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Rewriting Comparatives
Rewriting Comparatives
This...
T h i s i s t h e c r a z i e s t t h i n g I 'v e e v e r h e a r d o f .
3. It was hard to see the name of the street. There were with no lights.
No lights made it...
N o l i g h t s m a d e i t h a r d e r t o s e e t h e n a m e o f t h e st r e e t .
L i f e ti m e a v e r a g e i s t h i r d h i g h e s t i n h i s t o r y .
5. Jumping off a bridge with a rope tied to your ankles is nutty but this is worse.
This...
T h i s i s n u tti e r t h a n j u m p i n g o ff a b r i d g e w it h a r o p e ti e d t o y o u r a n k l e s .
H e w a s t h e g r e a t e s t l e ft w in g q u a r t e r b a c k .
T h e R o l l i n g S t o n e s s ou n d l e s s c o n v e n ti o n a l t h a n t h e B e a t l e s .
T o m i s a s i n n oc e n t a s a c h i l d .
3.- She is such a good singer that everybody wants to see her.
The singer is so good that everybody wants to see her
28.- Smartphones and tablets are the same price in some countries.
Smartphones cost as much as tablets in some countries
29.- The day was so sunny that we spent all morning in the garden.
It was such a sunny day that we spent all morning in the garden
40.- The people in your class were so nice that it was a pleasure to meet them.
They were such nice people that it was a pleasure to meet them
As students get closer to their exams they become more nervous. (the ... more)
The closer students get to their exams, the more nervous they become.
The lecture was very boring. As a result I fell asleep. (so ... that)
The lecture was so boring that I fell asleep.
The tickets sold out within days because the concert was so well publicised. (such ... that)
It was such a well publicised concert that the tickets sold out within days.
The wording of the document is very complicated. It's incomprehensible. (so ... as to)
The wording of the document
My friends claimed that the exhibition was interesting but I found it pretty dull. (exhibition)
It wasn't as
Approaching the church, we noticed the sound of the bells becoming increasingly loud. (and)
Approaching the church, we noticed the sound of the bells becoming louder and louder.
My son can't get a place at kindergarten because he's too young. (enough)
My son isn't old enough to get a place at kindergarten.
Their remarks were only slightly insulting, but they were extremely inaccurate. (not so much)
Their remarks were not so much insulting as inaccurate