comparatives
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COMPARATIVES
SUPERLATIVES
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Comparatives
I am stronger than you.
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The comparatives
Short adjectives
........- ER THAN
( one or two syllables)
Long adjectives
MORE......THAN
( two or more syllables)
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Short adjectives
rich
old
tall
high
hot
cold
fat
big
thin
sad
young
poor
large
small
easy
crazy
pretty
happy
strong
nice...
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Comparative of superiority
Short adjectives
........- ER THAN
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Examples
I am richer than you.
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Examples
My father is older than my mother.
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Attention!
Big- bigger than
Hot- hotter than
Fat- fatter than
Thin- thinner than
Sad- sadder than
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Attention!
Happy- happier than
Easy- easier than
Pretty- prettier than
Funny- funnier than
Crazy- crazier than
Lazy- lazier than
Hungry- hungrier than
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Irregular comparatives
Good- better than
Bad- worse than
Your bicycle is better than mine.
Today I am worse than yesterday.
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Long adjectives
beautiful
important
dangerous
generous
expensive
interesting
comfortable
exciting
intelligent
sensitive
agreeable
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Comparative of superiority
MORE.................. THAN
Mary is more beautiful than Jane.
Health is more important than money.
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Comparative of equality
AS................................ AS
You are as beautiful as your mother.
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Comparative of inferiority
LESS......................THAN
NOT SO.................. AS
Life in Brazil is not so expensive as in Japan.
Life in Brazil is less expensive than in Japan.
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The superlative
Short adjectives
(one or two syllables)
THE........EST
in...
of...
that...
Long adjectives
(two or more syllables)
THE MOST......
in...
of...
that...
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Short adjectives
Mrs. Fortune is the richest woman in my town.
Albert is the tallest boy in my class.
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Attention!
Big- the biggest
Hot- the hottest
Fat- the fattest
Thin- the thinnest
Sad- the saddest
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Attention!
Happy- the happiest
Easy- the easiest
Pretty- the prettiest
Funny- the funniest
Crazy- the craziest
Lazy- the laziest
Hungry- the hungriest
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Irregular superlatives
Good- the best
Bad- the worst
Lisa is the best friend I have.
This is the best way to get there.
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Long adjectives
THE MOST......
in...
of...
that...
Christmas is the most important date of all for Christian people.
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Grammar notes:
The comparative and the superlative of adverbs are formed according to the same rules of the adjectives.
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Examples
Early-
I came back earlier than my brother.
Slowly-
Please drive more slowly.
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Double comparative
She is getting more and more beautiful.
It is getting colder and colder.
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Attention!
Than is often followed by an object pronoun or by a subject pronoun plus a verb.
He is older than me.
He is older than I am.