Comparison in Nouns In English, the formation of comparative forms of nouns can be done using certain structures. Superiority More + Noun: When comparing two things, you can use "more" before the noun to indicate a higher degree. It is the same form with Countable and Uncountable nouns. More books More time I have more books than you. There is more snow now than one week ago. Inferiority Less + Uncountable Noun. Less intelligence Less beauty Fewer + Countable Noun. Fewer friends Fewer cars I earn less money than my boss. The concert attracted fewer people than I thought. Comparisons of quantity or degree As Much As: Used with Uncountable Nouns. This structure is used to compare the quantity or degree of uncountable nouns. She drank as much water as her friend. (Comparing the quantity of water) As Many As: Used with Countable Nouns This structure is employed when comparing the quantity of countable nouns. She has as many friends as her sister. (Comparing the number of friends) Comparative and Superlative sentences with Adverbs We make comparative and superlative adverbs using the same rules as for comparative and superlative adjectives. For example: One syllable: Jill works fast. One syllable ending in –e: They arrived late. Two or more syllables: Alan finished the test quickly. well: She speaks English well. badly: She speaks German badly. far: He'll go far. > faster > fastest > later > latest > more quickly > most quickly > better > best > worse > worst > farther/further > farthest/furthes t Children learn faster than adults. My wife drives more carefully than me. I played better yesterday. He was driving worse than ever. Rephrasing comparatives and superlatives. 1. Alan swims faster than Peter Peter ……………………………. 2. We have had fewer bookings this month than last month. We haven´t …………………………………… 3. Fridays are better than Mondays. Mondays ………………………………………. 4. Paul is 1.85 m tall. Albert is 1.85 m tall. Paul is ………………………………………….. 5. Nobody in the club plays badminton as well as she does. She is ………………………………………….. 6. Smartphones and tablets are the same price. Smartphones cost ……………………………. 7. I expected better results in my exams. My exam results ……………………………….. 8. I have never known such an interesting person. He is ……………………………………………… 9. There aren´t as many boys as girls in my class. There are …………………………………………. 10. Don´t you have any cheaper shoes than these? Are these …………………………………………………….. ? Answers 1. Peter swims more slowly than Alan. 2. We haven´t had as many bookings this month as last month. 3. Mondays are worse than Fridays / Mondays are not as good as Fridays. 4. Paul is as tall as Albert. 5. She is the best badminton player in the club. 6. Smartphones cost the same as tablets / Smartphones cost as much as tablets. 7. My exam results are worse than I expected / My exam results are not as good as I expected. 8. He is the most interesting person I´ve ever known. 9. There are fewer boys than girls in my class. 10. Are these the cheapest shoes you have?
