COMPARATIVES WITH AS AS
Fill in the blanks with the comparative forms Look at the comples
EXAMPLE
John is as lozy os
Ms Jonesis not as cheerful
1 The red houses
2 This assignment
3 Jocesov
| 4 That och tree is
5 Pittsburgh is
Jim (ory)
Mr Lee (not/ cheerful)
the yellow one (big)
that one (not/bad)
Mion (not/not
as the cloton
Philadelphia (not/ interesting)
yesterday not cold)
as the chector not / fost
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you not brave
Suste inte
gent
6 Today was
7 The lionis
Beth Miss Ons
10 Tones
BUSY as a Bee
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2. steering wheel b) wheel used to turn the direction of the car
3. clutch g) mechanism used to engage or disengage the engine with gearbox 4. rear axle h) mechanism used to carry the greater portion of the car weight 5. steering system f) mechanism used to guide the car
6. speedometer d) instrument used to measure the speed of the car
7. brakes e) mechanism that slows or stops the car
8. gearbox a) mechanism used to increase or decrease
9. cardan shaft c) mechanism used to transmit power to the back axle
3. . 8 advertising in newspapers, trade journals, and magazines is a means to secure new applicants.
4. Management must often be concerned with high 1. quality of the goods produced.
5. Steel-making firms must buy iron ore and coal to produce steel, which is then sold to auto manufacturers. For them, steel becomes 6 raw materials.
6. To succeed in his business, an entrepreneur must create good 4 relationships with his employees.
7. .3 benefits represent monetary payments over and above wage.
8. A manager should check out 5 the local infrastructure carefully before picking a site.
1. Our 5 competitor has become the price leader in selling computer programmes.
2. Often marketing is called 8 distribution.
3. If you want to produce something new you should start with 2 market research.
4. Accounting records provide 6 current data for stockholders, independent analysts.
5. The 1 currency of Germany is the euro.
6. If the government increases 4 income tax, many companies will go bankrupt.
7. .7 advertising influences the desire of a customer to buy.
8. Banks receive 3 a dividend on stock.