COMPARISON

COMPARISON

1. Equality comparison

   • S1 + V + as adj/adv as +S2 = S1 + be/V +the same + (noun) +as +S2.
     • My house is the same height as his.
     • Lan is as tall as her mother.
   • S1 + V + so adj/adv as +S2.
     • My homework is not difficult as his.
     • John doesn't write his lessons so carefully as she did last month.

2. Superiority comparison

   • Short adj/adv: S1 + V + adj/adv +ER + than +S2.
     • Lan is cleverer than her sister.
     • Mr. Blank drives faster than I do.
   • Long adj/adv: S1 + V + more/less adj/adv + than +S2.
     • Jubi sings more beautifully than Jenny.
     • She is less intelligent than her brother.

3. Superlative comparison

   • Short adj/adv: S +V +the adj/adv +EST.
     • December is the coldest month in a year.
     • My house is the highest in my city.
   • Long adj/adv: S +V + the most/ the least adj/adv.
     • Miss Vietnam is the most beautiful in the Miss Grand International 2021.
     • He is the least creative in his family.

4. Double comparison

   • The + comparative +S + V, the + comparative + S +V.
     • The more you learn, the better you are.
     • The longer the film is, the more tired I feel.
   • S + V + short adj/adv + ER + and + short adj/adv + ER.
     • It's colder and colder when the winter comes near.
     • Covid 19 becomes more and more serious.

5. Special forms

   • Adj/adv + as +S +be, S +.......
     • Rich as she is, she can't buy this car.
     • Intelligent as he is, he couldn't win the first prize.
   • S1 + be/ V + twice/ three times... as + adj/adv + as + S2.
     • Ann is three times as young as Jessi.
     • The price of oil now is twice as much as it was last month.