curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-common-phrasal-verbs-and-idioms/68557eeb6959f6ac5de97da2.md
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
How does Linda think the instructions should be?
They should be shorter and funnier.
Linda doesn't mention making the instructions short or humorous.
They should be easier to see and to understand.
They should only be shown once.
Linda doesn't focus on frequency.
They should be written by someone else.
Linda doesn't talk about who should write them.
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There are two common ways to form comparatives. Choose the form based on how many syllables the adjective has.
-er at the end. For example:This explanation is much clearer than the other one. – The -er ending is used because clear is a short adjective with only one syllable.
more + adjective. For example:Ah, now the button looks more prominent. Users can't miss it. – More is used preceding the adjective because prominent has three syllables and is too long for the -er form.
Other examples:
This bedroom is smaller than ours at home. – Small is a 1-syllable adjective, so the -er form, smaller, is used.
I think cell phones are more useful than tablets. – Useful is a 2-syllable adjective, so you don't add -er in the end, but preceed it with more instead (more prominent).
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