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EXERCISE 29. Compare the items in each list using the given words. Use
as ... as, the
comparative (-er/more), and
the superlative (-est/most).
Example: roads in this city:
wide/ narrow/ busy/ dangerous
Responses: First Avenue is
wider than Market Street.
Second Avenue is
nearly as wide as First Avenue.
First Avenue is
narrower than Interstate Highway 70.
Highway 70 is
the widest of all the roads in this city.
It is also
the busiest.
Usually First Avenue is
busier than Market Street.
The most dangerous street in the city is Olive Boulevard.
etc.
1. a lemon, a grapefruit, and an orange: sweet/ sour/ large/ small
2. this book, that book, and that book: thin/ interesting/ useful/ good/ bad
3. air, water, and wood: heavy/ light/ important to human life
4. boxing, soccer, and golf: dangerous/ safe/ exciting/ boring
5. three movies you have seen: good/ bad/ exciting/ sad
6. the food (at places in this city where you have eaten): delicious /appetizing/
inexpensive /good/ bad
7. sounds or noises: loud/ soft/ pleasant/ annoying
8. geographical regions: mountainous/ flat/ dry/ humid/ populated/ unpopulated
EXERCISE 30. Following are topics for writing. Compare and contrast:
1. Yourself now to yourself ten years ago.
2. Your country now to your country 100 years ago.
3. Life today to life 100 years from now.
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