Right / wrong - comparison. Find the mistake and correct it. A) right
B) wrong
1. The more you study, the smarter you will become.
2. The weather is much more worse today.
3. She is not as easy to get on with than her sister.
4. I feel much better today than I did last week.
5. I know my jokes are bad, but yours are badder.
6. Nick looks elder than his older brother.
7. Ann plays the piano very well, but Christina plays more
well.
8. Flying is much fast than travelling by car.
9. We are going to travel by car. It's much cheaper.
10. If you don't want to be tired in the morning, you should
go to bed more early.
11. Could you speak a little more loudly?
12. He drives more slowly as his brother.
13. You should practise more often if you want to improve
your language.
14. You should be far more serious when you talk to your
partner.
15. Einstein is one of intelligent scientists who ever lived.
16. Watermelons are much sweater than lemons.
17. A train is the uncomfortablest place to sleep in
18. She speaks French much more rapidly than she does
German.
19. This meal is much better than as the one I ate yesterday.
20. What we need is a more good job!
21. It's best picture I've ever seen.
22. Their house is far better than ours.
23. It's becoming more and more difficult to find a job.
24. The sooner you take your medicine, the better you will feel.
25. Jack has eaten three times as many hamburgers as Jim.
Answer: right
Explain: This sentence is correct because it follows the structure of a comparative sentence. It states that the more you study, the smarter you will become.
2. The weather is much more worse today.
Answer: wrong
Correction: The weather is much worse today.
Explain: The word "more" is not needed in this sentence. "Worse" already indicates a higher degree, so adding "more" is redundant.
3. She is not as easy to get on with than her sister.
Answer: wrong
Correction: She is not as easy to get on with as her sister.
Explain: The correct comparative structure is "as...as." In this sentence, it should be "as easy to get on with as her sister."
4. I feel much better today than I did last week.
Answer: right
Explain: This sentence is correct because it compares the speaker's current feeling to how they felt last week. It correctly uses the comparative form "better."
5. I know my jokes are bad, but yours are badder.
Answer: wrong
Correction: I know my jokes are bad, but yours are worse.
Explain: The word "badder" is not a correct comparative form. The correct form is "worse" to compare the quality of the jokes.
6. Nick looks elder than his older brother.
Answer: wrong
Correction: Nick looks older than his brother.
Explain: The word "elder" is used to compare the age of two or more people in a family. However, it is incorrect in this sentence because "older" already implies that Nick is of higher age than his brother.
7. Ann plays the piano very well, but Christina plays more well.
Answer: wrong
Correction: Ann plays the piano very well, but Christina plays better.
Explain: The word "more" is not needed in this sentence. "Better" is the correct comparative form to indicate a higher level of skill.
8. Flying is much fast than traveling by car.
Answer: wrong
Correction: Flying is much faster than traveling by car.
Explain: The word "fast" is an adjective, while "faster" is the comparative form. The sentence compares the speed of flying and traveling by car.
9. We are going to travel by car. It's much cheaper.
Answer: right
Explain: This sentence is correct because it compares the cost of traveling by car to the cost of other forms of transportation. It correctly uses the comparative form "cheaper."
10. If you don't want to be tired in the morning, you should go to bed more early.
Answer: wrong
Correction: If you don't want to be tired in the morning, you should go to bed earlier.
Explain: The word "more" is not needed in this sentence. "Earlier" is the correct comparative form to indicate a higher degree of earliness.
11. Could you speak a little more loudly?
Answer: right
Explain: This sentence is correct because it asks someone to increase the volume of their speech, using the comparative form "more loudly."
12. He drives more slowly as his brother.
Answer: wrong
Correction: He drives more slowly than his brother.
Explain: The word "as" should be replaced with "than" to indicate a comparison between two people's driving speeds.
13. You should practise more often if you want to improve your language.
Answer: right
Explain: This sentence is correct because it advises someone to practice more frequently in order to improve their language skills. It correctly uses the comparative form "more often."
14. You should be far more serious when you talk to your partner.
Answer: right
Explain: This sentence is correct because it suggests that the speaker should increase the level of seriousness when communicating with their partner. It uses the comparative form "more serious."
15. Einstein is one of intelligent scientists who ever lived.
Answer: wrong
Correction: Einstein is one of the most intelligent scientists who ever lived.
Explain: The word "one of" requires the superlative form, "the most intelligent."
16. Watermelons are much sweater than lemons.
Answer: wrong
Correction: Watermelons are much sweeter than lemons.
Explain: The word "sweater" should be corrected to "sweeter" to compare the sweetness of watermelons and lemons.
17. A train is the uncomfortablest place to sleep in.
Answer: wrong
Correction: A train is the most uncomfortable place to sleep in.
Explain: The word "uncomfortablest" should be replaced with "most uncomfortable" to express the highest degree of discomfort.
18. She speaks French much more rapidly than she does German.
Answer: right
Explain: This sentence is correct because it compares the speed of the speaker's speech in French and German, using the comparative form "more rapidly."
19. This meal is much better than as the one I ate yesterday.
Answer: wrong
Correction: This meal is much better than the one I ate yesterday.
Explain: The word "as" is not needed in this sentence. The correct sentence compares the quality of the meal without the redundant word.
20. What we need is a more good job!
Answer: wrong
Correction: What we need is a better job!
Explain: The word "more" should be replaced with "better" to compare the quality of the job.
21. It's best picture I've ever seen.
Answer: wrong
Correction: It's the best picture I've ever seen.
Explain: The word "best" requires the definite article "the" to indicate the highest degree or quality.
22. Their house is far better than ours.
Answer: right
Explain: This sentence is correct because it compares the quality of their house to the quality of the speaker's house, using the comparative form "better."
23. It's becoming more and more difficult to find a job.
Answer: right
Explain: This sentence is correct because it describes a gradual increase in the difficulty of finding a job, using the comparative form "more and more difficult."
24. The sooner you take your medicine, the better you will feel.
Answer: right
Explain: This sentence is correct because it states that the quicker you take your medicine, the higher the level of improvement in your feeling, using the comparative form "better."
25. Jack has eaten three times as many hamburgers as Jim.
Answer: right
Explain: This sentence is correct because it compares the number of hamburgers Jack and Jim have eaten, using the phrase "three times as many." It correctly uses a comparative structure.