105.3 Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use a comparative form (-er or more ...).
1 Yesterday the temperature was six degrees. Today it's only three degrees.
It's colder today than it was yesterday
2 The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train.
It takes...
3 Daveand I went for a run. I ran ten kilometres. Dave stopped after eight kilometres.
I ran...
4 Chris and Joe both did badly in the test. Chris got 30%, but Joe only got 25%.
Joe did...
5 I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o'clock. In fact they arrived at 2.30.
My friends...
6 You can go by bus or by train. The buses run every 30 minutes. The trains run every hour.
The buses...
7 We were very busy at work today. We're not usually as busy as that.
We... ​

1. It's colder today than it was yesterday. This is because the temperature today is three degrees, which is lower than the temperature yesterday, which was six degrees.

2. It takes five hours by train. This is because the journey takes four hours by car, but it takes one hour longer when traveling by train.

3. I ran ten kilometers. This is because Dave stopped after eight kilometers, so I ran a longer distance than him.

4. Joe did worse than Chris. This is because Chris got 30% on the test, whereas Joe only got 25%. Therefore, Joe's test result was lower than Chris's.

5. My friends arrived earlier than expected. This is because I anticipated them arriving at about 4 o'clock, but they actually arrived at 2.30, which was a time earlier than my expectation.

6. The buses run more frequently than the trains. This is because the buses run every 30 minutes, while the trains run only every hour. Therefore, there are more buses available compared to the trains throughout the day.

7. We were busier at work today than usual. This is because we were very busy today, which is not our usual level of busyness.