熊茶壜

Day 34
並び替え
1周目、2周目に続き同じミス。
This is not as a difficult question as it seemed first.
正解は This is not as difficult a question as it seemed at first.
並び替えで、at を見落とした。
as A as B のAの中に形容詞と名詞が入る場合「形容詞 + a + 名詞」の語順になる。

He is not so much a genius (as) a man of diligence.

1周目、2周目に続き同じミス。
選択肢
above
that
as
than これを選んだ
not so much A as B で、AではなくむしろBという意味を表す。

The great difference between North and South became (even) greater.

1周目、2周目に続きミス。
選択肢
even
less
more これを選んだ
most
even は「いっそう、さらに、なお」という意味で、比較級を強調。
more と most は、2音節以上の形容詞・副詞、3音節以上の形容詞・副詞の比較級と最上級を作るのに使われるので、ここでは使えない。

Mary is as pretty as her sister,Sara.＝Mary is (no less) pretty than her sister,Sara.

2周目に続きミス。
選択肢
less and less ますます少なく
more or less これを選んだ、多かれ少なかれ
no less
none the less それにも関わらず
no less A than B(Bに劣らずAで) は、as A as B（Bと同じほどA）と同じ内容を表す。

Day 35
Susan is (taller than any other member) of the family.

1周目に続きミス。
選択肢
taller than members
the tallest than any member これを選んだ
taller than any other member
the tallest than any other members
A is B（比較級） than any other C（単数名詞）

Exercise
並べ替え
The small one costs as much half as the large one.
正解はThe small one costs half as much as the large one.
half as much as A でAの半分を表す。

My sister is (two years senior) to me.

1周目に続きミス。
選択肢
two year older
two years older
two year senior
two years senior これを選んだ
A years senior to B でBよりA歳年上の、を表す。
A years senior to B ＝A years older than B