MODULE 10

Joe is more hard-working than his brother.

• Joe is not as hard-working as his brother.

• Joe’s brother is not as hard-working as he is.

• Joe is less hard-working than his brother.

• Joe’s brother is more hard-working than he is.

Many teenagers like facebooking more than doing sport.

              

• Many teenagers like doing sport as much as Facebooking.

• Many teenagers don’t like Facebooking as much as doing sport,

• Many teenagers like doing sport more than Facebooking.

• Many teenagers don’t like doing sport as much as Facebooking.

Paul likes reading comic books more than watching cartoons.

              

• Paul doesn’t like watching cartoons as much as reading comic books.

• Paul likes watching cartoons as much as reading comic books.

• Paul likes watching cartoons more than reading comic books.

• Paul doesn’t like reading comic books as much as watching cartoons.

. I like reading books more than surfing the Internet.

               A. I like surfing the Internet more than reading book.

               B. I like reading book less than surfing the Internet.

               C. I don’t like reading book as much as surfing the Internet.

               D. I don’t like surfing the Internet as much as reading books.

• I like surfing the Internet more than reading book.

• I like reading book less than surfing the Internet

• I don’t like reading book as much as surfing the Internet.

• I don’t like surfing the Internet as much as reading books.

My father likes reading newspaper more than watching TV.

              

• My father doesn’t like reading newspaper as much as watching TV.

• My father likes watching TV as much as reading newspaper.

• My father doesn’t like watching TV as much as reading newspaper.

• My father likes watching TV more than reading newspaper.

In Vietnam, football is more popular than basketball.

              

• In Vietnam, basketball is not as popular as football.

• In Vietnam, basketball is more popular than football.

• In Vietnam, football is not as popular as basketball.

• In Vietnam, football is as popular as basketball.

. In Vietnam, football is more popular than basketball.

              

• In Vietnam, basketball is not as popular as football.

• In Vietnam, basketball is more popular than football.

• In Vietnam, football is not as popular as basketball.

• In Vietnam, football is as popular as basketball.

My boss works better when he’s pressed for time.

          

• The more time my boss has, the better he works.

• The less time my boss has, he works better.

• The less time my boss has, the better he works.

• The less time my boss has, he works the better.

Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister, Annabelle.

           

• Annabelle is considerable more adventurous than her brother, Derek.

• Annabelle isn’t as nearly adventurous as her brother, Derek.

• Derek isn’t so nearly adventurous as his sister, Annabelle.

• Annabelle isn’t nearly as adventurous as her brother, Derek.

The likelihood of suffering a heart attack rises as one becomes increasingly obese.

• Anyone who is obese is likely to experience a heart attack at any time.

• Obesity results in only a slight increase in the probability of having a heart attack.

• The more obese one is, the higher the chances for a heart attack become.

• Heart attacks are happening more and more often, and most of the sufferers are obese.