Question

III. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings. Use the right comparative forms of the adverbs in brackets.
1. Hung drives more carefully than his brother. (carefully)
Hung’s brother drives……………………………………..
2. The laboratory in my school is now better equipped than some years ago. (badly)
Some years ago the laboratory ………………………………………
3. Nam works more lazily so he often gets worse marks than Quang. (hard, good)
Quang works …………………………….
4. Trung drives more carefully than Minh so he has rarely had an accident. (carelessly)
Minh drives ………………………………………..
5. Going by taxi is faster than going by bus but it costs more than a bus. (slow, little)
Going by bus ………………………………………..

 

Answer 1

1. Hung drives more carefully than his brother. (carefully)
Hung’s brother drives less carefully than him.
2. The laboratory in my school is now better equipped than some years ago. (badly)
Some years ago the laboratory in my school was less well equipped than now.
3. Nam works more lazily so he often gets worse marks than Quang. (hard, good)
Quang works harder so he often gets better marks than Nam.
4. Trung drives more carefully than Minh so he has rarely had an accident. (carelessly)
Minh drives more carelessly than Trung so he has often had accidents.

5. Going by taxi is faster than going by bus but it costs more than a bus. (slow, little)
Going by bus is slower than going by taxi but it costs less than a taxi.