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Then / Than - Exercise 3

Direction: Choose the correct word in each sentence below. When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.

1. First we go to Paris; (   ) we head for Rome.

2. Jacob would rather work at home (   ) at the office.

3. Do you plan to cook the turkey (   )?

4. I will take the exam, and (   ) I will decide whether to drop the course or not.

5. You are at least two inches taller now (   ) you were last year at this time.

6. Joe's writing was much easier to read (   ) his brother Jim's.

7. Calculus is much more complex (   ) simple arithmetic.

8. If the weather stays warm, (   ) we will have the reception outside.

9. Mabel's new computer had more memory (   ) she ever thought possible.

10. The box of lead is heavier (   ) the box of tin.

             

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