MAKING COMPARISONS :MAKING COMPARISONS


THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COMPARATIVE AND THE SUPERLATIVE :THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COMPARATIVE AND THE SUPERLATIVE We use the comparative to compare one person or thing with (an)other person(s) or thing(s). We use the superlative to compare one person or thing with his/her/its whole group. Mary Jane My grandma Mary is younger than Jane and my grandma Jane is younger than my grandma My grandma is the oldest of all.


We use than after comparativesThe weather is better than yesterday.Sevag is taller than Nayiri :We use than after comparativesThe weather is better than yesterday.Sevag is taller than Nayiri


We use double comparatives to say that something is changing.She is getting fatter and fatter.We are getting more and more enthusiastic. :We use double comparatives to say that something is changing.She is getting fatter and fatter.We are getting more and more enthusiastic.


We can use comaparatives with the… the… to say that two things change together.The more I study, the more I learn.The more I know him, the less I like him. :We can use comaparatives with the… the… to say that two things change together.The more I study, the more I learn.The more I know him, the less I like him.


After superlatives, we don’t normally use of to refer to a place.I’m the happiest person in the world. :After superlatives, we don’t normally use of to refer to a place.I’m the happiest person in the world.


Don’t forget THE with superlatives.1984 is the best book I’ve ever read.We can use superlatives without nouns.Which one do you think is the best? :Don’t forget THE with superlatives.1984 is the best book I’ve ever read.We can use superlatives without nouns.Which one do you think is the best?


We can’t use VERY with comparatives. We use MUCH or FAR.My father is much older than my mother.Chinese is far more difficult than Japanese. :We can’t use VERY with comparatives. We use MUCH or FAR.My father is much older than my mother.Chinese is far more difficult than Japanese.


We can modify comparatives with very much, a lot, lots, any, no, rather, a little, a bit.I’m a lot happier now.This one is a little less expensive than that one.She looks no older than her younger sister. :We can modify comparatives with very much, a lot, lots, any, no, rather, a little, a bit.I’m a lot happier now.This one is a little less expensive than that one.She looks no older than her younger sister.


Comparative and superlative adverbs.Most comparative and superlative adverbs are made with more and most.Can’t you drive any faster?Talk louder.Could you talk more quietly? :Comparative and superlative adverbs.Most comparative and superlative adverbs are made with more and most.Can’t you drive any faster?Talk louder.Could you talk more quietly?


Be careful with the spelling of the short adjectives. :Be careful with the spelling of the short adjectives. old older oldest late later latest thin thinner thinnest tasy easier easiest


Irregular adjectives :Irregular adjectives good better best bad worse worst far farther/further farthest/furthest old older/elder oldest/eldest little less least much more most many more most


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