1. COMPARISON
There are several ways to make comparisons:
1. SUPERIORITY:
She is TALLER than my sister.
- SHORT ADJECTIVES: 1 syllable adjectives add –er (comparative) and –est (superlative)
You’ll be HAPPIER if you go to a hotel.
-Some 2 syllable adjectives add the same suffixes: happ-y, simp-le, clev-er.
-LONG ADJECTIVES: add MORE before them
-The view is MORE WONDERFUL from this room.
THAN is used before the thing or person in comparison.
Living in Madrid is cheaper than living in London
Living in London is………………..………………………………………….MORE EXPENSIVE THAN
living in Madrid.
Living in Madrid is not…………….……………………………………….AS EXPENSIVE AS
living in London.
2. COMPARISON
2. INFERIORITY
Tom is LESS hardworking THAN his sister.
Tom is LESS TALL THAN his brother
We use LESS + adjective + THAN to compare inferior qualities with all the adjectives.
3. EQUALITY:
English cars are AS GOOD AS French cars.
To compare equal qualities, we use AS+ adjective (positive form) AS.
The negative form paraphrases SUPERIORITY and INFERIORITY comparison:
1.English cars are as good as French cars.
ARE NOT WORSE
French cars …………..………………………………...than English cars.
2. German cars run faster than French cars.
AS FAST AS
French cars don’t run…………………………………………………German cars.
3. TOO+ADJECTIVE/ NOT+ADJECTIVE+ ENOUGH
- The pattern TOO + adjective can be paraphrased with a negative pattern and
an opposite adjective:
- Tom is TOO SHORT to play basketball
- We have to find the OPPOSITE ADJECTIVE (TALL) followed by the adverb
ENOUGH:
- Then, we transform the sentence in a negative sentence:
- Tom is NOT /ISN’T TALL ENOUGH to play basketball.
- This cinema is too expensive for the people of the town.
This cinema is……………N…O…T… …CH……EA…P… …E…N…O…U…G…H………………..for the people of the town.
4. COMPARISON: Paraphrasing
- My shoes are cleaner than my brother’s
DIRTIER THAN
My brother’s shoes are…………..………………………………………………..MINE
AS CLEAN AS
My brother’s shoes aren’t…………………………………………………………mine
5. COMPARISON: PRACTICE
1. Your bedroom is tidier than mine.
AS TIDY AS
My bedroom isn’t …………………………………………………..yours.
2. Garry doesn’t do the washing-up as fast as Paul.
FASTER THAN/NOT AS SLOWLY AS*
Paul does the washing-up………………..……………………………………………………………............Gerry.
3. The new armchair isn’t nearly as confortable as the old one.
MORE CONFORTABLE THAN
*More than 3 words
The old armchair is much ………………….……………………………………………………………..the new one.
4. Every evening, Sally does a lot of more homework than Rachel.
LESS HOMEWORK THAN
Every evening, Rachel does a lot of …………………………………………………………………………….Sally.
5. This music isn’t nearly as bad as the music they play on radio 2.
WORSE THAN
The music they play on Radio 2 is far………………..………………………………………….this music.
6. COMPARISON: PRACTICE
1. Your bedroom is tidier than mine.
LESS TIDY THAN
My bedroom is…………..………………………………………………..yours.
2. Garry doesn’t do the washing-up as fast as Paul.
AS SLOWLY AS
Paul doesn’t do the washing-up………….……………………………………………………………............Gerry.
3. The new armchair is less confortable than the old one.
AS CONFORTABLE AS
The new armchair isn’t …………………………………………………………………..the new one.
4. Every evening, Sally does a lot of more homework than Rachel.
AS MUCH HOMEWORK
Every evening, Rachel does do …………………………..…………………………………………………….as Sally.
5. This music is better than the music they play on radio 2.
AS GOOD AS
The music they play on Radio 2 isn’t as………..…………………………………………….this music.
