EXERCISE 23. Double comparatives. (Chart 9-10)
Dirictiuns: Complete the sentences with double comparatives (the morel-er... the
morel-er).
- If the fruit is fresh, it tastes good.
+ T~P Fv~ch~r the fruit (is), the bewev it tastes.
- We got close to the fire. We felt warm.
+ we got to the fire, we felt.
- 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.
- If a flamingo eats a lot of shrimp, it becomes very pink.
-+ The a flamingo eats,
the it gets.. ~
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-' - - 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.. , $& '.2;$'%j?&g'd~~ k.' -',+ , ,. ,y& ,qp. '43 ,
*~ .,
, , .. 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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. 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. ,