Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given in brackets. Do not change the given word. Use between two and four words.
Example:
0) They've changed the machines in the gym, and now it's very comfortable to use them. (MORE)
The new machines in the gym are ____ than the old ones.
Answer:
more comfortable
1) I'm not as skillful in cooking as my brother Ed. (IS)
My brother Ed ...in cooking than me.
2) The carpenter is repairing the roof of their house. (THEY)
...the roof of their house repaired.
3) The court found he was innocent. (HE)
...innocent.
4) No sooner had the concert started than somebody's phone rang. (CONCERT)
As soon ...somebody's phone rang.
5) Was Kent or Coventry the place of her birth? (BORN)
...in Kent or Coventry?
Answers & Comments
Ответ:
1) I'm not as skillful in cooking as my brother Ed. (IS)
My brother Ed is more skillful in cooking than me.
Мой брат Эд умеет готовить лучше меня.
(Сравнительная степень многосложных прил -more+прил)
2) The carpenter is repairing the roof of their house. (THEY)
They are having the roof of their house repaired.
Они ремонтируют крышу своего дома.
(Правило have smth done - causative)
3) The court found he was innocent. (HE)
He was found to be innocent.
Его признали невиновным.
(Past Simple. Passive Voice.)
4) No sooner had the concert started than somebody's phone rang. (CONCERT)
As soon as the concert started somebody's phone rang.
Как только концерт начался, у кого-то зазвонил телефон.
(Последовательность действий - Past Simple)
5) Was Kent or Coventry the place of her birth? (BORN)
Was she born in Kent or Coventry?
Она родилась в Кенте или Ковентри?
(Альтернативный вопрос. Past Simple)#SPJ1