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Advanced Comparative Structures

The document outlines advanced comparative structures in English, including combined comparisons, progressive comparisons, and contrasting qualities. It provides examples and exercises to practice these structures, focusing on the correct formation of sentences using comparative adjectives. The exercises encourage the application of these structures in various contexts.

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Advanced Comparative Structures

The document outlines advanced comparative structures in English, including combined comparisons, progressive comparisons, and contrasting qualities. It provides examples and exercises to practice these structures, focusing on the correct formation of sentences using comparative adjectives. The exercises encourage the application of these structures in various contexts.

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Advanced comparative structures

1. Combined comparison with the:


the + comparative adjective …, the +
5. not as uncomfortable a journey as I
comparative adjective …
thought
2. Progressive comparison:
6. less and less awe-inspiring the closer I
comparative adjective + and +
got
comparative adjective
7. more disappointed than impressed
3. as and such:
8. such a magnificent sight
as + adjective + a + noun + as …
9. awe-struck rather than merely impressed
such a + adjective + noun + as/that
10. the more remote the place, the greater
clause
the impression
4. Contrasting two connected qualities:
11. more agricultural than residential
more + adjective + than + adjective
12. such a dark night
not so much + adjective + as + adjective
13. not so much excited as impatien
adjective + rather than + adjective

Exercise 1 :Do not change the order of the words given but add any other words necessary.

1. I wasn’t so much disappointed in Paris as underwhelmed.(disappointed / Paris)

2. Personally, I’d say Rome is . (bohemian / rather / conservative)

3. Truly unspoilt land is common. (become / less / less)

4. It was I couldn’t get any sleep. (such / noisy / hostel)

5. 5 Prague wasn’t as I was expecting. (romantic / place)

6. Poland is still urban. (more / agricultural)

7. The more you travel, become. (more / cultured)

8. Berlin wasn’t I thought it would be. (such / expensive / city)

Exercise 2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use between
three and six words including the word in capitals.

1 Vienna is the most delightful city I’ve ever visited. AS

I’ve never visited as delightful a city as Vienna.

2 It’s getting increasingly hard to fi nd a cheap B & B. AND

It’s getting to find a cheap B & B.

3 People suffer greater homesickness the further away they travel from home. MORE
The further away you travel from home, you get.

4 She described the landscape as being more surreal than picturesque. RATHER

She described the landscape as being picturesque.

5 We decided not to stay in the hotel because it was so expensive. SUCH

It was we decided not to stay there.

6 The itinerary was less daunting than it looked at first. NOT

It itinerary as it looked at first.

7 The water was so cold it was unbearable. THAT

It was it was unbearable.

8 If you ask me, I’d say the sea is green not blue.

In my opinion, the sea . THAN

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