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Debpriya De Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Antonym

"Parrots live longer than elephants."

What would be the antonym of "longer" if I had to rewrite the above sentence as "Eleplants live _____ than parrots" ?
  

Top answer

Elephants live shorter lives than parrots. ") Elephants don't live as long as parrots.

  • Elephants live shorter lives than parrots.
  • ") Elephants don't live as long as parrots.
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Elephants live shorter lives than parrots. (not "live shorter than...")

Elephants don't live as long as parrots.

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