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Use Comparatives and Superlatives Correctly



Yes/No
Each of the following sentences contains a comparative or superlative. Indicate if the sentence is correct (Yes) or incorrect (No).
 

 1. 

Harvard is probably the most prestigious university in the United States.
 

 2. 

Rhonda is more hard working of the class.
 

 3. 

The engineers hired this year have more experience than those hired last year.
 

 4. 

The graduate assistant informed us that the first exam is the most difficult of the two.
 

 5. 

He bought the more powerful stereo speakers that he could find.
 

 6. 

The afternoon seminar was much more interesting than the morning lecture.
 

 7. 

The food in this restaurant is the best of the restaurant we visited last week.
 

 8. 

The plants that have been setting in the sunny window are far healthier than the other plants.
 

 9. 

The photocopies are the darkest that they have ever been.
 

 10. 

The first journal article is the longest of the second article.
 



 
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