Question

Exercise 6. Comparisons. Найдите ошибки и исправьте их. . 1. I'm cleverest than my brother. 2. New York is moderner than London. 3. Mary is pleasanter than Jannet. 4. Jannet is politer than Mary. 5. They are busyer than we are. 6. My sentence is correcter than yours. 7. This exercise is more easy than that one. 8. You must be more carefuller. 9. I was most surprised than he was. 10. This machine is the simplest than the others. 11. He gets stupider every day. 12. Can you come more early next time? 13. I am handsomer than my brother. 14. Spain is driest than Britain.

Answer 1

1. I'm CLEVERER than my brother.

2. New York is MORE MODERN than London.

3. Mary is MORE PLEASANT

than Jannet.

4. Jannet is POLITER than Mary.

5. They are BUSIER than we are.

6. My sentence is MORE CORRECT than yours.

7. This exercise is EASIER than that one.

8. You must be MORE CAREFULL.

9. I was MORE surprised than he was.

10. This machine is SIMPLER than the others.

11. He gets MORE STUPID every day.

12. Can you come EARLIER next time

13. I am MORE HANDSOME than my

brother.

14. Spain is DRIER than Britain.

Answer 2

Here are the corrected sentences:

1. I'm cleverer than my brother.
2. New York is more modern than London.
3. Mary is pleasanter than Janet.
4. Janet is politer than Mary.
5. They are busier than we are.
6. My sentence is more correct than yours.
7. This exercise is easier than that one.
8. You must be more careful.
9. I was more surprised than he was.
10. This machine is the simplest of all the others.
11. He gets stupider every day. (This sentence is grammatically correct, but you may want to use "less intelligent" or "more foolish" for a less informal tone.)
12. Can you come earlier next time?
13. I am more handsome than my brother.
14. Spain is drier than Britain.