Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
Stephan is making progress with his studies compared with last term. COMPARISON Stephan is making progress with his studies ........................................ last term.
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Doing sentence transformation exercises are a great opportunity to develop your use of English. Being able to express the same thing in different ways is a sure sign that your English is developing in the right direction.
Next time you get a sentence transformation wrong, identify the language that's being transformed. For example, in the sentence above it would be
compared with x in comparison to/with
When you've identified the key language, try writing two sentences of your own using the same items but in relation to something about you. For example:
My garden is tidy compared to how it was last year.
My garden is tidy in comparison to how it was last year.
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