comparison

comparison

1. using adverbs

   • much, a lot, far (=a lot), a bit, a little, slightly + comparative
     • much cheaper, a lot more expensive, a bit more slowly, slightly heavier
   • any and no + comparative
     • any longer (=not even a little longer), any better (=not even a little better), no more expensive
   • -er comparative + and + -er comparative, more + and + more
     • It's getting better and better. Gathy got more and more bored in her job.
   • The ... the
     • The sooner the better. \\ The less luggage you have the better. \\ The more expensive the hotel, the better the service.\\ The more I though about plan, the less I liked it.

2. comparative forms

   • -er
     • one syllable words
       • cheap - cheaper, large - larger
         • qqqq
     • two syllables words that ends in -y
       • lucky - luckier, easy - easier
     • exceptions also can be used with 'more'
       • clever, narrow, shallow, quiet, simple
   • more
     • two syllables or more words
       • more serious, more often
     • adverbs that end in -ly
       • more slowly, more quietly
   • irregular
     • bad/badly - worse, good/well -better, far - further/farther

3. using conjunctions

   • not equal
     • than
       • He is richer than David.
     • not as ... (as)
       • He isn't as old as he looks. \\ It's not as cold.
     • not so ... (as)
       • It's not so cold as yesterday
     • twice as three times as
       • Petrol is twice as expensive as it was few years ago.
   • equal
     • as ... as
       • as much as you want \\ as fas as I could \\ as soon as possible
     • the same as
       • David is the same age as James