Part 5: Complete the second sentence so that the meaning stays the same.
1. No one in the class is intelligent than John.
→ John is ……………………………………………………………
2. Kathy doesn’t speak English as well as Jim.
→ Jim ……………………………………………………………….
3. No restaurant in the city is better than that one.
→ That restaurant is …………………………………………………..
4. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
 No mountain......................................................................................
5. The sun is high. The shadow is short.
→ The higher ……………………………………………………………….
6. She eats little, she becomes thin.
→ The less…………………………………………………………………..
7. My bicycle is more expensive than yours.
→ Your bicycle isn’t as ………………………………………………………….
8. Tom is the best football player in this team.
→ Nobody in this team…………………………………………………………….
9. Nothing is faster than the speed of light.
→ The speed of light………………………………………………………………
10. As television programs become more popular, they seem to get worse.
→ The more....................................... .......................................................................

Part 2: Fill in the blanks. Using the words below:
(although/ so/ neither…nor/ though/ neither/ both/ but also/ nor/ although/
even though)
1. He decided to quit the job _________ he got the high salary.
2. When he came to the counter of pay he found that he had _________ cash
_________ his credit card with him.
3. ______________ the students nor their lecturer uses English in the classroom.
4. The second-hand car Patrick bought was almost new _________ it was made in
the 1990s.
5. Mai worked hard, ______ she passed her exam.
6. ____________ she was very tired, she helped her brother with his homework.
7. Keith decided to give up his job _______________ I advised him not to.
8. Neither Louise ____________ Edna will be at school today, because they’re ill.
9. I’m so lucky! I went to __________Spain and Tenerife this year!
10. Not only John ___________ his two brothers play football as their recreation
every weekend.

1. He couldn’t sleep although he was very tired. (in spite of)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Mai plays the guitar well. Mai dances beautifully. (not only ... but also)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3. In spite of her injured feet, she managed to get home before dark. (although)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
4. We didn’t go fishing because the water was rough. (because of)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
5. She stayed at home because of her mother’s sickness. (because)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
6. You were mad. You were drunk. (either ... or)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
7. My mother likes tea. And my father does, too. (both ... and)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Richard and John didn't keep her secret. (neither ... nor)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
9. The underground is quick. It is also cheap. (not only ... but also)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
10. The boy is intelligent. He is hard-working, too. (both ... and)
…………………………………………………………………………………….