FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING PART 1 Editing Advice 1. Don’t use more and -er together. The weather in May is more better than the weather in January. 2. Use than before the second item in a comparison.
than
Mount Everest is higher that Denali. 3. Use the before a superlative form.
the
China has biggest population in the world. ^ 4. Use a plural noun after the phrase one of the.
s
Willis Tower is one of the tallest building in the United States. ^ 5. Use the correct word order.
travel
People in big cities farther travel to get to work. ^ less There is traffic less in a small town. ^ mountain Denali is the mountain most challenging in the United States. ^ 6. Don’t use the with a possessive form. My the most interesting vacation was in Alaska. 7. Use correct spelling.
sunnier
Miami is sunnyer than Seattle.
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