Answer:
a. Denise has a more cheerful outlook on life than her husband.
b. I don’t mean to brag, but I think I am the best cook in my family.
c. Lydia is the most thoughtful person I know.
d. Italy experienced the worst heat wave in its history last year.
e. My teacher, Ms. Beckett, is the strangest person I know, and I like that.
f. Dorian’s drawing skills are better this semester than last.
g. My handwriting is the sloppiest of all my classmates.
h. Melvin’s soccer team played worse than it did last season.
i. Josie’s pen writes more smoothly than mine.
j. I felt luckier than my sister because I got into the college of my choice.