EXERCISE IN COMPOSITION 20 Change the Degree of Comparison, without changing the meaning.
1. Malacca is the oldest town in Malaysia.
15. I know him quite as well as you do.
2. Soya beans are at least as nutritious as meat.
16. You do not know him better than I do.
3. No other planet is as big as Jupiter.
17. No other man was as strong as Bhim.
4. Very few boys are as industrious as Latif.
18. Some boys are at least as industrious as Suresh.
5. He would sooner die than tell a lie.
19. Mount Everest is the highest peak of the Himalayas.
6. India is the largest democracy in the world.
20. Very few animals are as useful as the cow.
7. Shakespeare is greater than any other English poet. 21. America is the richest country in the world.
8. Samudra Gupta was one of the greatest of Indian kings. 22. It is easier to preach than to practise.
9. The tiger is the most ferocious of all animals.
23. Iron is more useful than all the other metals.
10. Australia is the largest island in the world.
24. Open rebuke is better than secret love.
11. Lead is heavier than any other metal.
25. This is the tallest building in the city.
12. Some people have more money than brains.
26. Sir Surendranath was at least as great an orator as any
3. A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.
other Indian.
4. The Marwaries are not less enterprising than any other 27. Ooty is as healthy as any resort in India.
community in India.
28. The pen is mightier than the sword.