12. We set off soon. We will arrive soon. -> The sooner ………

13. The joke is good. The laughter is loud.

-> The better ……………………………………………….……..

14. She gets fat. She feels tired.

-> The fatter ……………………………………………….………

15. As he gets older, he wants to travel less.

-> The older ……………………………………………….………

16. The children are excited with the difficult games.

-> The more ……………………………………………….………

17. People dive fast. Many accidents happen.

-> The faster ……………………………………………….………

18. I meet him much. I hate him much

-> The more ……………………………………………….………

19. My boss works better when he is pressed for time,

-> The less …………………

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile