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Extra Grammar Exercises

(Unit 8)

LESSON 1

A. Complete the following sentences about change, using repeated comparative forms
of the words in parentheses.

1. The students in this class are speaking (good) English

every day.

2. Food has been getting (expensive) lately.

I can’t afford to buy what I want.

3. I read that (more) people are continuing to drive after the

age of 80.
4. With global warming, the average temperature around the world is become (high)

5. As medical science advances, (few) children are dying of

infectious diseases.

6. News reports are definitely (accurate) than

they used to be. You can’t believe anything they say.

7. Ever since I began eating better, I’ve been getting (healthy) .

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B. Rewrite each sentence, correcting the errors.
1. The good the weather, the likely we’ll go to the beach.


2. Earlier we get home, more time we’ll have to get ready for the party.


3. The most we hear about climate change, more we want to do something about it.


4. The warmer are the oceans, fewer fish will be available in the market.


5. The spicy the food, the good I think it tastes.


6. More convenient is the parking, more everyone will drive to the center of town.


7. The more frequently we exercise, we feel better.

Summit 1, Third Edition Unit 8

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