Rewrite each sentence with the italicized word changed to the comparative.
- This freight train is moving slowly.
- My youngbrother is a mathematician.
- Where is the oldman you told me about?
- Fanny swims well, but she still cannot dive.
- Hunter’s cold is badtoday.
- They have muchto do before the end of the day.
- I think Robbie is intelligent.
- The new employee is carelessabout his work.
- She has manyfriends in the city.
- This project is criticalto the success of the company.
- Clarice just can’t speak quietly.
- We have a bighouse out in the country.
- Do you think that kind of language is sinful?
exercise 20-1
Comparative and Superlative Forms 101
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