The comparative conundrum a 15 question linguistic labyrinth
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1. This car is ____ that one.
2. My brother is ____ I am.
3. Which sentence correctly uses a superlative adjective?
4. This cake is ____ that one.
5. She is ____ student in the class.
6. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
7. That building is ____ this one.
8. This is ____ film I've ever seen.
9. Which is the correct comparative form of 'bad'?
10. Running is ____ walking.
11. This is ____ book in the library.
12. Which sentence uses 'as...as' correctly?
13. Gold is ____ silver.
14. This soup is ____ I expected.
15. Which sentence uses the superlative correctly?
Topics:
Present tenses
Past tenses 1
Present perfect
Present tenses 2
Future 1
Future 2
Countable and uncountable nouns
Referring to nouns
Pronouns and referencing
Adjectives and adverbs
Comparing things
The noun pharse
Modals 1
Modals 2
Reported speech
Verb + verb patterns
Likelihood based on conditions 1
Likelihood based on conditions 2
Presositions
Relative clauses
Ways of organising texts
The passive
Linking ideas
Showing your position in a text
Nominalisation in written English