Grammar Makes a Superhero (then/than)

Use ____to make a comparison.

• then

• than

Today is a lot warmer _______ 15 degrees hotter.

• then

• than

_____ means "next" or "at that time."

• Then

• Than

Maya fried an egg, ____ she made toast.

• then

• than

Question: How do you turn someone into a bald, blue-skinned cyborg space pirate? Answer: Very slowly. For the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, transforming actress Karen Gillan into the alien Nebula took makeup artists more (then/than) four hours a day. (In later films, the process was faster then/than that--about 2.5 hours.)

Step one was to cover Gillan's hair with a tight cap. Next, pieces of artificial blue skin were glued to her face and head. Makeup was then/than used to cover the parts of her skin that were still exposed. Finally, Gillan popped in a pair of creepy black contact lenses, and BOOM! Nebula was born.

Answer ONLY for the word pair in red.

Question: How do you turn someone into a bald, blue-skinned cyborg space pirate? Answer: Very slowly. For the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, transforming actress Karen Gillan into the alien Nebula took makeup artists more then/than four hours a day. (In later films, the process was faster (then/than) that--about 2.5 hours.)

Step one was to cover Gillan's hair with a tight cap. Next, pieces of artificial blue skin were glued to her face and head. Makeup was then/than used to cover the parts of her skin that were still exposed. Finally, Gillan popped in a pair of creepy black contact lenses, and BOOM! Nebula was born.

Answer ONLY for the word pair in red.

Question: How do you turn someone into a bald, blue-skinned cyborg space pirate? Answer: Very slowly. For the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, transforming actress Karen Gillan into the alien Nebula took makeup artists more then/than four hours a day. (In later films, the process was faster then/than that--about 2.5 hours.)

Step one was to cover Gillan's hair with a tight cap. Next, pieces of artificial blue skin were glued to her face and head. Makeup was (then/than) used to cover the parts of her skin that were still exposed. Finally, Gillan popped in a pair of creepy black contact lenses, and BOOM! Nebula was born.

Answer ONLY for the word pair in red.

One character that couldn't be created with makeup and costumes is Thanos, the 8-foot-tall, 700-pound space monster who wipes out half of all life in the universe in Avengers: Infinity War. This giant purple supervillain was played by actor Josh Brolin, but what we see on-screen is entirely digital.

During filming, Brolin wore sensors all over his face and body. The sensors captured every move he made. Digital effects teams (then/than) reproduced Brolin's performance using computer graphics. This was no easy job. For Infinity War, it took more then/than 300 people nearly two years to bring Thanos to life.

Answer ONLY for the red pair.

One character that couldn't be created with makeup and costumes is Thanos, the 8-foot-tall, 700-pound space monster who wipes out half of all life in the universe in Avengers: Infinity War. This giant purple supervillain was played by actor Josh Brolin, but what we see on-screen is entirely digital.

During filming, Brolin wore sensors all over his face and body. The sensors captured every move he made. Digital effects teams then/than reproduced Brolin's performance using computer graphics. This was no easy job. For Infinity War, it took more (then/than) 300 people nearly two years to bring Thanos to life.

Answer ONLY for the red pair.

Black Panther is the king and defender of Wakanda, a fictional country in Africa. He wears a suit that looks cooler (then/than) any other superhero outfit in the Marvel universe. (That's our humble opinion anyway. Sorry, Captain America.) The suit is sleek and shimmery, thanks to costume designer Ruth E. Carter, who decorated it with a triangle pattern inspired by art from the (real) African country of Botswana.

The costume itself is made of two layers of stretchy, skin-tight material. But the suit was a little too tight. When actor Chadwick Boseman put it on, he could barely breathe. Luckily, he got used to it. Wakanda forever!