
No change.
Who is the most generous person in your family?
2
The dog eats a lot of meat, it becomes fat.
The meatier a dog eats, the fatter it gets.
The more meat a dog eats, the fatter it gets.
The fat of a dog, the meat it eats.
The more meat a dog eats, the more fat it gets.
3
Which of the following is incorrect?
Most four year olds act alike
The twins look alike
We think alike
He seems alike
4
The more...
the better
the merrier
the kinder
the quality
5
Costa Rica is beautiful. It is one of _______ countries in the world.
the beautifulest
the most beautifulest
the most beautiful
beautiful
6
The grammar in this book is getting...
harder and harder
more harder and harder
more harder and more harder
more and more hard
7
David is the
most generous person I have
ever known.
superlative + of all
superlative + in
superlative + adjective clause
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Different...
to
as
from
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REWRITE: My pen is like your pen.
Like your pen, my pen is.
My pen is alike yours.
My pen and your pen are alike.
My pen and your pen are like.
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A double comparative has two parts: what is the relationship between the first and second part?
The second part of the comparison is the result of the first
The second part of is more intense than the first
The first part of the comparison is the result of the second
The second part is the reason for the first
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I've been looking for a job for a month and still haven't found one. I'm getting...
discourageder and discourageder
more discouraged and discouraged
more discouraged and more discouraged
more and more discouraged
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It sounds ______ thunder.
to
like
as
of
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Jennifer and Jack both come from Rapid City.. In other words, they come from ______ town.
a different
an alike
a similar
the same
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Did you notice? My shoes and your shoes are a same.
My shoes and your shoes are the same.
My shoes and your shoes are very a same.
My shoes are alike your shoes.
No change.
15
A pillow is soft, more than a rock.
A pillow is more soft than a rock.
A pillow is softer than a rock.
No change.
A pillow is more softer than a rock.
16
This city is similar to my hometown.
This city is similar like my hometown.
This city is similar as my hometown.
This city is similar of my hometown.
No change.
17
The sooner, ...
the kinder
the merrier
the happier
the better
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The same
from
as
to
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Never + Comparative =
repeated comparative
superlative
comparative
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Wisconsin is one of
the coldest states in the USA.
superlative + in
superlative + adjective clause
superlative + verb
superlative + of all
21
Alaska is largest state in the United States.
Alaska is the largest state in the United States.
No Change.
Alaska is a largest state in the United States.
Alaska is most largest state in the United States.
22
Tokyo is one of the _________ cities in the world.
most large
more large
larger
largest
23
This city is __________ my hometown. Both are quiet and conservative.
like
the same to
the same as
similar to
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REWRITE: Ali is one of the best students in this class
One of the best students in this class are Ali.
One of the best students in this class is Ali.
One of the best student in this class is Ali
One of the best student in this class are Ali
25
I've never taken a harder test / I've never taken a hard test.
Same meaning
Different meaning
26
I've never taken a harder test.
It was the hardest test he/she has ever taken.
It was the easiest test he/she has ever taken.
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The line of people waiting to get into the theater got longer and longer.
quantity
quality
intensity
complicity
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If you pay more money for something, you will get better quality.
The more quality, the better expensive something will be
The expensive something is, the better quality.
The better the quality, the more expensive something will be
The more expensive something is, the better the quality.
29
Kyle is lazy.
He is the most lazy student of the class.
He is the laziest student in the class.
He is laziest student in class.
He is the laziest student of all the class.
30
Similar...
from
as
to
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Professor Bennett's lectures were the confusing I have ever heard.
...were the very confusing I have ever heard.
...were the most confusing I have ever heard.
...were the confusingest I have ever heard.
No change.
32
Ali is one of the best students in this class.
one of + singular noun
one of + plural noun
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I've never taken a hard test.
He/she has never taken a test that was harder than that one.
He/she has never taken a test that was hard.
34
A repeated comparative shows increase in
intensity, quality,
and
what?
inclusion
quantity
qualifiers
complication
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The least...
has the opposite meaning of the most
is the comparative of the most
has the same meaning as the most
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One of the biggest disappointment in my life was when my soccer team lost the championship.
No change.
One of the most biggest disappointments...
One of the biggest disappointments...
One of the most biggest disappointment...
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I have three books. These two are quite good, but this one is the
best of all.
superlative + adjective clause
superlative + of all
superlative + in
superlative + verb
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Repeating a comparative gives the idea that something becomes progressively...
equal
smaller
greater
has no relevance
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When I get excited, my heart beats faster and faster.
intensity
complicity
quantity
quality
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The harder you work, you will be more successful.
No change.
The harder you work the more successful you'll be.
The harder you work the more you will be successful.
The harder you work, the more successful you'll be.
41
David is the most thoughtful person I have ever known.
David is the most thoughtful person I have ever knowing.
No change.
David is the thoughtful person I have ever known.
David is the thoughtfulest person I have ever known.
42
When talking about
senses
, what word follows the sense verb?
like
as
to
be
43
Brian's health is improving. It's getting better and better every day.
quantity
intensity
complicity
quality
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What is the superlative + in used to communicate?
in a place
in a feeling
in a mood
in a time
45
If the fruit is fresh, it tastes good.
The freshest the fruit, the better it tastes.
The fresher the fruit, the better it tastes.
Fresh fruit, better it tastes.
The fruit tastes good, the fruit is fresh.
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My sister is very taller than me.
My sister is very tall than me.
My sister is very taller like me.
My sister is a lot taller than me.
My sister is much taller than me.
