[Grammar] Comparison Flashcards
The experience was n_ near as disturbing as I had been led to believe.
The experience was nowhere near as disturbing as I had been led to believe.
An anechoic chamber is a good d_ quieter than most other places on Earth.
An anechoic chamber is a good deal quieter than most other places on Earth.
Your performance this month is fr_ better than last month. [= marginally better ]
Your performance this month is fractionally better than last month. [= a little bit]
Spending a lockdown in a getaway house is d_ better than spending it in a small flat in the city centre.
(= miles better)
Spending a lockdown in a getaway house is decidedly better than spending it in a small flat in the city centre.
[find where a word is missing and add it] Being alone nothing like as bad as I thought.
Being alone is nothing like as bad as I thought.
(or was)
In my experience, spending the lockdown with your in-laws is w_ more annoying and stressful than being with your partner.
(= miles more annoying)
In my experience, spending the lockdown with your in-laws is way more annoying and stressful than being with your partner.
[add one word] But decidedly worst thing was that I couldn’t work during the lockdown.
But decidedly the worst thing was that I couldn’t work during the lockdown.
A kilogram of iron is
ничуть не тяжелее (heavy) чем
a kilogram of feathers.
Use this word: no
A kilogram of iron is no heavier than a kilogram of feathers.
A kilogram of feathers is
настолько же тяжёлый (heavy) как
a kilogram of iron.
Use this word: just
A kilogram of feathers is just as heavy as a kilogram of iron.
In the past, clean _ (даже близко не была настолько же readily available как) it is today.
Use this word: nearly
In the past, clean wasn’t nearly as readily available as it is today.
Do you have any advice for Googlers who are feeling imposter syndrome, the insecure feeling that they’re _ (даже близко не настолько good at their job как) their colleagues believe they are.
Use this word: nearly
Do you have any advice for Googlers who are feeling imposter syndrome, the insecure feeling that they’re not nearly as good at their job as their colleagues believe they are.
Looks _ (less important than > reformulate with ‘nowhere near’) you would think.
Looks = the way you look
Looks are nowhere near as important as you would think
