1. **Lan is a better cook than Hoa. ➔ Hoa can't.**

   Hoa can't cook as well as Lan.

2. **No restaurant in the city is better than that one. ➔ That restaurant**

   That restaurant is the best in the city.

3. **This watch is worse than that one. ➔ That watch**

   That watch is better than this one.

4. **My sister writes more carefully than she did. ➔ My sister used.**

   My sister used to write less carefully than she does now.

5. **This story is more interesting than any other story that I have ever read. ➔ This is.**

   This is the most interesting story I have ever read.

6. **She is the most beautiful girl I have ever known. ➔ I've never known.**

   I've never known a girl more beautiful than she is.

7. **Peter does not drive as carefully as Tom. ➔ Tom drives.**

   Tom drives more carefully than Peter.

8. **Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it's only six degrees. ➔ It takes.**

   It takes four degrees less today than yesterday.

9. **The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train. ➔ It takes.**

   It takes four hours by car and five hours by train.

10. **We were very busy at work today. We are not as busy as that every day. ➔ We were.**

    We were busier today than we are on most days.

11. **My kitchen is smaller than yours. ➔ Your kitchen**

    Your kitchen is larger than mine.

12. **No one in the class is taller than Dave. ➔ Dave**

    Dave is the tallest in the class.

13. **Mum doesn't speak English as well as Dad. ➔ Dad speaks.**

    Dad speaks English better than Mum.

14. **Jane cooks better than her sister. ➔ Jane's sister.**

    Jane's sister does not cook as well as Jane.

15. **Tom is the best football player in this team. ➔ Nobody in.**

    Nobody in this team plays football better than Tom.

16. **They understand more than we do. ➔ We don't.**

    We don’t understand as much as they do.

17. **It is much more difficult to speak English than to speak French. ➔ To speak English.**

    To speak English is much more difficult than to speak French.

18. **Daisy is 25. Anne is 23. ➔ Daisy.**

    Daisy is two years older than Anne.

19. **My bicycle costs 100 dollars. Your bicycle costs 50 dollars. ➔ Your bicycle.**

    Your bicycle costs half as much as mine.

20. **Barbara plays the piano very well. I'm not very good. ➔ Barbara.**

    Barbara plays the piano much better than I do.

21. **Your coffee is not as good as mine. ➔ My coffee.**

    My coffee is better than yours.

22. **The value of a picture depends on how famous the artist is. ➔ The.**

    The value of a picture is determined by the fame of the artist.

23. **I don't spend much time with my family because I work so hard. ➔ The.**

    The reason I don’t spend much time with my family is that I work so hard.

24. **How much you sweat depends on how hot you get. ➔ The.**

    The amount you sweat depends on how hot you get.

25. **The idea becomes less attractive as I think about it more. ➔ The.**

    The more I think about the idea, the less attractive it becomes.

26. **It's hard to concentrate when you are tired. ➔ The.**

    The harder it is to concentrate, the more tired you are.

27. **The service of a hotel depends on how expensive it is. ➔ The.**

    The service of a hotel is related to how expensive it is.

28. **The crowd became increasingly angry at the long delay. ➔ The.**

    The longer the delay, the angrier the crowd became.