17. COMPARISONS: ‘Comparisons indicate degrees of difference with adjectives a adverbs, and may be equal or unequal. EQUAL COMPARISONS: ‘An equal comparison indicates thatthe two entities are (ora ‘ot, if negatwe) exactly the same, The following rule genera apples to this type of corapariton. subject + verb + as + fnoun * [pronoun! (Nore: Sometimes you may see so instead of as before the adjct or acherb in negative comparisons, la i tah. oR Hie is not so tall as his father. He is wor Nore: Remembor that tho subject form of the pronoun will ah be used after asin correct English. Peteris astallas1. — Youare asoldas she, samples of equal comparisons: ybook is asinterestingasyours. (adjective) Hiscarsunsasfastasaracc car. (advest) ohm sings 23 wel ag hi sister. {oavesb) ‘Theirhouse iar bigae that one. (adjective) Hisjobisnot a5 cificalt as mine. (adjective) His fb is nots ciicult as mine “They areas lucky as we adjective) ‘The same idea can also be conveyed in another way. sts 6th hesame ou) a Eg {pronoun Nove: Av high ar means the ste 8 she same height at My house is. high a his. My house isthe same eight as is De sue that uu kaw the following adjectivesaund tneireurrespune Ing nouns. Towne eh woh wide,nareow | wide deep. saiow | depth tong, shor: Teng big mat | see Nove: Remember that the opposite of the same a is different from. Neves use digeren ian. My nationality iferent frm hes. Dur climate i diferent from Canada’sUNEQUAL COMPARISONS “This type of comparative implies thatthe entities are compas ina greater or lesser degree. The following rules genesaly ph this pe of compar 1. Acid orto the adjective haxe of matt ome-and to-sfable adjectives. (huckihicher, cokd-colder guiel-quie ter) 2. Use the form more + adjective for mest threc «able ndjectives. (more beautiful, more iesportant, more belice- {ble) 3. Use the form more + adjective for adjectives ending in th following suttxes:-e.-ful~ing. th, anc ous. (mare Nated, more useful, more boring, more styl, ore Ea tious) 4. Double the final consonant of one-syllable adjectives Which ond ina single consonant (except wx, and 2) and fare preceded by a single vowel. big-bigser,red-redder, ice ote) 5. When an adjective ends in a consonant + y. change the» tof and adder. Chappy-happier, dry-dnier) jon The sali cans exsely the same as more Therefore, preter, more faster, more beter cn EE ea nad or one can aldo only «Few aver: far, quicker, sooner nd Iv: Remember always 10 use the subject form of the pronoun harsh John grades are higher than his ster’ (ashective) Teaayis hotter than yesterday. (adjective) This char more confortable thea the other. (adjective) He peaks Spanish store Moen than (ees) He vias family lea frequently than the docs. (advert) “This year's exhibit es epressve tans year's. (adjective) Exercise 2: Comparisons ‘Supply the correct form af the adjectives and adverts in pares ses Letas and shart be your clues. Add any other words that ms)" necessary. 1, John and his frends left Giished his leture Hijab is____ (important than his friend's (soon) asthe profess 2 3. He plas the guitar (vel) at Andtés Segovia, 4 A new house such (expensive) than aches 5 Las week was (hat) asthis week. 6 Martha is (alented) than he cousin 7. Bills cesripions re. (colorful than his wife Nobody is ——— (happy) than Maria Elena rae boys felt (bad) than the ginls about losing the nin ta Ca vei 29: Comparisons ‘soppy than, a, oF from in each of the following sentences, |. The Empire State Building is taller the Statue of Literty 2. Calforia is farther from New York Pennsylvania 5, His assignment is different mine 4 Lovie reads more quickly his sisters. 5. Noanimal is so big King Kong, 6. That report i less impressive the government's. 1 Sam wear the sara shirt his teammates. Dave paints much more realistically his professor. . The twins have les money at the end ofthe month. they have atthe beginning, 10. Hersports car is diferent —_____ Nancy's‘MULTIPLE NUMBER COMPARATIVES [Numer maltiptes can include: Aa vice, three tomes, four ties, Study the fllowing rae Sect ab sneer malate a+ Nove Itisincoreet to soy “twice more than,” et, Tris encyclopedia coxts twice a much asthe ather ane. AAtthe clambake last week, Fred ate three tes as many oysters asBarey. ‘come his al asmany records now as had lst yea. DOUBLE COMPARATIVES “These sentences begin witha comparative construction an ‘the second clause mast sso begin with 3 comparative. e+ competi + bev ++ epee mbit +n] “The homer itl she more miserable fel “The higher we flow, the worse Edna felt ‘The biguer they are, the harder they fl ‘The sooner you take your medicine, the better you will eel ‘The sooner you leave, the eater you will arrive at pf jstimation the more eject wert the compara « sbjer +e It is ako possible co compare two entities without using ha, cage che expression of theo wll usually sppear someplace sentence. ——— subject + verb + the + comparative + ofthe ma + (nou) ofthe vo + (noun) + subject + verb + the + comparative Harvey isthe smarter ofthe two Boys OF the two shits, thik one is the peste Please give me the smaller of the to pecs of ake Ofte wo books. this one ithe more interesting 2enthies- comparative Remember: 3 or more-superiative + tn the syperfave dogte, thes of more entiies are comm ‘ne of which s superior or inferior tothe others. The follonit spplis. emesis aete!« E tnee John ith tallest boy inthe fom. cies Js fe apices “The more you stady, the smarter you wll become, Deana i the shortest ofthe thre ster, ‘These shoes are the least expensive ofl (OF the thre shins his one the pretest.ore: After the expression one ofthe + superlative, be sure that the we eee apr ‘oct retest tans players inthe worlds Bjorn Bor ovat sone ofthc biggest il roduc the work Nouns can also be used in comparisons, Be 84¢2 10 tse eterminere correctly depending on whether the adjecine ‘unable or noneountable — mary’ much noun | stjst + verb ar | fag | + noun + ar [ON few snc ews fe} ne + i fo {pronoun} Theve more boks then she. Fobruay has ewer dye than Merc, He cans as much money as is brother, “They havea ew dase 5 ve. “Their jb lows ther Jes fee dor than ous does. Before payday, Fhaveas lie money es my totter. uercse 30+ Comparisons Seleet the correct form in parentheses in the following sentences. 1. Ofte four dresses, I lke the red gne (better/ bes). 2 Phils the (happier happiest) persén we know. 4 Pa’scarie (astr/fastest than Dan's 4. Thisis the (ereamier/creamiest) ice cream J have had in a long time Shi it otr is (okerflr more clo) than the one in he hall, « » © Docs Fred fee! (weller/better) today than he did yesterday? j, Thisvegetable soup tastes very (good! well) hile trying to balance the baskets on her head, the woman Walked (awkwarder/more awkwardly) than her daughter. 9. Fane is the (Jess/least) athletic of all the women. 10. My catis the (prettier prettiest) of the to. 11. This summary is (the better/the best ofthe pair. 12. Your heritage isdifferent from than) mine. 13, This painting is (ss impressive least impressive) than the inthe other gallery. 14. The colder the weather gets, sicker/the sicker) I fee. 15. No sooner had he recesved the letter (when/than) he ca) Maria. 16. A mink coat costs (twice more than/twice as much as) a si coat, 17, Jim has as (litle /few) opportunities play tennis as L 18. That recipe calls for (many/much) more sugar than mine dos 19, The museum isthe (farther /farthes!) away of the tree bul ings. 20. George Washington is (famouser more famous) than John