Exercise 23 Put the adjective in brackets into the corresponding form of comparison. Then give true answers.
1. Which is (big): the Earth or the Moon? 2. Which weighs (much): gold or
silver? 3. Is Moscow an (old) capital city than Kiev? 4. What is (important)
thing to do when learning a foreign language? 5. Who was (famous) woman
Prime Minister in Britain? 6. Which is (large) city in the world? 7. What is
(high) speed developed by modern trains? 8. Is wood a (good) conductor of
electricity than rubber?
Think of your own questions and ask your partner three such questions.

1. ___ Peter ___ Mary could go to the party. 2. Julian told me that I could ___ have a vacation ___ take a day off. What a pity! 3. He is ­­­___ guilty ___ suspected. 4. ___ my parents ___ my brother take advantage of my leaving. 5. It's nice with ___ yellow ___ red. 6. I can ___ stay ___ leave. 7. I was so shocked that I could ___ laugh ___ cry. 8. ___ Frank ___ his neighbor has the key of the letterbox. We don't know where it is. 9. Don’t worry. You can ask ___ James ___ Diana. 10. Unfortunately, ___ James ___ Diana works here.

1 Neither Peter nor Mary could go to the party.

2 Julian told me that I could neither have a vacation nor take a day off. What a pity!

3 He is ­­­neither guilty nor suspected.

4 Neither my parents nor my brother take advantage of my leaving.

5 It's nice with either yellow or red.

6 I can either stay or leave.

7 I was so shocked that I could neither laugh nor cry.

8 Neither Frank nor his neighbor has the key of the letterbox. We don't know where it is.

9 Don’t worry. You can ask either James or Diana.

10 Unfortunately, neither James nor Diana works here.