“How is the new restaurant?”
The words you are given
- better
- more
- the old
- restaurant
- is
- It
- than
The order that works
It is better than the old restaurant.
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Irregular comparative/superlative
Some adjectives have irregular forms: good/better/best, bad/worse/worst. These do not follow -er/-est patterns.
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The pattern
Memorize: good/better/best, bad/worse/worst.
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“How has the quality changed?”
The words you are given
- the previous
- better
- latest product
- than
- is
- is noticeably
- The
- release
The order that works
The latest product is noticeably better than the previous release.
“How do the results compare?”
The words you are given
- experimental group
- better
- group
- performed
- the control
- performed significantly
- than
- The
The order that works
The experimental group performed significantly better than the control group.
“Which therapy yields best results?”
The words you are given
- shows markedly
- for anxiety
- approaches
- most
- better outcomes
- than
- unstructured counseling
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
The order that works
Cognitive behavioral therapy shows markedly better outcomes for anxiety than unstructured counseling approaches.
“How do schools compare?”
The words you are given
- with smaller
- consistently achieve
- class sizes
- Schools
- outcomes
- substantially better
- academic performance
- substantially
The order that works
Schools with smaller class sizes consistently achieve substantially better academic performance outcomes.
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