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Exercise 58. Give short negative answers followed by statements. Use the words suggested.
Is Mary an actress? (a secretary) Are you an architect? (an artist) Are Paul and John schoolboys? (students) Is your father a singer? (a teacher) Is your aunt a librarian? (a nurse) Is your uncle a teacher? (an actor) Are your sisters dancers? (singers) Is your son a student? (a worker) Are you school-teachers? (mechanics) Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives (Appendix №15) Exercise 59. Make comparisons according to the patterns. Begin your sentences with the words suggested use the absolute form of possessive pronouns wherever possible.
Basket-ball is popular in our country. (football) That dress is pretty. (this dress) My room is warm. (your room) I’m thirsty. (Nina) Your essay is good. (Michael’s essay) Her coat is warm. (my coat) Nick is busy today. (Helen) That book is dull. (this book) Exercise 60. Join the following pairs of sentences using the conjunctions as … as. Use the adjectives suggested. Make all the necessary change.
Thomas is very clever. So is his friend. (bright) I’m twenty. So is my cousin. (old) My room is 18 meters square. So is my sister-in-law’s. (large) I’m 167 centimeters tall. So is my friend. (tall) My son is fond of noisy games. So is Peter’s son. (noisy) My room has two windows. So has Jim’s. (light) Bill’s flat is cosy. So is Ann’s. (well-planned) Jane is pretty. So is her sister. (attractive) Exercise 61. Ask questions according to the pattern.
Felix is absent-minded. And Gregory? Ann is slow. And her brother? Nina is energetic. And her husband? Helen is plump. And her sister? You’re slim. And your twin-sister? Dick is tall. And his elder brother? Your hair is dark. And your daughter’s? Your handwriting is legible. And Helen’s? Exercise 62. Change the following statements according to the pattern; use the words suggested.
This exercise is as easy as the previous one. (almost) Nina is as pretty as her sister. ? (just) The bedroom is as big as the living-room. (practically) Jack is as tall as his cousin (nearly) I’ve as many mistakes as Helen has. (almost) Ernest has as little free time as his brother. (practically) I’ve got as much work to do as you have. (just) There’s as much furniture in my room as in yours. (nearly) Exercise 63. Join the following pairs of sentences using the construction not so …as. Begin your sentences with the subject of the second sentence. Make all the necessary changes.
My suit is new. Your coat is not so new. His lamp is bright. That lamp isn’t so bright. Your cousin is pretty. Your sister isn’t so pretty. My brother is diligent. I’m not so diligent. His first story is interesting. His second story isn’t so interesting. Your handwriting is legible. My handwriting is not so ligible. Peter’s voice is deep. Tom’s voice is not so deep. Our flat is cosy. Your flat is not so cosy. Exercise 64. Join the following pairs of sentences according to the pattern. Begin the new sentence with the subject of the first sentence. Make all the necessary changes.
Iron is hard. Steel is harder. The nights in May are warm. The nights in June warmer. Your précis is good. Your friend’s précis is better. The sea is deep. The ocean is deeper. His voice is loud. My voice is louder. Basil is busy on Sunday. He is busier on week-days. I’m absentminded. Jane is more adsent-minded. Arthur is tired today. Paul is more tired. Exercise 65. Answer the following questions.
Which is older: Aktau or Shimkent? Which is wider: the Moskva River or the Neva? Which is faster: a plane or a ship? Which is smaller: Europe or Asia? Which is colder: April or May? Which is bigger: Washington or New York? Which is warmer: autumn or spring? Which is easier: English or Russian? Exercise 66. Answer the following questions according to the patterns. A.
Is November as cold as December? Is the weather as cold in summer as in autumn? Is iron as hard as steel? Is my car as fast as yours? Is your sitting-room as light as your bedroom? Is Edinburgh as large as London? Is the Moon as big as the Sun? Is Seliger as deep as Baikal? B.
Have you got as many friends at the University as your sister? Is there as much bread on your plate as on that one? Have you got as little money with you as I have? Is his pronunciation as bad as Kate’s? Have you got as much furniture in your bedroom as in your study? Has: Ned got as many mistakes in the translation as Helen? Is Ann’s spelling as good as yours? Is this film as bad as that one? Is your laboratory as good as theirs? Is he as good at literature as at physics? C.
