EXERCISE 1: Answer these questions bellow with correct (C) or incorrect (I) and give

explanations of your answer!

1. …(C)… This orange tastes sweet.

2. …(I)… The weather never turns cold in this country.
3. …(C)… That big red car walked in the wrong way.
4. …(I)… She had an incredibly story about her trip.
5. …(C)… She has a trouble with a hungry kid.

PREPOSITIONS
EXERCISE 2: Each of the following sentences contains one or more preposition. Please
underline the subjects once and the verbs twice. Circle the prepositional phrase. Then indicate if
the sentence is correct or incorrect.

1. ...(I)... The name of the baby in the crib is Jack.

2. ...(C)... By the next meeting of the class need to turn in the pages.
3. ...(I)... In the morning after the concert was tired.
4. ...(I)... With her purse in her hand ran through the door.
5. ...(I)... In the office on the table at the corner of the room.
6. ...(C)... The tall evergreen trees along the road.
7. ...(I)... In the summer the trip to the mountains is our favourite trip.
8. ...(C)...On a regular basis the plants in the boxes under the window in the kitchen.

COMPARATIVES
EXERCISE 3: Complete the following table!

Positive Comparative Superlative

Example Long Longer Longest
1. Good (Better) (Best)
2. Generous (More Generous) (The most generous)
3. (Bad) Worse (Worst)
 4. (Hopeful) (More hopeful) Most hopeful
5. Obscure (More obscure) (Most obscure)
6. (Far) Farther (Farthest)
7. Happy (Happier) (Happiest)
8. (Little) (Less) Least
9. (Girlish) More girlish (The most girlish)
10. Yellow (Yellower) (Yellowest)

EXERCISE 4: Correct the following sentences!

1. Bob was the biggest than his twins.

Answer : (Bob is the eldest of his twins)
2. You could not meet a more kinder lady.
Answer : (You can't find a better woman)
3. The patient made the wonderfulest recovery.
Answer : (the patient is much better off)
4. Mary was as old like Jane.
Answer : (Mary is the same age as Jane)
5. Who is the tallest, Jack or Betty?
Answer : (Who's tall, Jack or Betty?)
6. The more bright students do not always do well in tests.
Answer : (Students who excel may not necessarily do well on exams)
7. The weather is colder as last week.
Answer : (The weather is cooler than last week)
8. The noise in Rome is far worst than in Florence.
Answer : (The noise in Rome is much worse in comparison to Florence)