Comparatives Equality Superiority

Respuesta correcta: A) This exam is as difficult as the final one.

• A) This exam is as difficult as the final one.Correct! Equality is expressed with 'as ... as', with the same adjective on both sides of the pair.
• B) This exam is as difficult like the final one.No. 'As ... like' mixes two different patterns; the second half of equality needs 'as', not 'like'.
• C) This exam is so difficult as the final one.No. 'So ... as' is a fixed pair in the negative, and this sentence is affirmative, so the structure does not fit.
• D) This exam is as difficult than the final one.No. 'As ... than' cannot be combined; 'than' belongs to comparison of difference, not equality.

Respuesta correcta: B) The mountain trail is more difficult than the coastal path.

• A) The mountain trail is more difficult than the coastal path is.No. Repeating the verb after 'than' would need a full relative clause such as 'than the coastal path is', which is clumsy and wrong here.
• B) The mountain trail is more difficult than the coastal path.Correct! Superiority takes the comparative form plus 'than', and the sentence ends cleanly there.
• C) The mountain trail is more difficult of the coastal path.No. 'More difficult of' is not a comparison structure; comparison of difference requires 'than'.
• D) The mountain trail is the more difficult than the coastal path.No. 'The more difficult' needs a comparative clause after it, so 'the' cannot simply stand in front of the adjective.

Respuesta correcta: C) This restaurant is less expensive than the one near the pier.

• A) This restaurant is less expensive than the one near the pier is.No. The verb cannot be repeated after 'than' in this short comparative form.
• B) This restaurant is more cheap than the one near the pier.No. 'More cheap' is not standard; short adjectives take 'cheaper', not 'more' plus the base form.
• C) This restaurant is less expensive than the one near the pier.Correct! 'Less' plus the adjective expresses inferiority, and 'than' introduces the second term of the comparison.
• D) This restaurant is as cheap than the one near the pier.No. 'As ... than' mixes equality and difference and is not a valid comparison.

Respuesta correcta: D) better than

• A) better fromNo. 'Better from' is not used for comparing two presentations; comparison of difference needs 'than'.
• B) as good asNo. 'As good as' states that the two are equal, which is the opposite of what the sentence requires.
• C) more good thatNo. 'More good' is not a correct comparative form, and 'that' cannot follow a comparative.
• D) better thanCorrect! Superiority is expressed with the comparative 'better' followed by 'than', which introduces what it is better than.

Respuesta correcta: A) The bus is not as fast as the train.

• A) The bus is not as fast as the train.Correct! 'Not as ... as' is the standard way to say one thing is less good or less fast than another.
• B) The bus is not so fast as the train.No. 'Not so ... as' belongs to the negative with 'so'; 'not as ... as' is the form that goes with 'as'.
• C) The bus is not as fast than the train.No. The second term of an 'as ... as' comparison takes 'as', never 'than'.
• D) The bus is not as fast as than the train.No. Repeating 'as' before and after 'than' creates a structure that does not exist in English.

Respuesta correcta: B) The second test was easier than the first one.

• A) The second test was more easy than the first one.No. 'More easy' is not standard for this adjective; the -ier form is the correct comparative.
• B) The second test was easier than the first one.Correct! Adjectives ending in -y change the 'y' to 'i' and take the ending -er, giving 'easier'.
• C) The second test was easely than the first one.No. 'Easily' is the adverb, and adverbs in -ly cannot take the comparative ending -er.
• D) The second test was most easy than the first one.No. 'Most' builds the superlative, not the comparative, and it does not take 'than'.

Respuesta correcta: C) She scored as many goals as her brother.

• A) She scored as many goals than her brother.No. 'Than' introduces comparison of difference, so it cannot follow the first half of an 'as ... as' pair.
• B) She scored many goals as her brother.No. 'Many goals as' without the first 'as' does not form a comparison at all.
• C) She scored as many goals as her brother.Correct! With countable nouns the equality pair is 'as many ... as', and 'as many' keeps the plural form.
• D) She scored as more goals as her brother.No. 'As more' combines the two patterns; equality takes 'as many', not 'as more'.

