GRAMMAR - COMPARISONS

GRAMMAR - COMPARISONS

Practice exercise - Combine the information and complete the sentences.

0 Michelangelo’s David is very old.

The Angel of the North is not old.

significantly

Michelangelo’s David is significantly older than The Angel of the North.

1 Picasso is famous.

Van Gogh is also famous.

slightly

Picasso is ______________________________

2 Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is small.

Most people think the Mona Lisa is bigger.

a lot

Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is ______________________________

3 Rudolf Nureyev was young.

Margot Fonteyn was old.

far

Rudolf Nureyev was ______________________________

4 Da Vinci’s paintings are very expensive.

Monet’s paintings are also very expensive.

almost

Da Vinci’s paintings are ______________________________

5 Henry Moore’s sculptures are famous.

Louise Bourgeoise’s sculptures are not so famous.

much

Henry Moore’s sculptures are ______________________________

6 Maggi Hambling was born in 1945.

Agatha Christie was born in 1890.

considerably

Maggi Hambling is ______________________________

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1 Picasso is famous.

Van Gogh is also famous.

slightly

Picasso is slightly more famous than Van Gogh.

2 Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is small.

Most people think the Mona Lisa is bigger.

a lot

Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is a lot smaller than most people think.

3 Rudolf Nureyev was young.

Margot Fonteyn was old.

far

Rudolf Nureyev was far younger than Margot Fonteyn.

4 Da Vinci’s paintings are very expensive.

Monet’s paintings are also very expensive.

almost

Da Vinci’s paintings are almost as expensive as Monet’s.

5 Henry Moore’s sculptures are famous.

Louise Bourgeoise’s sculptures are not so famous.

much

Henry Moore’s sculptures are much more famous than Louise Bourgeois’s sculptures.

6 Maggi Hambling was born in 1945.

Agatha Christie was born in 1890.

considerably

Maggi Hambling is considerably younger than Agatha Christie.