COMPARISON
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COMPARISON
Grammar
Comparatives and superlatives
FORM: more ... than...- expensive / more expensive than - dangerous/ more dangerous than -difficult /more difficult than
FORM: +ier than...- happy / happier than - early /earlier than - crazy/ crazier than -lucky / luckirer than
To compare people and things with each other.
Comparatives
FORM: +er than...- big / bigger than - small /smaller than - dark / darker than -clear / clearer than
One syllable
Three or more syllables
Two syllables ending in -y
To make the difference between the things being compared stronger.To make the difference between the thing being compared smaller. To say there is no difference between the things being compared.
USE OF MODIFIERS
much
as
isn't
more
bit
complete the sentences with the words bellow:
Amir's a ___more independent now.
Unfortunately, I'm far less talented than my older brother.
Jaime _____ as strong as he looks.
Tom's a lot ____ hard-working than I thought he was.
Oleg is ___ more clever than the rest of us.
Penny's hair is as blonde ___ mine.
as - bit - isn't - less - more - much
- the most interesting- the most frustating - the most complex
Two or more syllables
- heavy / the heaviest- busy / the busiest - funny / the funniest
Two syllables ending with "y"
-weak / the weakest- strong / the strongest -hot / the hottest
One syllable
Expresses the extreme quality of one thing in a group of things.
SUPERLATIVES
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