Japanese Grammar Exercise: Expressing Comparison 「より」「…の方が」

Japanese Grammar: より の方が

Before starting the exercise for expressing comparison 「より」「…の方ほうが」, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.

Reference
Genki I - Lesson 10: Comparison between two items
Tae Kim's Guide - Using 方 and よる for comparisons and other functions

Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Expressing Comparison 「より」「…の方ほうが」

This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equiva lent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.

Natural Speed with Pauses

English and Hidden Japanese Scripts

This train is slower. この電でん車しゃの方ほうが遅おそいです。
That flower is more expensive.
あの花はなの方ほうが高たかいです。
(Suggestion) (It’s) better to drink milk.
牛乳ぎゅうにゅうを飲のんだ方ほうがいいですよ。
(Suggestion) (It’s) better to eat a lot of vegetables.
野や菜さいをたくさん食たべた方ほうがいいですよ。
(Suggestion) As for horror movies, (It’s) better not to watch (it).
怖こわい映えい画がは見みない方ほうがいいですよ。
(It) was better not to go out.
出でかけない方ほうがよかったです。 
(I) like rice more than bread. 
ごはんの方ほうがパンより好すきです。 
Sato-san was more beautiful than Kobayashi-san. 
佐さ藤とうさんの方ほうが小こ林ばやしさんよりもきれいでした。 
Children are more important than anything. 
子こ供どもが何なによりも大切たいせつです。
(I) can swim faster than anyone. 
誰だれよりも早はやく泳およげます。 

Note

People customarily add the sentence-ending particle: よ when they make a suggestion.

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