PROBLEMS WITH COMPARISON

PROBLEMS WITH COMPARISON



Choose the correct answer.

1.   The skin temperature of humans is….their internal temperature.

      A. not high as                         C. as low                 

      B. not so high                         D. lower than

(Peterson, 1999,171)

2.   …..a river on land, an ocean current does not flow in a straight line.
      A. Alike                                               C. Likely               
      B. Like                                                 D. Like wise
(Peterson, 1999,171)

3.   The administration of private collages is nearly ……that of public colleges   
      A. same                                                C. the same as                   
      B. just as                                              D. similar   
(Peterson, 1999,171)

4.   The larger a drop of water….freezing temperature
      A. the higher its                      C. higher than its                            
      B. its higher                                          D. higher of its
(Peterson, 1999,171)

5.   Sea bass…..freshwater bass.
      A. are larger than                                  C. are as large                   
      B. are larger the                                    D. are larger
(Peterson, 1999,170)


Part B : Choose the incur
rect word or phrase and correct it.

1.   The bolder the matador’s display in the arena became louder the audience expressed
                                 A                B                               C        D
      its approval of his presentation.      
      (Cliff, 1991, 126)

2.   Hal’s new sports car costs much more than his friend Joel
                          A             B            C                                    D
(Cliff, 1991, 127)

3.   Despite his smiling face, the second – place contestant is more sadder than the

A                B                                  C                                    D

      Winner.
      (Cliff, 1991, 128)
4.   I do not believe that I have ever seen as many expensive cars than were in that
                                                     A                                                    B     C
      Shopping center
               D
(Cliff, 1991, 128)

5.   We thought our cameras were the same, but his is different than the one that I bought
                                                              A               B                      C                            D
(Cliff, 1991, 129)

6.   Louise is the More capable of the three girls who have tried out for the part in the
                           A                       B                         C                                              D
      Play
      (Cliff, 1991, 129)

7.   My book is different than yours because mine has a vocabulary section at the bottom
                                           A               B                                                           C
      Of each page, and yours has one in the back.
                                                D
(Cliff, 1991, 129)

8.   The days become more long as the sun moves into a wider orbit farther from the earth
                                          A         B                                       C                D
(Longman, 259)

9.   The strange sound that came through the thick walls separating the two buildings
                 A                                                   B                                         C
      Seemed to be as closest the next room.
                                     D
(Longman, 259)

10. As many 100 billion stars are in the milky way
           A              B               C         D
(Barron,2002,  204)

11. Since the Earth is spherical, the larger the area, the worse the distortions on a flat map         
                                         A              B                            C                                       D
(Barron, 2002, 204)

12. No Fingerprint is exactly a like another
       A                            B         C         D
(Barron, 2002, 204)

13. It is unlikely that he will do his better on the exam since he is sick.
                  A                        B             C                                          D
(Longman, 1997,6.20)

14. Some feel that silver is inherently attractive than gold
         A      B                              C             D
(Longman, 1997,6.20)

15. The more famous skyscraper in the world is the empire state building, located in the 

A                                                              B                                              C

       heart of new York city.
                D
(Longman, 1997,6.17)

16. A psychosis is a severe mental disorder, the most serious than a neurosis.   
                                    A               B                    C                           D

17. A butterfly is different a moth in a number of ways.                        
      A                         B                    C                D

18. Wild strawberries are not as sweeter as cultivated strawberries.
         A                            B              C                D

19. Greater than the diameter of a circle, the larger its circumstance is

A             B                                          C                                  D


20. The Water of the Great Salt Lake is Saltier than Seawater

A              B                                        C               D

(Peterson, 1999,171)


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