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English Comparatives: Grammar Presentation

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COMPARATIVES
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comparatives?
A
is big and B is small
A
is bigger than B
B is smaller than
A
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Short adjectives
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
adjective + er + than
shorter than
February is shorter than January
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Short adjectives
adjective
Tall
 Strong
 Easy
 Big
 hot

comparative
Taller
 Stronger
 Easier
 Bigger
 hotter
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Long adjectives




more + adjective + than
Japanese products are more expensive than
chinese ones.
less+ adjective + than
Chinese products are less expensive than Japanese
ones.
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Long adjectives
adjective
comparative
Difficult
 Interesting
 Creative
 reliable
 Expensive
 experienced


more difficult than
 more interesting than
 more creative than
 more reliable than
 more expensive than
 more experienced
than
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Irregular adjectives
adjective
Good
 Bad
 Little
 far

comparative
Better
 Worse
 Less
 Further/farther
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
Travelling by car is better than travelling by bus
Living in the city is worse than living in the
country
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adjective = adjective

as adjective as
Scuba diving is as interesting as surfing.
 cigarettes are as dangerous as drugs.
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English is easier than chinese
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Chinese is more difficult than English
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Practice I
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Compare the following using the prompts given.
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expensive
Samsung Galaxsy S III
Nokia C3
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Samsung GSIII is
more expensive
than nokia C3
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old
Renault 4
Ferrari
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This Renault 4 is
older than that
Ferrari
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small
Jadida
Casablanca
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Jadida is
smaller than
casablanca
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comfortable
taxi
bus
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The taxi is more
comfortable
than the bus
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good
Having money
Being broke
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Having money
is better than
being broke
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enjoyable
working
holidays
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Working is less
enjoyable than
holidays
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healthy
Organic food
Junk food
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Organic food is
healthier than
junk food
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
healthy → healthier
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comfortable
Travelling by plane
Travelling by car
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Travelling by
plane is more
comfortable than
travelling by car
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Practice II

Compare the following using your own way to
express your own opinions, you can use other
adjectives.
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important
Having money
Being in good health
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stressing
Being sick
being broke
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good
Eating at home
Eating in the office
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interesting
Watching Tv
reading
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exciting
Summer
Winter
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good
Drinking tea
Drinking coffee
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bad
overeating
oversleeping
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terrible
Football betting
Playing in the casino
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expensive
Used cars
New cars
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comfortable
Living in a villa
Living in a flat
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difficult
Being married to one woman
Being married to four women
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important
Have a good neighbour
Be a good neighbour
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What do you think?
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important
Work to live
Live to work
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