COMPARISONS – SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

COMPARISONS
1. My course is harder than I expected. -> My course isn't as ........................................ I expected.
2. Sarah is better at Chemistry than Susan
-> Susan isn’t ……………………………………………………………………
3. Sally is the cleverest student in the class.
-> Nobody ……………………………………………………………………..
4. Our French exam was much easier than our German one
-> Our French exam was not ……………………………………………………….
5. As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.
-> The more ……………………………………………………………………..
6. If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
-> The sooner …………………………………………………………………….
7. There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected
-> There were far ………………………………………………………………
8. We’d never stayed in such an expensive hotel before.
-> The hotel was more …………………………………………………………….
9. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known.
-> I’ve …………………………………………………………………………
10.Though my house was cheaper than Norman’s, it is bigger and more attractive.
-> Norman’s house may………………………………………
11.It was more of an argument than a discussion.
-> It was not so ………………………………………………………………………
12.I have never read such a romantic story
-> This …………………………………………………………………………..
13.It is the most interesting novel I’ve ever read.
-> I have …………………………………………………………………………..
14.Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
-> Apples are not …………………………………………………………………………..
15.I’ve never met such a famous person before.
-> It’s …………………………………………………………………………..
16.I can’t cook as well as my mother does.
-> My mother …………………………………………………………………………..
17.I’ve never read a more romantic story before.
-> It’s …………………………………………………………………………..
18.You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs. Jones.
-> Mrs. Jones is…………………………………………………………………………..
19.We both like pizza more than chicken. -> We both prefer ……………………………………………………………… chicken.
20.Sarah’s smartphone is very similar to her father’s smartphone.
-> Sarah’s smartphone is the ……………………………………………. her father’s smartphone.
21.A smartphone is Sarah’s favorite possession.
-> Sarah liks her smartphone ……………………………………………. any of her other possession.
22.Gmail accounts are generally better than other email services.
-> Other email services are generally not ………………………………………...
23.The Italian restaurant is cheaper than the Greek restaurant.
-> The Italian restaurant costs ………………………………………………………….
24.He prefers playing soccer to playing rugby.
-> He likes playing soccer …………………………………………………………………
25.No other cathedral is as old as Chartre in France.
-> Chartre is …………………………………………………………. any other cathedral in France.
SO … THAT/ SUCH … THAT
1. We can’t afford to buy the car
-> The car ………………………………………………………..
2. His briefcase was too full for the zip fastener to close properly
-> His briefcase was so ………………………………………………………
3. It is such a marvelous opportunity that we mustn’t miss it.
-> The ………………………………………………………
4. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
-> They …………………………………………………………..
5. She wore a hearing-aid, even though she could hear the phone ring perfectly well.
-> She wasn’t so ……………………………………………………………………..
6. The cake was so hard that I couldn’t eat it.
-> It was ……………………………………………………………………..
7. The cake was so bad that I couldn’t eat it.
-> It’s ……………………………………………………………………..
8. This furniture is so old that it’s not worth keeping. -> It is …………………………………………………….

TOO/ ENOUGH
1. We arrived too late to see the first film. -> We didn’t ………………………………………………..
2. She can’t have more children because of her age.
-> She is too ……………………………………………….
3. I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking too softly.
-> They were speaking ………………………………………………
4. Unfortunately my stay here will be too short for me to visit many of the tourist attractions.
-> Unfortunately I shan’t …………………………………………………………….
5. Does he know enough French to work as a translator?
-> Is his …………………………………………………………………….
6. The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired.
-> The car was too …………………………………………………….
7. The children are too young to see horror films.
-> The children aren’t …………………………………………………….
8. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.
-> The sea was too …………………………………………………….
9. The restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
-> It was such …………………………………………………….
10.It was so late that nothing could be done.
-> It was too …………………………………………………….
11.The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
-> The furniture …………………………………………………….
12.The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
-> The water was not …………………………………………………….
13.It was such hot tea that I couldn’t drink it. -> The tea …………………………………………………….
14.The weather was so bad that we couldn’t go sailing.
-> The weather wasn’t …………………………………………………….
15.He is too young to appreciate such a film. -> He’s not …………………………………………………….
16.This room is too small for 5 people to live in. -> This room …………………………………………………….
17.The garden is too small to play football in. -> The garden …………………………………………………….
18.The day was so cold that we stayed indoor. -> It …………………………………………………….
19.This room is too small for us to play music in.
-> This room isn't ………………………………for us to play music in.
20. I was too old to travel around the world. -> I wasn’t …………………………………………………….