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2. within : _________________________________________________________

3. beside : _________________________________________________________

4. against : _________________________________________________________
5. among : _________________________________________________________

6. before : _________________________________________________________

B. Match the idioms in column A with their meanings in column B.

Column A Column B
1. all at sea a) have other things to do

2. there are plenty more fish in the sea b) miss a good opportunity

3. get one’s sea legs c) not understanding what is going on
4. miss the boat d) get used to being on a ship or a boat

5. a fish out of water e) upset arrangements

6. a cold fish f) there are numerous alternatives
7. have other fish to fry g) be in the same position

8. rock the boat h) one who is uncomfortable in new
surroundings

9. in the same boat i) a person who does not show his / her
feelings

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they
modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher).

They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared.
For example:
My house is larger than hers.

This box is smaller than the one I lost.
Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of
a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest).
They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.
For example:
My house is the largest one in our neighbourhood.

This is the smallest box I’ve ever seen.

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