Comparative
Bananas are more expensive than apples.
- Apples are...
Apples are cheaper than bananas.
As he hadn’t behaved himself, his parents got angry with him.
- His parents...
His parents got angry with him because he hadn't behaved himself.
If the tickets don’t arrive, we won’t be able to go.
- Unless...
Unless the tickets arrive, we won’t be able to go.
The dog ate apples.
- Apples...
Apples were eaten by the dog.
“What time do the banks close today?”
- Tim asked me...
Tim asked me what time the banks closed that day.
It was the hottest country she had ever visited.
- She had...
She had never visited such a hot country.
The novel is better than the film.
- The film...
The film is not as good as the novel.
Despite having been vaccinated she caught the flu.
- Although...
Although she had been vaccinated, she caught the flu.
You should tell them immediately.
- If I...
If I were you I would tell them immediately.
I need to paint the wall.
- The wall...
The wall needs painting.
“We will arrest them for illegal entry in the country”, the policeman said.
- The policeman said that...
The policeman said that they would arrest them for illegal entry in the country.
Mr Jones is better than all the other teachers I've had.
- Mr Jones is the...
Mr Jones is the best teacher (that) I have ever had.
Your brother isn’t as clever as mine.
- My brother is...
My brother is cleverer than yours.
Although the weather was horrible, we went skiing.
- In spite of...
In spite of the horrible weather, we went skiing.
We didn’t visit the museum because we hadn’t time.
- If we...
If we had had time, we would have visited the museum.
The engineer has repaired my television.
- I...
I have had my television repaired by the engineer.
“Don’t speak so loud, please”, she said to the students.
- She begged...
She begged the students not to speak so loud.
Santander is the most beautiful city that I have ever seen.
- I...
I have never seen such a beautiful city as Santander.
If you speak more languages you will find travelling easier.
- The more...
The more languages you speak, the easier you will fin travelling.
We bought our tickets on the Web because it was much cheaper.
- Since it...
- Since it was much cheaper, we bought our tickets on the Web.
Wendy didn’t study for her test. Therefore, she failed.
- If Wendy...
If Wendy had studied for her test, she wouldn't have failed.
They say that she has had seven sons.
- She...
She is said to have had seven sons.
“Why don’t we have dinner out tonight?” said Martin.
- Martin suggested...
Martin suggested having dinner out that night.
We had never spoken such a difficult language as Chinese.
- Chinese...
Chinese was the most difficult language (that) we had ever spoken.
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