The More, The Merrier.
Complete the sentence:
The more you practice, the _____ you get. (good)
Answer: better
What's the compound adjective?
He's a well-known artist.
Answer: well-known
Which modifier is strong?
A- very
B- really
Answer: really
What's the comparative of happy?
Answer: happier.
Spot the error!
The more earlier you arrive, the better.
Answer: The earlier you arrive, the better.
Rewrite the sentence:
If you are rich, you travel a lot.
Answer: The richer you are, the more you travel.
Choose the correct compound adjective: She's a ______-tempered person. She's always happy."
a- easy
b- well
c- good
Answer: good
What's wrong?
They are magazines very old.
Answer: very old magazines.
(Modifier + adjective + noun)
What's the compound adjective of relaxed?
A- laid-back
B- self-centered
C- open-minded
Answer: laid-back
Rewrite: He's a distracted person.
Answer: He's an absent-minded person.
Create a sentence using:
More noise / it /be / harder / it / be / concentrate
Answer: The noisier it is, the harder it is to concentrate.
What's the compound adjective for:
A person who receives new ideas in a positive way.
Answer: open-minded
What's wrong?
She is a really intelligent and extremely nice teacher.
Answer: nothing - it's correct.
Fill in the blank: This book is ______ than the last one.
A- most interesting
B- more interesting
C- interestinger
Answer: more interesting
Choose the correct option.
My dad is quite / really easy-going. Everyone just loves him.
Answer: really.
Rewrite the sentence:
If I study a lot, I do better on tests.
Answer: The more I study, the better I do on tests.
Complete the rule:
A compound adjective is an adjective that contains _____ or more words joined by a _______. They appear _____ a noun and act as a single idea (adjective).
Answer: two; hyphen; before
Replace the word in italic: The film is fantastic.
A- quite interesting
B- not very interesting
C- really interesting
Answer: really interesting
What's the compound adjective of a cheap person?
A- two-faced
B- well-balanced
C- tight-fisted
Answer: tight-fisted
Rewrite: If I work out a lot, I lose weight faster.
Answer: The more I work out, the faster I lose weight.
Complete the grammar rule:
Use the + comparative adjective/adverb, or the more/less (+ noun) to show that...
Answer: one thing depends on another thing.
Explain the difference between the following sentences:
A: I saw a man-eating alligator.
B: I saw a man eating alligator.
Answer:
A- man-eating (comp. adj.) describes the alligator, that is one that eats people.
B- describes an action, a man who was eating alligator meat.
Arrange the sentence. There is an extra word.
She / friendly / is / quite / extremely
Answer: She is quite friendly.
Or, She is extremely friendly.
Correct the sentence.
He's more friendlier than his brother.
Answer: He's friendlier than his brother.
Identify and fix.
She's quite very excited about the trip.
Answer: You shouldn't use quite and very together. Use one or the other.