Comparisons

Grammar Reference

Comparisons — Exercises

Choose the correct comparison structure

1. Carbon emissions are ______ than they were a decade ago.
   (considerably higher / very much high / as high than) 
2. Renewable energy is becoming ______ fossil fuels.
   (just as affordable as / as much affordable as / so affordable than) 
3. ______ companies invest in cybersecurity, ______ they are to data breaches.
   (The more / the less vulnerable / More / less vulnerable / The more / less vulnerable) 
4. The impact of automation on inequality is ______ economists initially predicted.
   (far greater than / far more great than / much more greater than) 
5. The workforce is not ______ it was before automation took hold.
   (as large as / so large than / as larger as) 
6. Biodiversity loss is happening at ______ pace than conservation efforts can manage.
   (a far faster / a much more fast / an even fast) 
7. The inequality gap is ______ it has ever been in modern history.
   (wider than / the widest than / more wide than) 
8. Data privacy breaches are ______ disruptive as cybersecurity threats.
   (every bit as / even as / just so) 

Complete with the correct comparison form

Fill in the gap with the correct word or phrase.

1. The investment there is in renewable energy, the dependent we become on fossil fuels.
   
2. Remote working is less common it was before the pandemic.
   
3. Carbon emissions are rising quickly as conservation targets are being met.
   
4. The impact of the data breach was worse than anyone had anticipated.
   
5. AI is bit disruptive as the industrial revolution.
   
6. The automation spreads, the workers will face redundancy.
   

Key word transformation

1. Carbon emissions are much higher now than ten years ago. FARCarbon emissions are ______ ten years ago.
   
2. As inequality increases, social cohesion decreases. MOREThe ______ inequality grows, the ______ social cohesion there is.
   
3. Renewable energy is just as efficient as fossil fuels now. NOTFossil fuels are ______ renewable energy any more.
   
4. The economic impact of automation is much more serious than people realise. SERIOUSLYAutomation affects the economy ______ people realise.
   

Error correction

1. Carbon emissions are more higher than ever before.
   
2. The more the workforce adapts, less vulnerable it is to automation.
   
3. Renewable energy is not as expensive than fossil fuels now.
   
4. The inequality gap is far most serious in developing economies.
   

Comparisons — Answer Key

Choose the correct comparison structure

1. considerably higher
2. just as affordable as
3. The more / the less vulnerable
4. far greater than
5. as large as
6. a far faster
7. wider than
8. every bit as

Complete with the correct comparison form

1. more
2. no
3. far more
4. far
5. every
6. more

Key word transformation

1. far higher than they were
2. more
3. no more efficient than
4. far more seriously than

Error correction

1. higher than ever
2. the less vulnerable
3. as expensive as
4. most serious