Question

Поставьте прилагательные в скобках в правильную форму: 1. Mr Brown is (tall) than Mr Smith. 2. Tom is (clever) manager in the company. 3. My secretary is as (good) as yours. 4. My secretary is (good) than yours. 5. My secretary is (good) of the three. 6. The stuff will be much (happy) in their new office. 7. Athens is (far) from London than Rome is. 8. Mr Robinson is (rich) than Mr Green, but I don’t think he is (lucky) than Mr Green

Answer 1

1) taller
2) the cleverest
3) better
4) better
5) the best
6) happier
7) the furthest
8) richer, luckier

Answer 2

1. Mr. Brown is taller than Mr. Smith. 2. Tom is the cleverest manager in the company. 3. My secretary is as good as yours. 4. My secretary is better than yours. 5. My secretary is the best of the three. 6. The staff will be much happier in their new office. 7. Athens is farther from London than Rome is. 8. Mr. Robinson is richer than Mr. Green, but I don't think he is luckier than Mr. Green.

In the given exercise, we are required to put the adjectives in the correct form. Here are the correct forms of the adjectives for each sentence:

1. The comparative form of "tall" is "taller" because we are comparing the heights of Mr. Brown and Mr. Smith. 2. The superlative form of "clever" is "cleverest" because we are stating that Tom is the most clever manager in the company. 3. The phrase "as good" remains the same because we are comparing the secretary's performance to that of the other person's secretary. 4. The comparative form of "good" is "better" because we are stating that my secretary's performance is superior to that of the other person's secretary. 5. The superlative form of "good" is "the best" because we are stating that my secretary's performance is the highest among the three options. 6. The comparative form of "happy" is "happier" because we are stating that the staff's level of happiness will increase in their new office. 7. The comparative form of "far" is "farther" because we are comparing the distances between Athens and London, and Rome and London. 8. The comparative form of "rich" is "richer" because we are comparing the wealth of Mr. Robinson and Mr. Green. The comparative form of "lucky" is "luckier" because we are comparing their level of luck.