Comparative Intensifiers Quiz 1 (9 MCQs)

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1. What is the purpose of using intensifiers in comparative structures?

Correct Answer: D) To emphasize the difference in degree between two things being compared.

2. In what situations would you use 'a great deal' as an intensifier in comparatives?

Correct Answer: B) When emphasizing a significant difference or degree.

3. How does the intensifier 'far' change the meaning of a comparative sentence?

Correct Answer: B) It emphasizes the degree of difference in a comparative sentence.

4. Give an example of a sentence using the intensifier 'much' to intensify a comparative.

Correct Answer: B) She is much taller than her brother.

5. Can you use more than one intensifier in a single comparative sentence? Give an example.

Correct Answer: A) Yes.

6. Provide an example of a sentence using 'a lot' as an intensifier in a comparative.

Correct Answer: A) She studied a lot harder than before.

7. What effect does the intensifier 'much' have on the tone of a comparative sentence?

Correct Answer: D) It intensifies the tone of the comparative sentence.

8. When should you avoid using intensifiers in comparative structures?

Correct Answer: C) When the adjective itself already conveys a strong degree of comparison.

9. When do we use 'a lot' as an intensifier in comparatives?

Correct Answer: B) When emphasizing the difference in degree between two things.