Question

Ex. 23. Find the mistake and correct it.

a) right. b) wrong
1. The twenty-second of December is the shortest day in the year. 2. I know my jokes are bad, but yours are badder. 3. I have obtained further information on this mater. 4. Nick looks good than his elder brother. 5. Your garden is not so large as their garden. 6. If you don't want to be tired in the morning, you should go to bed more early. 7. This dictation is as difficult as the dictation that we wrote last week. 8. You should practice more often if you want to improve your language. 9. He has less money than you have. 10. Einstein is one of intelligent scientists who ever lived. 11. This text is the most difficult of all the texts that we have ever translated. 12. Their house is far better than ours. 13. Jack has eaten three times as many hamburgers as Jim. 14. This room is not so comfortable as that one on the first floor. brackets.​

Answer 1

Відповідь:The twenty-second of December is the shortest day of the year. (use "of" instead of "in")

I know my jokes are bad, but yours are worse. (use "worse" instead of "badder")

I have obtained further information on this matter. (use "matter" instead of "mater" and remove the "on")

Nick looks better than his elder brother. (use "better" instead of "good" and "than" instead of "then")

Your garden is not as large as their garden. (use "as" instead of "so")

If you don't want to be tired in the morning, you should go to bed earlier. (use "earlier" instead of "more early")

This dictation is as difficult as the dictation that we wrote last week. (correct)

You should practice more often if you want to improve your language. (correct)

He has less money than you do. (use "do" after "you")

Einstein is one of the most intelligent scientists who ever lived. (use "most" before "intelligent" and "who" instead of "that")

This text is the most difficult of all the texts that we have ever translated. (correct)

Their house is far better than ours. (correct)

Jack has eaten three times as many hamburgers as Jim has. (use "has" after "Jim")

This room is not as comfortable as that one on the first floor. (use "as" instead of "so" and remove "brackets")

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