Respuesta correcta: D) The water in the bottle is not as cold as the water in the glass.

• A) The water in the bottle is not as many cold as the water in the glass.No. 'As many' is reserved for countable plural nouns; a quality such as coldness takes 'as' plus the adjective.
• B) The water in the bottle is not as colder as the water in the glass.No. 'Colder' is the comparative form, which needs 'than', not the 'as ... as' pattern used here.
• C) The water in the bottle is not as more cold as the water in the glass.No. 'As more' mixes the two patterns; the equality pair never contains 'more'.
• D) The water in the bottle is not as cold as the water in the glass.Correct! The pattern is 'not as + adjective + as', and 'as' must be repeated in front of the second term being compared.

Respuesta correcta: A) The new stadium has much more seating than the old one.

• A) The new stadium has much more seating than the old one.Correct! 'Much more' strengthens the comparative and 'than' introduces the second term being compared.
• B) The new stadium has much more seating than the old one have.No. The verb cannot be repeated after 'than' when the noun phrase is the comparative element.
• C) The new stadium has much more seatings than the old one.No. 'Seatings' is not a plural here; the uncountable 'seating' names the capacity and takes no 's'.
• D) The new stadium has much more seating of the old one.No. 'Of' does not introduce the second term of a comparison; 'than' does that job.

Respuesta correcta: B) far bigger than

• A) far bigger ofNo. 'Of' never introduces the second term of a comparison in English.
• B) far bigger thanCorrect! 'Far' is an intensifier that can be placed before a short comparative, and 'than' completes the comparison of difference.
• C) as big likeNo. 'As ... like' mixes the equality pattern with a preposition, and neither half is correct.
• D) most big thanNo. 'Most' builds the superlative, which takes 'in' or 'of', never 'than'.

Respuesta correcta: C) Ana is taller than she is thin.

• A) Ana is taller than she is slim.No. 'Slim' describes the body in a general way and breaks the parallel structure of the comparison.
• B) Ana is more tall than she is thin.No. 'More tall' is not the correct comparative form for a short adjective like 'tall'.
• C) Ana is taller than she is thin.Correct! Repetition of the verb allows a shorter comparative, so 'taller than she is thin' compares two qualities of Ana.
• D) Ana is tall than she is thin.No. 'Than' requires the comparative form, so the base form 'tall' cannot stand before it.

Respuesta correcta: D) The price is the same as it was last year.

• A) The price is as same as it was last year.No. 'As same' is redundant: 'same' already means equality, so only one 'as' is needed.
• B) The price is the same than it was last year.No. 'The same' is already an equality expression, so 'than' would wrongly signal a difference.
• C) The price is so same as it was last year.No. 'So ... as' belongs with adjectives such as 'tall', and 'same' does not work in that pattern.
• D) The price is the same as it was last year.Correct! When the first term already contains the adjective 'same', the second half keeps 'as' to signal equality.

Respuesta correcta: A) This plan has fewer stops than the plan we followed in June.

• A) This plan has fewer stops than the plan we followed in June.Correct! 'Fewer' is the comparative for countable plural nouns, and 'stops' is plural, so the form matches.
• B) This plan has less stops than the plan we followed in June.No. 'Less' is used for uncountable nouns; countable plural 'stops' needs 'fewer'.
• C) This plan has fewer stop than the plan we followed in June.No. The plural noun 'stops' requires the plural form 'fewer stops', not the singular 'fewer stop'.
• D) This plan has as fewer stops than the plan we followed in June.No. 'As fewer' would be a difference comparison, and the pair 'as ... as' states equality instead.

Respuesta correcta: B) My phone is newer, but my battery lasts longer than his does.

