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Cae Grammar Comparatives
Cae Grammar Comparatives
6 She can speak French, but not quite as well as she can speak Italian.
a Her Italian is a little better than her French.
b Her French is a little better than her Italian.
c Her Italian is much better than her French.
22 For each of a–h complete the sentence with the correct word from those in
brackets.
a He is ……. an idiot that he hasn’t got a friend in the world. (so/such)
b It is ……….. an unfriendly dog that no-one will go near it. (so/such)
c You have to be ………. tall to be a policeman, and I’m afraid we have to reject
your application. (quite/so)
d I’m sorry, but you haven’t passed your driving test. You went a bit …….. fast
round the roundabout. (too/very)
e I really wasn’t brave ………….. to go on any of the fairground rides.
(such/enough)
f The coffee in The Dome is better ………… in Café Uno. (as/than)
g We rigged the boat up but then decided that the sea was ………… rough to go
sailing. (too/enough)
h It’s the best I can do. This is as good …………… it gets. (as/like)