Common mistakes in Comparisons

Your bicycle is newer than me.

• Your

• is

• newer

• me

Today is more hotter than it was yesterday.

• more

• hotter

• was

• yesterday

The price of petrol is way expensiver than it was last year.

• of

• way

• expensiver

• last year

The weather this year is badder than it was a few years ago.

• this

• is

• badder

• ago

A. People here nicer than I thought.

B. People here are more nicer than I thought.

C. People here are nicer than I thought.

D. People here more nice than I thought.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Yesterday we lost the match because we played badlier.

• lost

• because

• played

• badlier

My friend, Josh, earns fewer money than his father.

• my

• earns

• fewer

• his

My wife sleeps fewer than me, so she often feels tired and stressed.

• sleeps

• fewer

• so

• and

They have got less problems than they used to have few years ago.

• got

• less

• used to

• few

I bought less English books last year because I was in financial troubles.

• bought

• less

• because

• in