[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grammar-exercise-019de3a1-4fb0-7edc-a3e7-fb168d96495e":3,"grammar-exercise-lesson-019ddf90-7b77-7c88-ba51-ce531750920c":240},["Reactive",4],{"id":5,"grammarPage":6,"title":7,"instructions":8,"displayOrder":9,"questions":10},"019de3a1-4fb0-7edc-a3e7-fb168d96495e","\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_pages\u002F019ddf90-7b77-7c88-ba51-ce531750920c","Comparative Adjectives vs. Adverbs - Travel Experiences","This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Decide whether to use a comparative adjective or a comparative adverb to describe travel experiences.",1,[11,33,51,69,88,107,126,145,164,183,202,221],{"id":12,"sentenceTemplate":13,"displayOrder":14,"explanation":15,"exampleSentence":16,"blanks":17},"019de3a7-5829-7082-80af-9be4fa64696c","The train arrived __1__ than the bus, so we caught our connecting flight.",0,"Use the comparative adverb 'earlier' to describe how the train arrived (modifying the verb 'arrived'). 'Early' forms its comparative as 'earlier', not 'more early'.","The flight departed earlier than scheduled.",[18],{"id":19,"blankNumber":9,"options":20},"019de3a7-5828-7990-8b47-0061c9912d52",[21,25,29],{"id":22,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019de3a7-5828-78a4-8b47-0061c7904a01","earlier",true,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019de3a7-5828-7930-8b47-0061c7ea59c5","more early",false,{"id":30,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019de3a7-5828-7968-8b47-0061c8bc4c5a","more earlier",2,{"id":34,"sentenceTemplate":35,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":36,"exampleSentence":37,"blanks":38},"019de3a7-5829-71f6-80af-9be4fc698e1a","Our hotel room was __1__ than the photos online showed.","Use the comparative adjective 'smaller' to describe the hotel room (after the linking verb 'was'). One-syllable adjectives like 'small' add '-er', not 'more'.","The museum was smaller than we expected.",[39],{"id":40,"blankNumber":9,"options":41},"019de3a7-5829-71b2-80af-9be4fb83f803",[42,45,48],{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019de3a7-5829-712a-80af-9be4fb0a8784","more smaller",{"id":46,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019de3a7-5829-7166-80af-9be4fb70918b","smaller",{"id":49,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019de3a7-5829-7192-80af-9be4fb79f4ed","more small",{"id":52,"sentenceTemplate":53,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":54,"exampleSentence":55,"blanks":56},"019de3a7-5829-7302-80af-9be4fef37820","The tour guide explained the history __1__ than our previous guide did.","Use the comparative adverb 'more clearly' to describe how the guide explained (modifying the verb 'explained'). Adverbs ending in '-ly' form comparatives with 'more'.","She described the route more clearly than the map did.",[57],{"id":58,"blankNumber":9,"options":59},"019de3a7-5829-72ae-80af-9be4feb23d3f",[60,63,66],{"id":61,"optionText":62,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019de3a7-5829-7246-80af-9be4fcd351ed","more clear",{"id":64,"optionText":65,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019de3a7-5829-726a-80af-9be4fda3fa3f","more clearly",{"id":67,"optionText":68,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019de3a7-5829-728e-80af-9be4fe1f504f","clearer",{"id":70,"sentenceTemplate":71,"displayOrder":72,"explanation":73,"exampleSentence":74,"blanks":75},"019de3a7-5829-74ea-80af-9be503e1a3d8","We walked __1__ through the crowded market than we planned.",4,"Use the comparative adverb 'more slowly' to describe how we walked (modifying the verb 'walked'). 