B2 Grammar Practice - ESL Lesson 2

Grammar Reference

Subject	Rules	Example
Complex Comparatives and Superlatives	Use more/less + adjective for comparatives and most/least + adjective for superlatives with longer adjectives (2+ syllables). Use double comparatives (... and ...) to show progressive change. Use the + comparative ... , the + comparative ... to show cause and effect.	This problem is more complex than we thought. / The faster you work, the sooner we'll finish.
Passive Voice with Different Tenses	Form passive voice with appropriate tense of 'be' + past participle. Can be used in present simple, past simple, present perfect, future, modal verbs, etc. Focus is on the action/receiver, not the doer.	The report is being prepared. / The documents have been signed. / The decision will be announced tomorrow.
Reported Speech with Complex Sentences	When reporting complex sentences, change pronouns, tenses, and time/place words. Use reporting verbs like explained, suggested, complained, insisted. Keep conjunctions like because, although, if, when, etc.	She explained that she had been working since morning although she was tired.

Answer Key

1. more expensive

2. the more difficult

3. is being renovated

4. have been delivered

5. will be announced

6. she had finished

7. if I could help

8. that they had left

9. less interesting

10. the better

1. This laptop is ___ than the one I bought last year. (expensive)

2. The ___ you study, the ___ your results will be. (hard, good)

3. The office ___ (renovate) next month. (present continuous passive)

4. The packages ___ (deliver) by noon today. (future passive)

5. The results ___ (announce) at the conference tomorrow. (future passive)

6. She said that she ___ (finish) her work before lunch. (past perfect in reported speech)

7. He asked if I ___ (help) him with the project. (reported question)

8. They explained that they ___ (leave) early because of the traffic. (past perfect in reported speech)

9. This book is ___ than I expected. (interesting)

10. The ___ you practice, the ___ you will become. (much, skilled)