Grammar Both and Other 7 April 2020

Lesson for 7 April 2020

Ref ALC Book 7 Lesson 2, Page 50-51

Grammar using both and other as indefinite pronouns.

Dear all my students, you have done the exercise on page 50 and 51.

Below I give you the answers.

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Page 50 

Exercise E. Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses.

1. John is ..............  Anthony. (tall)

2. Jan and Bill aren't ................. Richard. (old)

3. My father's car is ............ my car. (fast)

4. Are the days ................ the nights, now? (long)

5. Today is .................  yesterday. (warm)

6. Main street is ................. Elm street. (narrow)

Answer : 

1. John is taller than Anthony.

2. Jan and Bill aren't older than Richard.

3. My father's car is faster than my car.

4. Are the days longer than the nights, now?

5. Today is warmer than yesterday.

6. Main street is narrower than Elm street. 

Exercise F. Complete the sentence like example.

Example : The top of the hill is high. The top of the house is not high.

                 The top of the hill is higher than the top of the house.

      1.     Line A is straight. Line B is not very straight.

            Line A is ....................................................

2.   Linda is happy. Mark isn't very happy.

Linda is .............................................

3.   The red car is new. The green car is not new.

The red car is ...............................................

4.   My daughter is 18 years old. My son is 16 years old.

      My daughter is ........................................

5. That problem is hard. This problem is not hard.

    That problem is ................................................

Answer : 

     1.        Line A is straight. Line B is not very straight.

            Line A is straighter than Line B.

2.   Linda is happy. Mark isn't very happy.

Linda is happier than Mark.
3.   The red car is new. The green car is not new.

The red car is newer than the green car.

4.   My daughter is 18 years old. My son is 16 years old.

      My daughter is older than my son.

5. That problem is hard. This problem is not hard.

    That problem is harder than this problem. 

Page 51

      Underline the words both and other in the paragraph below.

     

      

I have two sisters. They are twins. They both have the same birthday. Both are tall, and both have short brown hair. Both like sports, but one likes basketball, and the other likes soccer.  One likes to read books, but the other doesn't. My sisters look the same, but they are very    different people.

      Answer :

I have two sisters. They are twins. They both have the same birthday. Both are tall, and both have short brown hair. Both like sports, but one likes basketball, and the other likes soccer.  One likes to read books, but the other doesn't. My sisters look the same, but they are very    different people.

      Exercise A. Read the sentences. Notice how the word both is used and underline                both in every sentence.

     1. Did you take my book and Jane's book? Yes, I took both.

     2. Do you want milk or coffee? I'll have both, please.

     3. My car is new. Your car is new, too. Both are new.

     4. I read two books. I liked both of them.

     5. The first test was hard. The second test was hard, too. Both were hard.

     6. Are you going shopping or to a movie on Friday? I'm doing both.

    Answer :

     1. Did you take my book and Jane's book? Yes, I took both.

     2. Do you want milk or coffee? I'll have both, please.

     3. My car is new. Your car is new, too. Both are new.

     4. I read two books. I liked both of them.

     5. The first test was hard. The second test was hard, too. Both were hard.

     6. Are you going shopping or to a movie on Friday? I'm doing both.

     Exercise B. Read the sentences. Notice how the word other is used and underline             other in every sentence.

    1. One student is from Europe. The other is from Africa.

    2. I'll eat the big piece of cake. You can have the other.

    3. This glove is wet, but the other's okay.

    4. Jack is taking two classes. One is English. The other is math.

    5. There's only one shoe here. Where's the other?

    6. We were on vacation for two weeks. We spent one week in Utah and the other in Texas.

    Answer :

    1. One student is from Europe. The other is from Africa.

    2. I'll eat the big piece of cake. You can have the other.

    3. This glove is wet, but the other's okay.

    4. Jack is taking two classes. One is English. The other is math.

    5. There's only one shoe here. Where's the other?

    6. We were on vacation for two weeks. We spent one week in Utah and the other in Texas.

Teacher : Nani Kusmiyati