'Slowly' is an adverb and forms its comparative with 'more'.","The bus moved more slowly in the city center.",[76],{"id":77,"blankNumber":9,"options":78},"019de3a7-5829-7492-80af-9be5032a26c4",[79,82,85],{"id":80,"optionText":81,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019de3a7-5829-742e-80af-9be5023e8a8f","slower",{"id":83,"optionText":84,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019de3a7-5829-7452-80af-9be5024cbfb1","more slowly",{"id":86,"optionText":87,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019de3a7-5829-7472-80af-9be502da7144","more slow",{"id":89,"sentenceTemplate":90,"displayOrder":91,"explanation":92,"exampleSentence":93,"blanks":94},"019de3a7-5829-75d2-80af-9be505fd6198","The mountain trail was __1__ than the guidebook described.",5,"Use the comparative adjective 'more difficult' to describe the trail (after the linking verb 'was'). Multi-syllable adjectives like 'difficult' use 'more', not '-er'.","The climb was more difficult in the rain.",[95],{"id":96,"blankNumber":9,"options":97},"019de3a7-5829-759a-80af-9be5050e20a1",[98,101,104],{"id":99,"optionText":100,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019de3a7-5829-752e-80af-9be5040ee87b","more difficult",{"id":102,"optionText":103,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019de3a7-5829-7552-80af-9be5046a9f34","difficulter",{"id":105,"optionText":106,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019de3a7-5829-757a-80af-9be504c5f304","more difficultly",{"id":108,"sentenceTemplate":109,"displayOrder":110,"explanation":111,"exampleSentence":112,"blanks":113},"019de3a7-5829-76ae-80af-9be50976628d","The taxi driver drove __1__ than the bus driver on our way to the airport.",6,"Use the comparative adverb 'faster' to describe how the driver drove (modifying the verb 'drove'). 'Fast' is both an adjective and adverb, and forms its comparative as 'faster'.","The express train traveled faster than the local train.",[114],{"id":115,"blankNumber":9,"options":116},"019de3a7-5829-7676-80af-9be50897d67d",[117,120,123],{"id":118,"optionText":119,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019de3a7-5829-7616-80af-9be50658b097","more fast",{"id":121,"optionText":122,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019de3a7-5829-763a-80af-9be50726c9ae","faster",{"id":124,"optionText":125,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019de3a7-5829-765a-80af-9be507f99347","more faster",{"id":127,"sentenceTemplate":128,"displayOrder":129,"explanation":130,"exampleSentence":131,"blanks":132},"019de3a7-5829-7956-80af-9be5104a1b90","The second beach we visited was __1__ than the first one.",9,"Use the comparative adjective 'cleaner' to describe the beach (after the linking verb 'was'). Short adjectives usually add “-er,” not “more.”","The swimming pool was cleaner than the public beach.",[133],{"id":134,"blankNumber":9,"options":135},"019de3a7-5829-791e-80af-9be50ff5b83b",[136,139,142],{"id":137,"optionText":138,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019de3a7-5829-78be-80af-9be50e443b59","more clean",{"id":140,"optionText":141,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019de3a7-5829-78e2-80af-9be50eba35b0","cleaner",{"id":143,"optionText":144,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019de3a7-5829-7902-80af-9be50f0a3305","more cleaner",{"id":146,"sentenceTemplate":147,"displayOrder":148,"explanation":149,"exampleSentence":150,"blanks":151},"019de3a7-5829-7a32-80af-9be512a5c5aa","The customs officer checked our passports __1__ than we expected.",10,"Use the comparative adverb 'more carefully' to describe how the officer checked (modifying the verb 'checked'). Adverbs ending in '-ly' form comparatives with 'more'.","Security examined our luggage more carefully at this airport.",[152],{"id":153,"blankNumber":9,"options":154},"019de3a7-5829-79fa-80af-9be512658cc7",[155,158,161],{"id":156,"optionText":157,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019de3a7-5829-799a-80af-9be510a44f9b","more carefully",{"id":159,"optionText":160,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019de3a7-5829-79ba-80af-9be511603578","more