Basic English Usage
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Comparisons

Exercises:

[ ]  The turtle is ____ slower animal than the rabbit is.
  a
  the
 

[ ]  Between the panda and the panther, the panda is ____ slower animal.
  a
  the
 

[ ]  Turpan is ____ driest city in China.
  a
  the
 

[ ]  Of all the cities in China, Emai Shan is ____ wettest.
  the
  a
 

[ ]  Amy is ____ better student than Bob is, but she is not ____ student in our class.
  the ... the best
  a ... the best
 

[ ]  Of all the students in our class, Amy is ____ best student in biology.
  the
  (blank)
 

[ ]  The salamander is ____ faster animal than the ant is, but the ant is not ____ slowest animal in our yard: that would be the snail.
  the ... a
  a ... the
 

[ ]  Of all the poets I have met, he is ____ oddest one.
  a
  the
 

[ ]  The Sahara is ____ larger desert than the Gobi is, but Antarctica, a polar desert, is ____ largest desert on the planet.
  a ... the
  the ... a
 

Lesson: Comparisons
Module: Articles
Course: Basic English Usage

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