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Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning. Compulsive gambling is the worst habit a man can develop

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Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning.

Compulsive gambling is the worst habit a man can develop

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Compulsive gambling is worse than any other gambling a man can develop.

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Chapter 5.1: The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language - Grammar- Degrees of Comparison [Page 159]

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Chapter 5.1 The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language
Grammar- Degrees of Comparison | Q 1 5. | Page 159

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