9.1 Comparison Of Adjectives
PracticeSports cars are faster than vintage cars.
Vintage cars aren't as fast as sports cars.
Family saloons are more comfortable than vintage cars.
Vintage cars aren't as comfortable as family saloons.
Sports cars are more expensive to run than family saloons.
Family saloons aren't as expensive to run as sports cars.
Family saloons are more attractive to look at than vintage cars.
Vintage cars aren’t as attractive to look at as family saloons
An electric fire is cleaner than a coal fire.
A coal fire isn't as clean as an electric fire.
A coal fire is safer than an electric fire.
An electric fire isn't as safe as coal fire.
A coal fire is more economical to run than a paraffin stove.
A paraffin stove isn't as economical to run as a coal fire.
A coal fire is cosier than a paraffin stove.
A paraffin stove isn't as cosy as a coal fire.
A paraffin stove is more convenient than an electric fire.
An electric fire isn’t as convenient as a paraffin stove.
1.
A: He gets up early, doesn't he?
B: Oh, I don't know. I get up earlier than he does.
A: Of course- nobody gets up as early as you do.
2.
A: She smokes heavily, doesn't she?
B: Oh, I don't know. I smoke much more heavily than she does.
A: Of course—nobody smokes as heavily as you do.
3.
A: He played well, didn't he?
B: Oh, I don't know. I played much better than he did.
A: Of course- nobody played as well as you did.
4.
A: He can dance beautifully, can't he?
B: Oh, I don't know. I can dance much more beautifully than he can.
A: Nobody can dance as beautifully as you can.
5.
A: They live dangerously, don't they?
B: Oh, I don't know. I live much more dangerously than they do.
A: Of course—nobody lives as dangerously as you do.
6.
A: She can run fast, can't she?
B: Oh, I don't know, I can run faster than she can.
A: Of course-nobody can run as fast as you can.
7.
A: They stay up late, don't they?
B: Oh, I don't know. I stay much later than they do.
A: Of course- nobody stays as late as you do.
8.
A: She behaved badly, didn't she?
B: Oh, I don't know. I behaved much worse than she did.
A: Of course-nobody behaved as badly as you did.
Look at the example, and have similar conversations.
1. play / quiet
A: Can't you play a bit more quietly than that?
B: No, I can't. I'm playing as quietly as I can.
2. type / careful
A: Can't you type a bit more carefully than that?
B: No, I can't. I'm typing as carefully as I can.
3. drive / fast
A: Can't you drive a bit faster than that?
B: No, I can't. I'm driving as fast as I can.
4. dance / good
A: Can't you dance a bit better than that?
B: No, I can't. I’m dancing as well as I can.
5. speak / clear
A: Can't you speak a bit more clearly than that?
B: No, I can't. I'm speaking as clearly as I can.
6. write / neat
A: Can't you write a bit more neatly than that?
B: No, I can’t. I’m writing as neatly as I can.
7. stretch / far
A: Can't you stretch a bit further than that?
B: No, I can’t. I'm stretching as far as I can.
8. walk / straight
A: Can't you walk a bit straighter than that?
B: No, I can't. I'm walking as straight as I can.
9.5 Comparison involving verbs
1.a. She sings much better than she plays the piano.
b. She doesn't play the piano as well as she sings.
2.
a. That chair is much more comfortable than it looks.
b. That chair doesn't look as comfortable as it is.
3.
a. He runs more than he plays squash.
b. He doesn't play squash as much as he runs.
4.
a. She is much more friendly than she sounds on the telephone.
b. She doesn't sound as friendly on the telephone as she really is.
5.
a. He bought more sausages than we needed.
b. We didn't need as much sausages as he bought.
Tips For Exam Only prepare for 9.4 & 9.5
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