MAKING COMPARISONS
There are some rules to help you make comparisons in
English.
1 If the adjective (describing word) is one syllable, you can add -er.
1 If the adjective (describing word) is one syllable, you can add -er.
For
example: small – smaller; big – bigger; nice – nicer.
2 If
the adjective has two syllables but ends in -y, you can change the end to
-ier.
For
example: lucky – luckier; happy – happier.
3 With
other English adjectives of two syllables and more, you can’t change their
endings. Instead, you should use more + adjective.
For
example: handsome – more handsome; beautiful – more beautiful and so on.
4 When
you compare two things, use ‘than’.
“She’s younger than me.”
“This exercise is more difficult than the last one.”
“This exercise is more difficult than the last one.”
5 When
you want to say something is similar, use ‘as – as’.
For example: “She’s as tall as her brother” or “It’s as nice today as it was yesterday.”
6 When
you want to say one thing is less than another, you can either use ‘less than’
or ‘not as – as’.
For example: “This program is less interesting than I thought” or “This
program is not as interesting as I thought.”
7 Remember
that some adjectives are irregular and change form when you make comparisons.
For
example: good – better; bad – worse; far – further.
This is an example of how to make comparisons:
Watch this video for a better understanding
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario