This document provides a grammar exercise with 10 incomplete sentences using comparative phrases. Students are asked to click and drag the appropriate comparative phrase from a word bank to complete each sentence. The phrases in the word bank are: as much as, as few as, as little as, and as many as.

1. 73 Comparative phrases and clauses Second exercise
Click and drag one of the phrases from the box to complete each
sentence.
A single fruit on a fuchsia plant can contain as many
as 400 seeds.
Although the operation is complex, with new
technology it can now be carried out in as little as 10
minutes.
as much as as few as as little as as many as
1 The report found that some of the money given to schools, half
in some cases, is being wasted.
2 Some of the courses at the college have three students who
attend regularly.
3 Although the tennis club now has over a hundred members, five
years ago it had 20 and very nearly closed down.
4 Because of the collapse in property prices in the area, people are
having to sell their houses for a third of what they paid for
them.
5 The company has announced that it will cut 10,000 jobs
worldwide as demand for computers has fallen.
6 Restaurants in the city have increased their prices by 50 per
cent over the last year as rents have risen.
7 Have you seen the queue for the exhibition? There must be
500 people waiting to get in.
8 The roots of the old tree spread out 30 metres in all directions
and damaged nearby buildings.
9 The rebel troops have advanced quickly and are now a mile
away from the city.
10 It is thought that there may be only 10 elephants in the whole
country, although the number could be five.
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