Monday, May 24, 2010

homework !!! Maria Carmona

Maria, the correction will appear in capital letters

1.Chicago is more dangerous than New York.CORRECT
New York isn´t as dangerous as Chicago. CORRECT
There is more danger in Chacago than in New York.CORRECT
There isn´t as much danger in New York as in Chicago.CORRECT

2.Boston is safer than New Orleans.CORRECT
New Orleans isn´t as safe as New Orleans.CORRECT
There is more safety in Boston than in New Orleans.CORRECT
There isn´t as much safety in New Orleans as in Boston.CORRECT

3.Tokio and Osaka are more expensive than Beijing and Shanghai. CORRECT (English spelling is Tokyo)

Beijing and Shanghai aren´t as expensive as Tokio and Osaka.CORRECT
There are more expense in Tokio and Osaka than in Beijing and Shanghai.

There IS..

There aren´t as much expense in Beijing and Shanghai as in Tokio and Osaka.


There ISN'T..


4.Mexico City is more populous than Havana, Cuba.CORRECT
Havana Cuba isn´t as populous as Mexico City.CORRECT
There is more population in Mexico City than in Havana Cuba.CORRECT
There isn´t as much population in Havana, Cuba than in Mexico City.CORRECT

5.My neighbors in Quito Ecuador were friendlier than my neighbors in Manhattan.CORRECT (There should be a comma (,) between Quito and Ecuador)

My neighbors in Manhattan aren´t as friendly as my neighbors in Quito Ecuador.CORRECT
There are more friendliness in my Quito´s neighbors than in my Manhattan´s neighbors.

There IS..

There aren´t as much friendliness in my Manhattan´s neighbors as in my Quito´s neighbors.

There ISN'T.. and omit apostrophe (') after Manhattan.

6.People in Bogota dress more conservative than people in Los Angeles.

conservativeLY

People in Los Angeles don´t dress as conservative as people in Bogota.

conservativeLY


There is more formality in Bogota´s peolple than Los Angeles´s people. CORRECT
There isn´t as much formality in Los Angeles´s people as in Bogota´s people. CORRECT

("Los Angeles' people" is clumsy. A smoother alternative is "the people of Los Angeles")

7.Citizens of Argentina express themselves formaler than citizens of the United States.

MORE FORMALLY

Citizens of the United States don´t express themselves as formal as citizens of Argentina.

FORMALLY

There are more formality in citizens of Argentina than citizens of the United States.

There IS

than IN (or: than AMONG)

There aren´t as much formality in citizens of the United States as citizens of Argentina.

There ISN'T

than IN (or: than AMONG)

8.His life in Algeria was busier than his life in New York. CORRECT
His life in New York isn´t as busy as his life in Algeria.CORRECT
There are more business his life in Algeria than his life in New York.

There IS..

IN his life in Algeria

IN his life in New York.

There isn´t as much business his life in New York as his life in Algeria.


IN his life in Algeria

IN his life in New York.

9.He works harder now than he worked in the past. CORRECT
He didn´t work in the past as hard as he works now.CORRECT
There are more hardship in his past work than his work now.

There WAS

than IN his..

There isn´t as much hardship in his work now as his past work.

as IN his..


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