Answers for Effective Grammar Exercises

Exercise 4

1) any
2) some
3) any
4) some
5) less
6) much
7) much
8) many
9) Each
10) no

Exercise 7
1) 4 (Of the three pupils)
2) 3 (twins)
3) 1 (All of the people)
4) 2 (My sister... than me)
5) 1 (comparing the team with all other teams)
6) 4 (I have ever played)
7) 1 (as ... as)
8) 3 (comparing John with all other boys in the class)
9) 2 (today than... yesterday)
10) 3 (comparing the room with all other rooms in the house)


Exercise 8
1) 2 (than)
2) 3 (ever lived)
3) 2 (among all the mermaids)
4) 2 (than)
5) 1 (as ... as)
6) 1 (working very .... ; answer describes how the actress works)
7) 2 (than)
8) 1 (than)
9) 3 (comparing the classroom with all other classrooms)
10) 2 (comparing her mother to all her friends' mothers)


Exercise 9
1) 1 (as ... as)
2) 2 (than)
3) 4 (comparing one's parents to all others' parents)
4) 3 (comparing the dog with all other dogs one could find)
5) 3 (comparing this book to all other books read)
6) 2 (than)
7) 1 (as ... as)
8) 2 (than)
9) 3 (comparing one jade with all other jades)
10) 3 (comparing one worker with all other workers)

Exercise 12
1) 2 (than)
2) 3 (He makes a good living)
3) 4 (bake)
4) 3 (sleeping)
5) 3 (speaks)
6) 3 (eat)
7) 1 (works)
8) 2 (train)
9) 3 (walked)
10) 4 (do)

Exercise 13
1) 2 (teaches)
2) 3 (walks; than)
3) 2 (read)
4) 1 (snores)
5) 2 (works; than)
6) 2 (sings)
7) 2 (rides; as ... as)
8) 2 (than)
9) 2 (washes; as ... as)
10) 4 (done)

Exercise 37
1) 2 (You are late)
2) 2 (asked)
3) 2 (speak very well)
4) 4 (comparing past and current)
5) 1 (from the baby)
6) 2 (if you have completed your work)
7) 1 (That plug is faulty)
8) 2 (They are studying very hard)
9) 3 (My teacher is on medical leave today)
10) 2 (Don't listen to everything he says)


Exercise 38
1) 3 (They are still not in school)
2) 2 (Making a suggestion)
3) 4 (because admission s free)
4) 4 (The books have your name on it)
5) 1 (Advice; It is good for your health)
6) 2 (He wins the competitions easily)
7) 2 (Switch off the lights)
8) 1 (I saw it near the meat just now)
9) 2 (It's good manners)
10) 3 (They are prepared for it)