ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF COMPARISON
ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF COMPARISON
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.
1. Of the four dresses, which is _________________expensive?
A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater
2. The larger the apartment, the __________________ the rent is. A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive
3. The faster we walk, __________________ we will get there. A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner
4. “Why did you buy these oranges?” “They were __________________ I could find” A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest
5. She plays the piano __________________ as she sings.
A. as beautifully B. more beautifully C. as beautiful D. the most beautifully
6. The streets are getting more and __________________ these days. A. crowded B. less crowded C. more crowded D. most crowded
7. The larger the city, __________________the crime rate. A. highest B. higher C. the highest D. the higher
8. You must explain your problems ________. A. as clear as you can B. as clearly as you can C. as clear than you are D. as clearly as you are
9. Nobody in this team plays _________ Tom.
A. as good as B. so well as C. as best as D. as well as
10. Which woman are you going to vote for? –I’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is _____. A. smarter B. the smarter C. more smarter D. more smart
11. Bill is _________________. A. lazier and lazier B. more and more lazy C. lazier and more lazy D. more lazy and lazier
12. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere _______________? A. noisier B. more quiet C. more noisy D. quieter
13. ______the time passes, _____I feel! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just finished half of it. A. The faster / the nervous B. The more fast / the nervous C. The fast / the more nervous D. The faster / the more nervous
14. China is the country with__________________ population.
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.
1. Of the four dresses, which is _________________expensive?
A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater
2. The larger the apartment, the __________________ the rent is. A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive
3. The faster we walk, __________________ we will get there. A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner
4. “Why did you buy these oranges?” “They were __________________ I could find” A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest
5. She plays the piano __________________ as she sings.
A. as beautifully B. more beautifully C. as beautiful D. the most beautifully
6. The streets are getting more and __________________ these days. A. crowded B. less crowded C. more crowded D. most crowded
7. The larger the city, __________________the crime rate. A. highest B. higher C. the highest D. the higher
8. You must explain your problems ________. A. as clear as you can B. as clearly as you can C. as clear than you are D. as clearly as you are
9. Nobody in this team plays _________ Tom.
A. as good as B. so well as C. as best as D. as well as
10. Which woman are you going to vote for? –I’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is _____. A. smarter B. the smarter C. more smarter D. more smart
11. Bill is _________________. A. lazier and lazier B. more and more lazy C. lazier and more lazy D. more lazy and lazier
12. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere _______________? A. noisier B. more quiet C. more noisy D. quieter
13. ______the time passes, _____I feel! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just finished half of it. A. The faster / the nervous B. The more fast / the nervous C. The fast / the more nervous D. The faster / the more nervous
14. China is the country with__________________ population.