careful",{"id":162,"optionText":163,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019de3a7-5829-79da-80af-9be511bb2cb8","carefuller",{"id":165,"sentenceTemplate":166,"displayOrder":167,"explanation":168,"exampleSentence":169,"blanks":170},"019de3a7-5829-7b12-80af-9be514e254ab","The city center was __1__ than the suburbs we stayed in.",11,"Use the comparative adjective 'busier' to describe the city center (after the linking verb 'was'). Two-syllable adjectives ending in '-y' change to '-ier', not 'more busy'.","The train station was busier in the morning.",[171],{"id":172,"blankNumber":9,"options":173},"019de3a7-5829-7ade-80af-9be514bc0df0",[174,177,180],{"id":175,"optionText":176,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019de3a7-5829-7a72-80af-9be512aa1f39","more busy",{"id":178,"optionText":179,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019de3a7-5829-7a9e-80af-9be5133fedd6","busier",{"id":181,"optionText":182,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019de3a7-5829-7abe-80af-9be513e3e00e","more busier",{"id":184,"sentenceTemplate":185,"displayOrder":186,"explanation":187,"exampleSentence":188,"blanks":189},"019de3a7-5829-7bee-80af-9be518cdf25c","We traveled __1__ by train than by car across the country.",12,"Use the comparative adverb 'more comfortably' to describe how we traveled (modifying the verb 'traveled'). Adverbs ending in '-ly' form comparatives with 'more'.","Passengers slept more comfortably in the sleeper car.",[190],{"id":191,"blankNumber":9,"options":192},"019de3a7-5829-7bba-80af-9be517e65e24",[193,196,199],{"id":194,"optionText":195,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019de3a7-5829-7b5e-80af-9be515a72f10","more comfortable",{"id":197,"optionText":198,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019de3a7-5829-7b7e-80af-9be516934d18","comfortabler",{"id":200,"optionText":201,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019de3a7-5829-7b9e-80af-9be51753f91b","more comfortably",{"id":203,"sentenceTemplate":204,"displayOrder":205,"explanation":206,"exampleSentence":207,"blanks":208},"019de3a7-5829-7cce-80af-9be51a55f6fc","The museum tickets were __1__ than the concert tickets.",13,"Use the comparative adjective 'cheaper' to describe the tickets (after the linking verb 'were'). Two-syllable adjectives ending in '-y' or '-er' typically add '-er', not 'more'.","The hostel was cheaper than the hotel.",[209],{"id":210,"blankNumber":9,"options":211},"019de3a7-5829-7c96-80af-9be51a088027",[212,215,218],{"id":213,"optionText":214,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019de3a7-5829-7c3a-80af-9be5193a01b0","more cheap",{"id":216,"optionText":217,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019de3a7-5829-7c5a-80af-9be519b761b9","cheaper",{"id":219,"optionText":220,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019de3a7-5829-7c7a-80af-9be519ebd19c","more cheaper",{"id":222,"sentenceTemplate":223,"displayOrder":224,"explanation":225,"exampleSentence":226,"blanks":227},"019de3a7-5829-7dba-80af-9be51e36d52d","The pilot landed the plane __1__ than during our previous flight.",14,"Use the comparative adverb 'more smoothly' to describe how the pilot landed (modifying the verb 'landed'). Adverbs ending in '-ly' form comparatives with 'more'.","The bus stopped more smoothly at this station.",[228],{"id":229,"blankNumber":9,"options":230},"019de3a7-5829-7d6e-80af-9be51d78ab71",[231,234,237],{"id":232,"optionText":233,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019de3a7-5829-7d12-80af-9be51b007f9a","smoother",{"id":235,"optionText":236,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019de3a7-5829-7d32-80af-9be51bc6c217","more smoothly",{"id":238,"optionText":239,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019de3a7-5829-7d52-80af-9be51ca7cebb","more smooth",{"title":241,"slug":242,"language":243},"Comparative Adjectives vs Comparative Adverbs","comparative-adjectives-vs-comparative-adverbs","en"]