Complete the conversations with less or not as . . . as and the words in parentheses. Do not use not unless it is included in the parentheses. Use than and the second as only where necessary. 1. Anita: The clothes in this store (1) arent as nice as (not be / nice) they used to be. Look at this coat! Its much (2) _______ (fashionable) the coat I bought here last year. Jackie : Well, thats true. It (3)_______ (not be / stylish), but its also (4) _______ (expensive). 2. Chris: Check out this new coffee machine! It looks great! Ours (5) _______ (not be / fancy) this new one. Mike: Well, its definitely fancier than ours, but it (6) _______(not be / efficient). It (7) _______ (not make coffee / quickly), and the coffee (8) _______(not taste / good).