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Adjectives & AdverbsComparative, superlatives and special structures
Shorter adjectives
Longer adjectives
Adjectives with two formsAdjective Comparative Superlative
clever cleverer/more clever
the cleverestthe most clever
Other examples:
common mature quiet
cruel narrow shallow
gentle pleasant simple
likely polite stupid
good/ well -better - the best
bad/ badly - worse - the worst
little - less - the least
many /much – more - the most
far - farther - the farthest (distance) - further - the furthest (quantity) near - nearer - the nearest (distance) - the next (order) late - later - the last / the latter - the latest (until now)o old - older – the oldest - elder – the eldest (same family)Ana Maria Coelho 2010
Irregular forms
Gradable Non-gradable/extreme adjectives adjectives
Intensifiers
Intensifying comparatives
Use
MuchA lotFar ManyA bitA little
He works ___________ harder than his brother.
His home is _________ farther from here than mine.
Bankers have ________ more power than politicians.
His company has __________ more workers than mine.
Ana Maria Coelho 2010
Using so/such to intensifyso + adjective (that)It was so crowded that I couldn’t
go in!
so + much/many/few + nounThere were so many people
that…
such a + noun group (that)There was such a huge crowd!
1. His attitude was so noble.
2. She has such an elegant way of dressing / style.
3.His German is so fluent.
3. He speaks German so fluently.
4. He’s such a hard-working man.
5. She is so ugly.
1. He had such a noble attitude.
2. She dresses so elegantly.
3. He speaks German in such a fluent manner.
4. Paul works so hard.
5. Such an ugly woman she is.
sosuch
Ana Maria Coelho 2010
Special structures
Learning languages has become increasingly useful over time.
…more and more useful…
The number of people who speak Gaelic has been gradually decreasing over the years. (few)
COMPARATIVE and COMPARATIVE
A few examplesOur population is becoming…
Our debt…
Our economy is …
Double comparative
Ana Maria Coelho 2010
The + comparative …., the + comparative….
If you start learning languages early, you’ll learn faster.
The earlier you start, The faster you’ll learn.
Use this structure to rewrite the following statements:
1.Our world is getting more globalized.
English becomes more useful.
2. If you speak it well, you’ll have more advantages.
3. If you use it more often, you’ll learn it faster.
4. If you use it very little, you’ll forget it soon.
5. Learning more languages means more success.
Ana Maria Coelho 2010
The comparative …/ the comparative…