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.

PART 2 Editing Practice

Some of the shaded words and phrases have mistakes. Find the mistakes and correct them. If the shaded words are correct, write C.

C

I used to live in Mexico City. Now I live in St. Louis. These cities are very different. Mexico City is

more biger than St. Louis. In fact, it’s one of the biggest city in the world. It’s certainly the most large

city in Mexico. St. Louis has no mountains. Mexico City is surrounded by tall mountains. I think Mexico

City is prettyer that St. Louis. It has beautiful parks. Mexico City is more interesting St. Louis. It has

great museums.

But Mexico City has a few serious problems: it has pollution more than St. Louis. My the oldest brother

still lives there, and he always complains about the air quality. I think it has the worst air quality in the

Americas. And I hate the subway. I think it’s the subway most crowded in the world.

No city is perfect. Each one has advantages and disadvantages. But my heart is in Mexico City because

my family and best friends live there.

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WRITING TIP

When you compare two places, it’s a good idea to choose three factors (e.g., size, weather, cost of living). Write one or two sentences about each factor, comparing the two places. For each factor, write one sentence using a comparative and a second sentence that gives more detail.

Miami is smaller than Los Angeles. Miami has a population of 463,347 people, and Los Angeles has a population of 3,999,759.

PART 3 Write

Read the prompts. Choose one and write one paragraph about it.

1. Write a paragraph comparing two cities you know well. 2. In choosing where to live, what are the most important things to consider?

PART 4 Edit

Reread the Summary of Unit 11 and the editing advice. Edit your writing from Part 3.

UNIT 12

Verb Review Auxiliary Verbs with Too and Either Auxiliary Verbs in Tag Questions

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