Fill in the blanks.
1. I will be staying here for ……………………… more days.
Correct!
Wrong!
A few indicates a small number.
2. He is junior …………………………… me.
Correct!
Wrong!
The words junior and senior are followed by to.
3. China is ………………………… than India.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a comparative expression before than.
4. He is ………………………….. than her.
Correct!
Wrong!
Younger is the comparative form of young.
5. I gave the kitten …………………………… milk.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use little with uncountable nouns.
6. Of the two routes, this is ………………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the comparative form when a group consists of just two people or things.
7. We got ……………………………….. rain this year. The crops are all dying.
Correct!
Wrong!
Little means hardly any.
8. This material is superior ………………………….. that.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use to after superior and inferior.
9. He is ……………………………… of the four men.
Correct!
Wrong!
The superlative is used to compare a person or thing with the group to which they/it belong(s).
10. I do not earn as much as …………………………… does.
Correct!
Wrong!
The subject form is used before a verb.
11. A dog is ……………………………… than a cat.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Hindi ………………………….. in many parts of India.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- I will be staying here for a few more days.
- He is junior to me.
- China is larger than India.
- He is younger than her.
- I gave the kitten a little milk.
- Of the two routes, this is the shorter.
- We got little rain this year. The crops are all dying.
- This material is superior to that.
- He is the oldest of the four men.
- I do not earn as much as he does.
- A dog is more intelligent than a cat.
- Hindi is spoken in many parts of India.
