Skills 27-29

The speed of light is ______ the speed of sound.

• faster

• much faster than

• the fastest

• as fast

The use of detail is __________ method of developing a controlling idea, and almost all students employ this method.

• more common

• common

• most common

• the most common

_____ in Stevenson's landscapes, the more vitality and character the painting seem to possess.

• The brushwork is loose

• The looser brushwork

• The loose brushwork is

• The looser the brushwork is

Certain types of snakes have been known to survive fasts more as a year long.

• Certain types

• have been known

• fasts

• as

The grizzly bear, which can grow up to eight feet tall, has been called a more dangerous animal of North America.

• which

• to eight feet

• been called

• a more

Climate, soil type, and availability of water are the most critical factors than selecting the best type of grass for a lawn.

• availability

• are

• than

• the best

Peter Abelard, a logician and theologian, was the controversialest teacher of his age.

• a logician and theologian

• the

• controversialest

• of his age

Protein molecules are the most complex than the molecules of carbohydrates.

• are

• the most

• than

• molecules of

The leek, a member of the lily family, has a mildest taste than the onion.

• leek, a member

• mildest

• than

• onion

The widely used natural fiber of all is cotton.

• fiber

• is

• used

• The widely