0 EXERCISE 18. MORE/-ER, LESS, and NOT AS... AS. (Charts 9-1 -+ 9-6)
Directions: Use the words in the given order to make comparisons using one of the
following:
morel-er... than
less... than
not as... as- France \ large \ Brazil
+ Fmnce isn't as large as Brazil.
- a river \ big \ a stream
+ A river is bigger than a stream.
- metal \ flexible \ rubber
+ Metal is lessjlexible than rubber. OR Metal isn't as jlexible as rubber.
- sidewalk \ wide \ road
5. arithmetic \ difficult \ advanced algebra
6. a hill \ high \ a mountain
7. bottled water \ clear and clean \ river water. ,,; ,;.,?+ -. -.. , .,.. ~ ,. '
:: 8. cold, wet weather \ pleasant \ warm weather ". , *!, .I! ,... :
l'i. 9. sitting in an easy chair \ comfortable \ sitting on a park bench
' 10. hiking along a path \ dangerous \ climbing a mountain peak
1 1. toes \ long \ fingers - toes \ useful \ fingers
- toes \ long or useful \ fingers
- fingers \ long and useful \toes
0 EXERCISE 19. MORE/-ER, LESS, and AS.. .AS. (Charts 9-1 + 9-6)
Directions: Compare the following. Use (not) crp... crs, less, and more/--. How many
points of comparison can you thii of? Work in pairs, on teams, or as a class.
Example: trees and flowers (big, colo&i, useful, etc.)+ Trees are bigger thanjlowers.
Trees are mrely as colo@l asflowers.
Flowers are less useful than trees.
Flowers aren't as sturdy as trees.
Trees are more important to clean air qmlig than Powers.- the sun and the moon 3. two restaurants in this city
- children and adults 4. two famous people in the world
1 9-7 UNCLEAR COMPARISONS
UNCLEAR
(a) Ann likes her dog better than her husband.
CLEAR
(b) Ann likes her dog better than her husband does.
(c) Ann lies her dog better than she does her husband.Sometimes it is necessary to complete the idea
following than in order to make a comparison
clear.
In @): dues means "lies the dog."
In (c): does means "likes."