Is basket-ball as popular as hockey? Is Alice’s English as fluent as his? Is today’s task as difficult as yesterday? Is his brother as talented as he? Are you black shoes as comfortable as your brown ones? Is her radio set as powerful as yours? Is the new film as interesting as that one? Is Tuesday as convenient for you as Monday? Exercise 67. Answer the following questions, beginning them with there is less or there are fewer. Don’t forget to change pronouns in examples 1, 3, 7.
Are there as many benches in your park as in ours? Is there as much milk in the bottle as in the jug? Are there as many books in your bookcase as in mine? Is there as much sugar in his coffee as in hers? Are there as many pictures in the book as in the magazines? Are there as many stamps on this letter as on that one? Is there as much furniture in your room as in mine? Are there as many people in Room 5 as in Room 21? Exercise 68. Make sentences of comparison, using less or few with the words suggested.
Bobby has too many toys. (Nelly) He has so much free time. (I) We have so many flowers in the garden. (they) He has a lot of money. (his brother) I have too many mistakes in my dictation. (Vera) We have a lot of rain in summer. (they) Exercise 69. Answer the following alternative questions.
Are comedies more popular or less popular than tragedies? Is German easier or more difficult than English? Is a mile longer or shorter than a kilometre? Is February colder or warmer than January? Are you stronger or weaker than your brother? Is your collection of books bigger or smaller than your friend’s collection? Is your watch faster or slower than alarm-clock? Is your street wider or narrower than Pavlov street? Exercise 70. Extend the statements using the adjectives in the comparative degree. Follow the pattern.
May is warm. But it’s not so warm as July. The Neva is deep. But it’s not so deep as the Volga. A tram is quick. But it’s not so quick as a bus. His second play is interesting. But it’s not so interesting as his first play. My cigarettes are good. But they’re not so good as yours. John is handsome. But he’s not so handsome as his father. The days are cool. But they’re not so cool as the nights. Folk-songs are popular. But they’re not so popular as modern jazz. Exercise 71. Extend the following statements of comparison according to the pattern. Use the words suggested.
This hat is cheap. (your hat) Your hair is dark. (your brother’s hair) This text is dull. (text №3) His voice is soft. (your voice) Our flat is small. (my brother’s flat) English grammar is difficult. (English spelling) This song is beautiful. (that song) His poems are popular. (his novels) Exercise 72. Join the following sentences according to the patterns. Begin your sentence with the subject of the second sentence. A.
The university library is large. The Moscow State Public library is larger. Her sister is pretty. Alice is prettier. Your précis is good. Your friend’s précis is better. April is cold. March is cooler. B.
His operas are famous. His songs are more famous. My wireless is powerful. Your wireless is more powerful. It’s windy in April. It’s more windy in March. Handball is popular. Football is more popular. You’re tired. I’m more tired. Exercise 73. Join the following sentences according to the patterns. Begin your sentence with the subject of the first sentence.
The divan-bed is comfortable. The bed is more comfortable. Your room is cosy. Your mother’s room is cosier. Your essay is interesting. Mike’s essay is more interesting. May is sunny. June is sunnier. My little girl is noisy. My son is noisier. Your furniture is modern. Mary’s furniture is more modern. Exercise 74. Join the following sentences according to the patterns. Begin your sentence with the subject of the second sentence.
Football is popular. Tennis isn’t so popular. Your flat is comfortable. My flat isn’t so comfortable. This article is useful. That article isn’t so useful. October is rainy. September isn’t so rainy. Your watch is expensive. My watch isn’t so expensive. Exercise 75. Join the following sentences according to the patterns. Begin your sentence with the subject of the first sentence and use the following antonyms: better – worse, bigger – smaller, more – fewer, older – younger, more – less, more difficult – easier, lighter – heavier, hotter – colder, longer – shorter.
My room is big. Your room is bigger. I’ve got a lot of relatives in Astana. You’re got more relatives in Aktau. Your spelling is bad. My spelling is worse. My aunt is old. Her husband is older. I’ve got a lot of free time today. You’re got more free time today. English is difficult. French is more difficult. My bag is light. Your bag is lighter. Our family is small. Your family is smaller. |