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Question
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
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Solution
• Food cooked in a pressure cooker is quicker, more hygienic and nutritious than that cooked in an ordinary cooking vessel.
• Food cooked in an ordinary cooking vessel is less quick, hygienic and nutritious than that cooked in a pressure cooker.
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