This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Adverb Clauses of Comparison”.
1. Identify adverb clause of comparison used in the given sentence from the options given.
The girl in the blue dress is taller than my sister.
a) in the blue dress
b) than my sister
c) The girl in the blue dress
d) girl in the blue dress is taller
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Explanation: The noun in the above sentence is “The girl”, along with an adjective phrase “in the blue dress” and followed by the verb “is”. The given sentence contains an adverb clause of comparison, “than my sister” that shows a comparison between the nouns “The girl in the blue dress” and “my sister” with respect to height (taller). Thus, it is the adverb clause of comparison.
2. Identify the adverb clause of comparison in the given sentence.
Meera, the topper of the class is as talented as she is hardworking.
a) the topper of the class
b) she is hardworking
c) as talented as
d) as she is hardworking
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Explanation: The subject in the given sentence is “Meera” followed by an adjective phrase “the topper of the class” and the verb “is”. It is then followed by “as she is hardworking” which acts as an adverb clause tells the comparison of Meera’s characteristics. Thus, it is the adverb clause of comparison in the given sentence.
3. The adverb clause of comparison used in the below sentence is _____________________
The size of her bag is the same as the size of the bag we saw at the shop.
a) The size of her bag is the same
b) her bag is the same as
c) size of the bag we saw at the shop
d) same as the size of the bag we saw at the shop
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Explanation: The adverb clause of comparison in a sentence is usually a group of words that compares two nouns or two entities given in the same sentence. Here, the adverb clause of comparison is given by the words “same as” and compares “size of her bag” and “size of the bag we saw at the shop”.
4. Choose the adverb clause of comparison from the given sentences.
a) The girl went home as she felt sleepy.
b) As the roads were blocked, there was a heavy traffic in that area.
c) As you have done the mistake so you should say sorry.
d) She searched for the pen as she had misplaced it somewhere.
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the sentence “as you have done the mistake so you should say sorry” is the adverb clause of comparison of manner that is introduced by the relative adverb “as”. The rest of the sentences are complex sentences with one main and one subordinate clause connected using the coordinating conjunction “as”.
5. Identify the adverb clause of comparison used in the given sentence from the options given.
Sibi is lazy but he is faster than Rahul in completing the works given.
a) faster than
b) Sibi is lazy
c) but he is faster than Rahul
d) completing the works given
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Explanation: The main noun here is “Sibi”. The verb here is “is” followed by the adverb clause of comparison, “faster than Rahul”. It tells more about the action of ‘completing the works given’. It compares the two nouns “Sibi” and “Rahul” and concludes that Sibi is “faster” than Rahul using the adverb clause of comparison “faster than”.
6. Find the adverb clause of comparison in the given sentence.
The Gulab jamun was as sweet as I thought it would be.
a) I thought it would be
b) jamun was as sweet as I thought
c) as I thought it would be
d) Gulab jamun was as sweet
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Explanation: In the given sentence, “The Gulab jamun” is the subject followed by the verbs are “was”. The adverb clause of comparison is “as I thought it would be”. An adverb clause of comparison is a dependent clause that acts as an adverb to the independent clause and mentions the comparison of the action being done by the noun (thought) in the sentence. Here, the adverb clause of comparison is “as I thought it would be” and compares the sweetness of the jamun with the expected sweetness.
7. What is the adverb clause of comparison in the given sentence?
Only a few students scored more than him.
a) than him
b) scored more
c) Only a few
d) scored more than him
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Explanation: In this sentence, the adverb clause of comparison is “than him” that is used to compare the action “scored” between “a few students” and “him”. An adverb clause of comparison is used to compare two nouns in the given sentence and helps to arrive at a conclusion of whose action was better than whose.
8. Identify the adverb clause of comparison in the sentence given.
Nobody knows how was the movie better than I.
a) knows how was
b) better than I
c) Nobody knows how
d) how was the movie
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Explanation: Here, the verb is “knows” and the adverb clause of comparison “better than I” is used to compare the two nouns in the given sentence, “nobody” and “I” about the fact “how was the movie”.
9. The adverb clause of comparison in the given sentence is _____
The man is much richer than what he looks like.
a) much richer
b) he looks like
c) The man is much richer
d) richer than what he looks like
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Explanation: Here, the main noun is “The man” followed by the verb “is” and the adverb clause of comparison, “richer than what he looks like”. The comparative adverb “richer than” is used to compare the two things “how rich is the man?” and “how rich does the man look like?”. Adverb clauses of comparison are short clauses that usually contains comparing words like “as”, “than” etc.
10. The word ‘as his mother’ is the adverb clause of comparison in the given sentence. State whether this statement is true/false.
The boy is as sweet as his mother.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The clause “as his mother” is used to compare the two nouns ‘The boy’ and ‘his mother’ in terms of how sweet they are. Thus, it is the adverb clause of comparison in the given sentence. The relative adverb “as” is used to compare the nouns given.
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