Answers to “3.13 Comparisons (review)”

Cal has eaten a few strawberries.
Carmen has eaten a lot of strawberries. / } / Carmen has eaten more strawberries than Cal (has). [or]
Cal has eaten fewer strawberries than Carmen (has).
My car is very dirty.
Your truck is very dirty. / } / My car is as dirty as your truck (is).
The boys got up at 6am.
We got up at 5 am. / } / We got up earlier than the boys (did).
Ellen hasn’t eaten for 6 hours.
Sue hasn’t eaten for 8 hours. / } / Sue is hungrier than Ellen (is).
You must leave in 15 minutes.
She must leave in 10 minutes. / } / You have more time than she does. [or]
She has less time than you do.
This Italian wine is good.
This French wine is very good. / } / This French wine is better than this Italian wine (is).
Macy’s prices are high.
Nordstrom’s prices are high, too. / } / Macy’s prices are as high as Nordstrom’s (are).
Glenn was born in 1940.
His brother was born in 1946. / } / Glenn is older than his brother (is).
They’ll pay you $100.
I’ll pay you $150. / } / I’ll pay you more money than they will. [or]
They’ll pay you less money than I will.
I’ve just bought the bread.
I’ve just bought the milk. / } / The bread is as fresh as the milk (is).
I put the beer in the fridge 2 hours ago.
I put the soda in the fridge 10 minutes ago. / } / The beer is colder than the soda (is).
It takes Mr. Smith an hour to eat dinner.
It takes Mr. Jones an hour to eat dinner. / } / Mr. Smith eats as slowly as Mr. Jones (does).
The sink weighs 50 pounds.
The stove weighs 80 pounds. / } / The stove is heavier than the sink (is).
Ed took twenty pictures.
Helen took ten pictures. / } / Ed took more pictures than Helen did. [or]
Helen took fewer pictures than Ed did.
I went to bed at midnight.
You went to bed at 11pm. / } / I went to bed later than you did.
Bobby made a bad mistake.
Jimmy made a very bad mistake. / } / Jimmy made a worse mistake than Bobby did.
We picked up a lot of trash.
They picked up a little trash. / } / We picked up more trash than they did. [or]
They picked up less trash than we did.
Jack has a hammer and a saw.
Dan has 3 screwdrivers and 2 hammers. / } / Dan has more tools than Jack does. [or]
Jack has fewer tools than Dan does.
Fran’s hair is twelve inches long.
Her sister’s hair is one foot long. / } / Fran’s hair is as long as her sister’s (is).