Fundamentals Of English Grammar

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EXERCISE 23. Double comparatives. (Chart 9-10)
Dirictiuns: Complete the sentences with double comparatives (the morel-er... the
morel-er).


  1. If the fruit is fresh, it tastes good.


+ T~P Fv~ch~r the fruit (is), the bewev it tastes.


  1. We got close to the fire. We felt warm.


+ we got to the fire, we felt.


  1. If a knife is sharp, it is easy to cut something with.
    t.. i? a knife (is), it is to
    cut something.



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    <,_ i- 4. The party got noisy next door. I got angry.


+ I had a terrible time getting to sleep last night. My neighbors were having a loud

party. it got, I got.
Finally, I banged on the wall and told them to be quiet.


  1. If a flamingo eats a lot of shrimp, it becomes very pink.
    -+ The a flamingo eats,
    the it gets.. ~
    'c. ~.. ~. ,;., -. -.. ,.~.. .<.
    ....
    -' -

  2. She drove fast. I became nerwus.
    - Erica offered to take me to the airport, and I was grateful. But we got a late start,
    so on the way she stepped on the accelerator. I got more
    ,.T" -.. ".. : uncomfortable. The.. , $& '.2;$'%
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    *~ .,


, , .. 7. He thought about his family. He became homesick.. ,.,.,A. ,.. ,,V'. .-


ii -t Pierre tried to concentrate on his studying, but his mind would drift to his family


and his home. The....
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.,, $,, .:y\,,, +

. r L.J 8. We ran fast to reach the house. The sky grew dad. ' ,I,,:. ),. ,I'...
."f' ';x+ A storm was threatening. The....^3 .,t ,.,, .. ,Y. ,

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