Grammar: Comparison of Adjectives + Avoiding Double Negatives (Nov 24)

Homework: Section A only

Section A. Using Comparisons

Underline the correct form of comparison for each sentence.

1. This is the (rainier, rainiest) season of the year.

2. Usually, we get (more, most) rain in August than we do in October.

3. Unfortunately, this year has been the (drier, driest) year in a long time.

4. Farmers are suffering (most terribly, more terribly) than most other people.

5. Their crops are (shorter, shortest) than they usually are at this time of year.

6. Farmers depend (more completely, most completely) on the weather than the

rest of us.

7. Even city residents would be (happier, happiest) if it would rain a little.

8. Their lawns are getting (browner, brownest) than they would like them to be.

9. The city pools are (busier, more busier) than they were last year.

10. The reservoir is at the (lower, lowest) level it’s been in decades.

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Section B. Avoiding Double Negatives

Choose one of these words to complete each sentence below. Be sure to avoid

double negatives.

no never anyone anybody ever neither

hardly no one barely hasn’t anything nothing

1. I heard the doorbell, but I can’t see ___________________ at the door.

2. I haven’t ___________________ been to that restaurant. Have you?

3. Nancy could ___________________ hear the caller’s voice on the phone.

4. Mark has seen the movie twice, but I have ___________________ seen it.

5. If you don’t have ___________________ nice to say, say nothing at all.

6. Hasn’t ___________________ ever told you that you shouldn’t talk with your

mouth full?

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