EXERCISE 47 Oxford current English Grammar solution

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Oxford current English Grammar solution

       EXERCISE 47         

Change the degree of comparison, without changing the meaning-

यहाँ दिए गए वाक्यों को तुलनात्मक डिग्री में बदलने से वाक्य का अर्थ थोड़ा बदल सकता है, लेकिन वाक्य का मूल अर्थ बना रहता है।

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S.No.	Positive Degree Sentence	Comparative Degree Sentence
1	He is as good as Mohan.	Mohan is not better than he.
2	She is not as good as Geeta.	Geeta is better than she.
3	Ram is as tall as his brother.	Ram's brother is not taller than him.
4	Sita is not as beautiful as her sister.	Her sister is more beautiful than Sita.
5	They are as powerful as a king.	A king is not more powerful than them.
6	I am not as dull as you.	You are duller than me.
7	I am not so rich as he.	He is richer than me.
8	My brother is as strong as a lion.	A lion is not stronger than my brother.
9	This book is not so useful as that.	That book is more useful than this one.
10	She is as intelligent as my sister.	My sister is not more intelligent than her.
11	Coffee is as tasteful as tea.	Tea is not more tasteful than coffee.
12	English is as easy as Hindi.	Hindi is not more difficult than English.
13	That girl was not as beautiful as Geeta.	Geeta was more beautiful than that girl.
14	Birds are not as useful as animals.	Animals are more useful than birds.
15	Mohan is not as tall as I.	I am taller than Mohan.
16	A foolish friend is not as good as a wise enemy.	A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.
17	Jack is fatter than Tom.	Tom is thinner than Jack.
18	You are more intelligent than your brother.	Your brother is less intelligent than you.
19	Milk is better than tea.	Tea is not as good as milk.
20	He is not duller than you.	You are not more intelligent than him. (Or: He and you are equally intelligent.)
21	Something is better than nothing.	Nothing is worse than something.
22	The pen is mightier than the sword.	The sword is not as mighty as the pen.
23	Lead is heavier than iron.	Iron is lighter than lead.
24	Copper is not more useful than iron.	Iron is as useful as copper. (Or: Copper and iron are equally useful.)
25	Bread is more useful than gold.	Gold is less useful than bread.
26	He is not more intelligent than I.	I am as intelligent as he. (Or: He and I are equally intelligent.)
27	My sister is more beautiful than your sister.	Your sister is less beautiful than my sister.
28	Sita is as healthy as her mother.	Her mother is not healthier than Sita.
29	The aeroplane flies faster than birds.	Birds fly slower than aeroplanes.
30	My dog runs faster than your dog.	Your dog runs slower than my dog.
31	He runs as fast as I.	I do not run faster than him.
32	The cat does not run as fast as the dog.	The dog runs faster than the cat.
33	I know him better than you do.	You do not know him as well as I do.
34	They work as much as I do.	I do not work more than they do.
35	She knows you as well as I do.	I do not know you better than she does.
36	She does not like you as much as I do.	I like you more than she does.
37	He has more money than wisdom.	He has less wisdom than money.
38	She can't help you as much as I can.	I can help you more than she can.
39	You can't run faster than a horse.	A horse runs faster than you.
40	He reads more carefully than I.	I do not read as carefully as he does.
41	I would as soon die as kill an infant.	Killing an infant is not preferable to dying for me.
42	He can solve the problem more wisely than I can.	I can solve the problem less wisely than he can.
43	This man has more money than brain.	This man has less brain than money.
44	A live ass is stronger than a dead lion.	A dead lion is weaker than a live ass.
45	A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.	A foolish friend is not as good as a wise enemy.
46	Good health is more important than riches.	Riches are less important than good health.
47	This story is not as interesting as that one.	That story is more interesting than this one.
48	I have more friends than enemies.	I have fewer enemies than friends.
49	I know these wicked boys as well as you do.	You know these wicked boys just as well as I do.
50	It is easier to preach than to practise.	Practising is harder than preaching.