85.4 one.
Complete the sentences. Use a comparative.
1 Allison's car isn't very big. She wants a bigger
2 My job isn't very interesting. I want to do something more interesting
3 You're not very tall. Your brother is
4 David doesn't work very hard. I work.
5 My chair isn't very comfortable. Yours is
6 Your idea isn't very good. My idea is
7 These flowers aren't very nice. The blue ones are
8 My suitcase isn't very heavy. Your suitcase is
9 I'm not very interested in art. I'm
in history.
10 It isn't very warm today. It was
yesterday
11 These tomatoes don't taste very good. The other ones tasted
12 Peru isn't very big. Brazil is.
13 Los Angeles isn't very beautiful. San Francisco is
14 This knife isn't very sharp. Do you have a
one?
15 People today aren't very polite. In the past they were
16 The weather isn't too bad today. Often it is much
B.
To complete this sentence, we need to compare the size of Allison's car with another car. Since she wants a larger car, we use the comparative form of the adjective "big" which is "bigger".
2. My job isn't very interesting. I want to do something more interesting.
In this sentence, we are comparing the level of interest in two jobs. Since the speaker wants a job that is more interesting than their current one, we use the comparative form of the adjective "interesting" which is "more interesting".
3. You're not very tall. Your brother is taller.
Here, we are comparing the heights of two people - the person being addressed and their brother. Since the brother is taller, we use the comparative form of the adjective "tall" which is "taller".
4. David doesn't work very hard. I work harder.
In this sentence, we are comparing the level of effort put into work by two people - David and the speaker. Since the speaker works with more effort than David, we use the comparative form of the adjective "hard" which is "harder".
5. My chair isn't very comfortable. Yours is more comfortable.
Here, we are comparing the level of comfort of two chairs - the speaker's chair and the chair being addressed. Since the addressed chair is more comfortable, we use the comparative form of the adjective "comfortable" which is "more comfortable".
6. Your idea isn't very good. My idea is better.
This sentence compares the quality of two ideas - the idea of the person being addressed and the speaker's idea. Since the speaker's idea is of higher quality, we use the comparative form of the adjective "good" which is "better".
7. These flowers aren't very nice. The blue ones are nicer.
The level of niceness between two sets of flowers is being compared here - the ones being addressed and the blue ones. Since the blue ones are nicer, we use the comparative form of the adjective "nice" which is "nicer".
8. My suitcase isn't very heavy. Your suitcase is heavier.
In this sentence, the weight of two suitcases is being compared - the speaker's suitcase and the suitcase being addressed. Since the addressed suitcase is heavier, we use the comparative form of the adjective "heavy" which is "heavier".
9. I'm not very interested in art. I'm more interested in history.
This sentence compares the level of interest in two subjects - art and history. Since the speaker is more interested in history than in art, we use the comparative form of the adjective "interested" which is "more interested".
10. It isn't very warm today. It was warmer yesterday.
Here, the current temperature is being compared with the temperature of the previous day. Since the temperature was higher yesterday, we use the comparative form of the adjective "warm" which is "warmer".
11. These tomatoes don't taste very good. The other ones tasted better.
The taste of two sets of tomatoes is being compared - the ones being addressed and the other ones. Since the other ones tasted better, we use the comparative form of the adjective "good" which is "better".
12. Peru isn't very big. Brazil is bigger.
This sentence compares the sizes of two countries - Peru and Brazil. Since Brazil is larger, we use the comparative form of the adjective "big" which is "bigger".
13. Los Angeles isn't very beautiful. San Francisco is more beautiful.
In this sentence, the level of beauty between two cities is being compared - Los Angeles and San Francisco. Since San Francisco is more beautiful, we use the comparative form of the adjective "beautiful" which is "more beautiful".
14. This knife isn't very sharp. Do you have a sharper one?
Here, the sharpness of two knives is being compared - the one being addressed and the one being asked about. Since the speaker wants a knife that is sharper, we use the comparative form of the adjective "sharp" which is "sharper".
15. People today aren't very polite. In the past, they were more polite.
This sentence compares the level of politeness between two time periods - today and the past. Since people were more polite in the past, we use the comparative form of the adjective "polite" which is "more polite".
16. The weather isn't too bad today. Often it is much worse.
Here, the current weather is being compared with the weather in general. Since the weather is often worse, we use the comparative form of the adjective "bad" which is "worse".
In summary, comparative forms of adjectives are used to compare qualities or characteristics between two things, people, or situations. The choice of which comparative form to use depends on the specific adjective and the comparison being made.