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COMPARATIVES
When do we use the comparatives?
We use them to compare two nouns
RULES:
1.- TO SHORT ADJECTIVES WE NORMALLY ADD "ER"
FAST ----> FASTER ( My car is faster THAN your car)
TALL ----> TALLER ( I am taller THAN you)
SMALL---> SMALLER
RICH ----> RICHER
2.- IN MONOSYLLABIC ADJECTIVES AND ENDING IN CONSONANT, VOWEL AND CONSONANT WE MUST DUPLICATE THE LAST CONSONANT AND ADD "ER"
FAT----> FATTER
BIG ---> BIGGER
HOT---> HOTTER
3.- IF THE ADJECTIVE ENDS IN Y, WE HAVE TO REPLACE IT FOR I AND ADD "ER"
HAPPY ----> HAPPIER
HEAVY ----> HEAVIER
DRY -----> DRIER
4.- WHEN THE ADJECTIVE HAS MORE THAN TWO SYLLABLES WE HAVE TO ADD THE WORD "MORE" BEFORE THE ADJECTIVE.
EXPENSIVE ----> MORE EXPENSIVE
BEAUTIFUL ----> MORE BEAUTIFUL
INTERESTING -----> MORE INTERESTING
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVES:
GOOD ----> BETTER
BAD ------> WORSE
LITTLE ---> LESS
FAR -----> FARTHER/FURTHER
AFTER THE COMPARATIVES WE HAVE TO USE THE WORD "THAN" WHICH MEANS "QUE".
FOR INSTANCE: MY CAR IS FASTER THAN YOUR CAR.
WE CAN ALSO COMPARE ADVERBS.
IN THIS CASE WE ARE COMPARING TWO ACTIONS , NOT ADJECTIVES.
REGULAR ADVERBS.
QUICKLY -----> MORE QUICKLY
SLOWLY ------> MORE SLOWLY
IRREGULAR ADVERBS.
HARD ----> HARDER
WELL -----> BETTER
BADLY -----> WORSE
Ex: I WORK MORE QUICKLY THAN YOU.
COMPARATIVE AS --- AS
When we use this structure we are saying that something or someone is AS (ADJECTIVE/ADVERB) AS another noun. and we mustn't add anything to the adverb or adjective.
For example:
MY SON IS AS INTELLIGENT AS YOUR SON.
I DRIVE AS CAREFULLY AS YOU.
MY SON ISN'T AS INTELLIGENT AS YOUR SON