Using "than" or "as" in a comparison - Choose the correct sentence

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Using "than" or "as" in a comparison - Choose the correct sentence - Formative Quiz 1

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Overview

The quiz will test your knowledge on using "than" and "as" in comparisons.

Instructions

Read the two sentences and select the one that is correct. Choose "both are used correctly" if both answers are correct.

Example

Choose the sentence that uses "than" or "as" correctly.

• The other candidates have more experience than I do.
• The other candidates have more experience as I do.
• Both are used correctly
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▶ the correct answer here is " The other candidates have more experience than I do." "Than" is used by itself to compare things that are not equal.

Questions

Choose the sentence that compares unequal items correctly.

1 point

The bacteria are not spreading as fast as we expected.

The bacteria are spreading faster than we expected.

Both are used correctly

Clear selection

Choose the sentence that uses"than" or "as" correctly.

1 point

Both are used correctly

Our neighbor's filtration process is different than ours.

Our neighbor's filtration process is the same as ours.

Clear selection

Choose the sentence that uses "than" or "as" correctly.

1 point

There are not as many applicants for the astronaut training program as last year.

Both are used correctly

There are not many applicants for the astronaut training program than last year.

Clear selection

Choose the sentence that uses "as" correctly.

1 point

There aren't as many choreographers in Los Angeles as in New York.

There are just as many choreographers in Los Angeles as in New York.

Both are used correctly

Clear selection

Choose the sentence that uses "than" or "as" correctly.

1 point

Your balance needs to be greater as $500 to apply for the loan.

Both are used correctly

Your balance needs to be greater than $500 to apply for the loan.

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Choose the sentence that compares unequal items correctly.

1 point

My company has a larger database than they.

Both are used correctly

My company has a larger database as they.

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Choose the sentence that compares equal items correctly.

1 point

The archaeologists found just as many fossils at this site as the other one.

Both are used correctly

The archaeologists did not find as many fossils at this site as the other one.

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Choose the sentence that uses "than" or "as" correctly.

1 point

The tools needed to build the irrigation system are more expensive than I thought they would be.

Both are used correctly

The tools needed to build the irrigation system are not as expensive as I thought they would be.

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Choose the sentence that uses "as much... as" correctly.

1 point

The background of the painting does not have as much people as the other paintings do.

Both are used correctly

The background of the painting does have as much color as the other paintings do.

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Choose the sentence that uses "than" correctly.

1 point

Both are used correctly

This solution has a higher concentration than the others we made.

This solution doesn't have a higher concentration than the others we made.

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