Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 175316)

The other day I came into some transformation sentences that I used to do in the past, and I knew how to do them but now I have some doubts.
Can anyone have a look at them and correct them if that´s the case?

1. There´s a cigar left in that pocket
that pocket has ...... one cigar left :good:
2. The trousers were too small for him to wear.
the trousers were´t .......... big enough for him to wear:good:
3. I´d prefer this one to that one.
I´d rather............. have this one to that one:?: In the US we say "I'd rather have this one than that one."
4. Which one do you want?
Which is ...........the one you want?:good:
5. This one isn´t quite large enough
this one is ..........too short:good: Or "too small"
6. That man is as greedy as anyone possible could be
NO-one ...............is as greedy as him.:?: Okay in casual speech, but my high school English teacher would correct it to "as he is".
7. I don´t like Jim as much as Alan does.
Alan ...............like jim more than me.:?: Ambiguous: this could mean Alan likes Jim more than Alan likes me. Saying "Alan likes Jim more than I do" is not ambiguous.
8. The theater was so full that we were unable to get a seat.
The theater was too full ..............for us to get a seat.:good:

Originally Posted by wrholt (Post 175320)

Except for #3, everything you wrote would sound natural to most people in the US.