Exercise 30: Comparisons

1. Of the four dresses,I like the red one (best).
2. Phil is the (happiest) person that we know.
3. Pat's car is (fastest) than Dan's.
4. This is the (creamiest) ice cream I have had in a long time.
5. This poster is (more colorful) than the one in the hall.
6. Does fred feel (better) today than he did yesterday?
7. This vegetable soup tastes very (good).
8. While trying to balance the baskets on her head, the women walked (more awkwardly) than her daughter.
9. Jane is the (less) athletic of all the women.
10. My cat is the (prettiest) of the two.

Exercise 29: Comparisons

1. The Empiren State Building is than the Statue of  Liberty.
2. California is father from New York than pennsylvania.
3. His assignment is different from mine.
4. Louie reads more quickly than his sisters.
5. No animal is so big from king kong
6. That report is less impressive than  the government's
7. Sam wears the same shirt as his teammates.
8. Dave paints much more realistically than his professor.
9. The twins have less money at the end of the month than they have at the beginning.
10. Her sports car is different from Nancy's.

Exercise 28: Comparisons

1. John and his friend left ..... (soon) as the profrssor had finished his lecture. [ as ]
2. His job is ..... (important) than his friend's. [ more ]
3. He plays the guitar ...... (well) as Andres Segovia. [ as ]
4. A new house is much ..... (expensive) than an older one. [ more ]
5. Last week was ...... (hot) as this week. [ as ]
6. Martha is ...... (talented) than her cousin. [ more ]
7. Bill's descriptions are ...... (colorful)  than his wife's. [ more ]
8. Nobody is ...... (happy) than Maria Elena. [ more ]
9. The boys felt ...... (bad) than the girls about losing the game. [ worse ]
10. A greyhound runs ...... (fast) than a chihuahua. [ more ]

Exercise 27: Linking (Copulative) Verb

1. You old sounds (terrible).
2. The pianist play very (well).
3. The food in the restaurant always tastes (good).
4. The campers remained (calm) despite the thunderstroom.
5. They became (sick) after eating the contaminated food.
6. Professor Calandra looked (quickly) at the students sketches.
7. Paco was working (diligent) on the project.
8. Paul protested (vehement) about the new proposals.
9. Our neighbors appeared (relaxed) after their vacation.
10. The music sounded too (noisy) to be classical.

Exercise 26: Adjectives and Adverbs

1. Rita plays the violin (good).
2. That is an (intensely) novel.
3. The sun is shinning (bright).
4. The girl speak (fluently).
5. The boys speak Spanish (fluently).
6. The table has a (smooth) surface.
7. We must figure our income tax retruns (accurate)
8. We don't like to drink (bitterly).
9. The plane will arrive (soonly).
10. He had an accident because he was driving too (fast)

Exercise 21 : Conditional Sentences

1. Hendry talks to his dog if it ......... (understand) him. { will understands }
2. If they had left the house earlier, they ........ (be; negative) so late getting to the airport that they could not check their baggage. { was not }
3. If finish the dress before saturday, I ......... (give) it to my sister for her birthday. { will }
4. If I had seen the movie, I ......... (tell) you about it last night. { would }
5. Had Bob not interfered in his sister's marital problems, there ....... (be) peace between them.{ was }
6. He would give you the money if he ....... (have) it. { had }
7. I wish they ......... (stop) making so much noise so that I could concentrate. { had }
8. She would call you immediately if she ......... (need) help. { needed }
9. Had they arrived at the sale early, they ........ (find) a better selection. { would }
10. We  hope that you ...... (enjoy) the party last night. { enjoyed }
11. If you have enough time. please ........ (paint) the chair before you leave. { would }
12. We could go for a drive if today ........ (be) saturday. { was }
13. If she wins the prize, it will be because she ......... (writer) very well. { writes }
14. Mike wished that the editor ........ (permit) him to copy some of their material. { had permited }
15. Joel wishes that the ........ (spend) his vacation on the Gulf Coast next year. { was }
16. I ....... (accept) if they invite me to the party. { will }
17. If your mother ........ (buy) that car for you, will you be happy?  { busy }
18. If he ........... (decide) earlier, he could have left on the afternoon flight. { had }
19. Had we know your address, we ........ (write) you letter. { would }
20. If the roofer doesn't come soon, the rain ........ (leak) inside. [ had studied]
21. Because Rose did so poorly on the exam, she wishes that she ....... (study) herder last night. { had studied }
22. My dog always wakes me up if he ........ (hear) strange noises. { has heard }
23. If you ....... (see) mary today, please ask her to call me. { have seen }
24. If he ...... (get) the raise, it will be because he does a good job. { had got }
25. The teacher will not accept our work if we ...... (turn) it in late. { would }
26. Mrs. Wood always talks to her tenth-grade students as though they ......... (be) adults. { have been }
27. If he had left already, he ........ (call) us. { would }
28. If they had know him, they ....... (talk) to him. { would }
29. He would understand it if you ....... (explain) it to him more slowly. { had explained }
30. I could understand the french teacher if she ......... ( speak) more slowly. { had spoken }