CU eC) modifiers with My sisters almost as tall as me / almost as tall as Iam. She's just as bossy now as when she was a child, ‘Their house is nearly as big as yours. His atest film isnt half as good as his previous one. ‘Our new flat is twice as big as our old one. The holiday cost three times as much as Id expected, We often use the modifiers almost, just, and nearly, and half twice, three tes et. with s..08 «+ You can use o instead of the first as in negative sentences, eg. Shes not nearly so dificult as people say. + After a...d... we can either use a subject pronoun + auxiliary verb, or an object pronoun, eg. She drives as fast as I do OR She drives as fast as me. ‘A. Twice can only be used before as..0s.. NOT Oter-new flat twrice bigger thare oureld oe However three times, our times ete. can be used with as... as.. or with a comparative adjective or adverb, eg, The holiday cost three times more than Tid expected. ‘modifiers with comparative adjectives or adverbs 1 The French wine is far more expensive than the South African one, ‘The play was much better than Ti expected, He’ driving a lot more carefully since he got points on his licence 2 She earns much more money than I do, ‘Women today have many more opportunities than they used to. 3 She’ a little better than she was yesterday The later train is slightly cheaper than the easlier one. Could you two talk a bit more quietly, please? I'm trying to concentrate. 4A Would you like some more coffee? B Just alittle more, please. We've only got a few more minutes before the show starts. 5 The taxi driver drove faster and faster. Its getting more and more difficult to make ends meet nowad: Cee ee Ea SS eS ek 1 We use far, much, ora lot (informal) + comparative adjective or adverb for a big diference. ‘When we use more + noun for big differences we use much J far [alot more-+ an ‘uncountable noun and many far / alot more +a plural countable noun, ‘We use sith ait, o abit informa) + comparative adjective or aver fora smal ference ‘When we use more + noun for small differences, we use a litle / slightly abit more +an uncountable noun and a few'/ slightly / abit more + a plural countable noun. ‘We sometimes repeat a comparative adjective or adverb for emphasis. When the comparative formed wih more th adetive/ ver inl used afer the Second more NOT eset modifiers with superlatives It was by far the nicest of al the hotels we stayed at. Shes much the prettiest of the three children That was easily the best fish I've had for ages. T'm nearly the oldest in my class. + We fen ae by far ‘much / easily, and nearly | almost to modify superlative adjectives os = ‘The more dangerous a sport (is) the more exciting itis to watch, ‘The bigger the car (is), the more expensive it sto ran, The faster I speak in English, the more mistakes I make, ‘A When do you want me to do it? B- The sooner the better: comparatives ‘We can use comparatives with the..the... to say that things change or vary together. + When the verb in the frst partis be, it canbe left out, eg The more dangerous a sport (i) the more some people seem to be attracted to it + We often use more + noun i this structure, eg, The more cof you drink, the less wel you slop. + When the second comparative is better, a reduced structure can be used, e.g. the bigger the better, ete. and also in set phrases like the more the merrier. a Add one word to make the sentence correct. [My new broadband server is twice as fast the old one. twice as fast as Youte terrible ~ the ruder the joke, more you laugh! 2 That was far the best meal I have ever hhad in any restaurant, 3 He's just good a player as he used to be. 4 The book you lent me is lot funnier than expected it to be. 5 This morning I was almost late for work as I was yesterday. 6 Generally speaking, the earlie the flight, the cheaper is, 7 Fortunately, our new boss is far laid-back about punctuality than our previous one, 8 Your slice is bit bigger than mine ~ I dorit think that’s fair! 9 He’ easily most intelligent in the class, in fact maybe he should move into a more advanced group. you book cle the right word or phrase. Tick if both are possible. That hotel is much more expensive far ‘more expensive than ours. 7 There are twice as many cars on the road than fas there used to be. I think our kitchen is slightly bigger / a bit bigger than yours. 3 think her new film was by far / by much her best one. 4. A When do you need it by? B The sooner better | The sooner the better: 5 Their flat cost twice as much as / twice more than ours. 6 The harder I try, the worse I do it I do it 7 Its getting easier and easier | every time ‘easier to do all your shopping online, 8 We need a few more / a little more days to think about what were going to do, 9) There were many more | much more people at the concert than we had expected. ETLLLD muttirom wwoup.com/elt/engishfle/advanced