EF234 Quiz

1. because bicycle
The little boy was happy because he got a new bicycle for his birthday.

Because the little girl got a new bicycle for her birthday, she was happy .
  
because
if
when
since
after
before
until
although
HARDER
as... as- comparison, the same
She is as tall as her brother is.
He is as smart as a whip.
smart- good brain, hurts a lot
He is as smart as Einstein.
My daughter is smarter than I am.

COMPARISONS- IDIOMS
My grandmother was deaf as a post.
Without my glasses, I am as blind as a bat.
He is as old as the hills.
The baby is as cute as a button.
She is slow as molasses.
She is as sweet as honey.
He is as tough as nails.
She is as stubborn as a mule. It is like talking to the wall. "pig-headed"
He is pig-headed.

as smart as a whip
She is as tall as a tree.
He is as thin as a dime.
sly as a fox
clean as a whistle
cool as a cucumber- very calm, relaxed
as different as chalk and cheese
as easy as pie
as fit as a fiddle
as happy as a clam


than- comparison, diffferent
She is taller than her brother is.