• A) My phone is newer, but my battery lasts less longer than his does.No. 'Less longer' is not a valid comparative; 'longer' is already comparative and cannot be made comparative again.
• B) My phone is newer, but my battery lasts longer than his does.Correct! 'Longer than' states that my battery outlasts his, which is the comparison of difference required.
• C) My phone is newer, but my battery lasts more longer than his does.No. 'More longer' repeats the same mistake; short comparatives never take 'more' plus the -er form.
• D) My phone is newer, but my battery lasts longer from his does.No. 'From' does not introduce the second term of a comparison; that function belongs to 'than'.

Respuesta correcta: C) This route is shorter and less crowded than the highway.

• A) This route is more short and less crowded than the highway.No. 'More short' is not standard for a short adjective; 'shorter' is the correct comparative.
• B) This route is shortest and less crowded than the highway.No. 'Shortest' is the superlative and cannot be followed by 'than', which requires a comparative.
• C) This route is shorter and less crowded than the highway.Correct! Two comparatives can be coordinated, and 'shorter' plus 'less crowded' compares both features against the highway.
• D) This route is short and least crowded than the highway.No. 'Short' is the base form and 'least' is the superlative, so neither can appear in this comparison.

Respuesta correcta: D) less

• A) more lessNo. 'More less' combines the intensifier with the comparative and is not a grammatical combination.
• B) as lessNo. 'As less' would express equality, but 'less time' needs the comparison of difference with 'than'.
• C) leastNo. 'Least' is the superlative and cannot be followed by 'than'.
• D) lessCorrect! 'Less' plus an uncountable noun states that the time is inferior to the time taken by bus.

Respuesta correcta: A) The written test is harder than the practical one is.

• A) The written test is harder than the practical one is.Correct! When the verb is repeated after 'than', it agrees with the subject 'the practical one', which is singular.
• B) The written test is harder than the practical one are.No. The plural 'are' would be needed only if the subject were plural, and 'the practical one' is singular.
• C) The written test is harder than the practical one were.No. 'Were' is the past of 'be'; the simple present comparative requires 'is' here.
• D) The written test is harder than is the practical one.No. Putting 'than is' first inverts the word order and breaks the comparison structure.

Respuesta correcta: B) The blue bag costs as much as the red one.

• A) The blue bag costs as many as the red one.No. 'As many' is for countable plural nouns; a price is uncountable and needs 'much'.
• B) The blue bag costs as much as the red one.Correct! 'As much as' expresses that the two prices are equal, and omitting the noun after the second 'as' is natural.
• C) The blue bag costs much as the red one.No. 'Much as' without the first 'as' does not form an equality comparison.
• D) The blue bag costs as more as the red one.No. 'As more' builds a difference pattern, which would need 'than' rather than a second 'as'.

Respuesta correcta: C) The new rule is stricter than the old one.

• A) The new rule is more strict than the old one.No. 'More strict' is not standard; one-syllable adjectives build the comparative with -er alone.
• B) The new rule is strictest than the old one.No. 'Strictest' is the superlative and takes 'the' with 'in' or 'of', never 'than'.
• C) The new rule is stricter than the old one.Correct! 'Stricter' is the -er comparative of the one-syllable adjective 'strict', and 'than' introduces the second term.
• D) The new rule is most strict than the old one.No. 'Most' is used for longer adjectives; with one syllable the -er ending is the correct form.

Respuesta correcta: D) My result is the same as yours.

• A) My result is the same than yours.No. 'The same' already signals equality, so 'than' would wrongly introduce a difference.
• B) My result is as same as yours.No. 'As same' is redundant; 'same' carries the equality and only one 'as' is required.
• C) My result is the same as than yours.No. 'As than' combines the equality and difference patterns and exists in no standard usage.
• D) My result is the same as yours.Correct! 'The same as' is a complete equality expression, so the noun phrase 'yours' can follow it directly.