Ответы
The researchers Friedman and Rosenman said there were two personality types, A and B. Write sentences comparing type A and type B people, using the words in brackets.
Туpe A is worried (about status)
angry
hard-working
bad health
Туре В is satisfied (with life)
calm
patient
good health
Ответ:
1 (worried) Type A people are more worried about status than Type B people.
2 (satisfied) Type A people are less satisfied with life than Type B people.
3 (calm) Type A people are less calm than Type B people.
4 (angry) Type A people are angrier than Type B people.
5 (patient) Type A people are less patient than Type B people.
6 (have/bad health) Type A people have worse health than Type B people.
2 Complete the sentences using comparative or superlative forms.
1 Sue is hard-working. Gary is lazy.
Gary is lazier than Sue.
2 I am clever. The others in my family are stupid.
I am cleverer/more clever than the others in my family.
3 Maria is unsociable. Javier is sociable.
Javier is more sociable than Maria.
4 The men in the class are shy. The women are confident.
The men in the class are shier than the women.
5 My chair's big. The others in the office are small.
My chair is the biggest in the office.
6 This car's large. The others in the showroom are small.
This car is the largest in the showroom.
7 My house is far from the school. Your house is close.
My house is farther from the school than yours.
3 Rewrite the sentences using (just) as… as.
1 I am more introverted than my friends.
My friends are not as introverted as me.
2 My parents are better educated than my grandparents.
My grandparents are not as well educated as my parents.
3 Her children are more creative than my children.
My children are not as creative as hers.
4 Helen is the least confident person in her family.
Helen is not as confident person as others in the family.
5 Rome and Rio de Janeiro are equally interesting.
Rome is just as interesting as Rio de Janeiro.
Объяснение:
Сравнительная и превосходная степени прилагательных.
Irregulars: good – better – the best, bad – worse – the worst, little – less – the least, far – farther – the farthest (further – the furthest).
Можно обоими способами: clever, common, cruel, friendly, gentle, narrow, pleasant, polite, shallow, simple, stupid, quiet, yellow, tired (narrow – narrower – the narrowest – more narrow – the most narrow).
Не принято формировать степени сравнения от предельных (абсолютных) прилагательных: unique, eternal, last, essential…
