Comparative

Comparative

1. Comparative of superiority, inferiority and equality

   • Superiority
     • Subject + to be + comparative adjective + than + noum
       • John is older than Howard. Mae is more talkative than Anna. This city is better than that one.
         • Short adjective + er
           • more + long adjective + than
             • Irregular forms
               • Good- Better bad- Worse far- Father/ Further
                 • Adjectives ending in CVC: repeat the last consonant and add -er.
                   • Big- bigger fat- fatter thin- thinner
             • Intelligent- More intelligente beaultiful- More beautiful careful- more careful
               • Adjectives ending in -y: drop the -y and add -ier
                 • Ease- easier happy- happier busy- busier
                   • Inferiority
                     • Used only with long adjectives (two or more syllables)
                       • Subject + to be + less + adjective + than + noum
                         • Jude is less interested in Maths than Mark. Kate is less funny than Melany.
                           • Equality
                             • Affirmative
                               • Mary is as intelligent as Heather.
                               • Subject + to be + as + adjective+ as + noum
                             • Negative:
                               • Subject + to be + not + as + adjective + as + noum
                                 • Gabriel is not as tall as Paul.
                                   • Subject + to be + not + so + adjective + as + noum
                                     • Adam is not so funny as Monica.
           • Old- older fast- faster light- lighter
             • Adejectives in -e: add only -r
               • Late- later large- larger wise- wiser