freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-common-phrasal-verbs-and-idioms/68557eeb6959f6ac5de97da2.md

id, title, challengeType, dashedName, lang

id	title	challengeType	dashedName	lang
68557eeb6959f6ac5de97da2	Task 60	19	task-60	en-US

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

How does Linda think the instructions should be?

--answers--

They should be shorter and funnier.

--feedback--

Linda doesn't mention making the instructions short or humorous.

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They should be easier to see and to understand.

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They should only be shown once.

--feedback--

Linda doesn't focus on frequency.

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They should be written by someone else.

--feedback--

Linda doesn't talk about who should write them.

--video-solution--

2

--explanation--

There are two common ways to form comparatives. Choose the form based on how many syllables the adjective has.

• For most 1-syllable adjectives, add -er at the end. For example:

This explanation is much clearer than the other one. – The -er ending is used because clear is a short adjective with only one syllable.

• For longer adjectives (2+ syllables), use more + adjective. For example:

Ah, now the button looks more prominent. Users can't miss it. – More is used preceding the adjective because prominent has three syllables and is too long for the -er form.

Other examples:

• This bedroom is smaller than ours at home. – Small is a 1-syllable adjective, so the -er form, smaller, is used.

• I think cell phones are more useful than tablets. – Useful is a 2-syllable adjective, so you don't add -er in the end, but precede it with more instead (more prominent).

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