UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO

Escuela de idiomasGrammar V

Names: Darío Amancha Patricio castillo Elvis guaranga

5th Semester

REPEATING COMPARATIVES

Usually with the present continuous.

When we want to express continuous (separated by and.)

Examples:

My uncle grew fatter and fatter over the years. As Microsoft grew, Bill Gates got richer and

richer. The balloon got bigger and bigger and then

burst.

‘MORE AND MORE’ FOR LONGER COMPARATIVES

We don’t repeat comparative adjectives that are used with more.

Examples:

Things are getting more and more expensive.

This book gets more and more interesting with every chapter.

He spoke for over an hour and his explanation got more and more complicated.

DROP

To indicate that something decreases

Examples:uncountable

As you get older, you become less and less flexible.

She needs less and less money every day. I have less and less time to cook

countable She needs less and less money every day. Fewer and fewer people get married now There are fewer and fewer fish in the sea

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

Comparative adjectives

We use comparative adjectives to do a comparison between two objects.

Noun + verb + (more) comparative adjective + than + noun (object).

Superlative adjectives

We use superlative adjectives to compare one object from a group.

Noun + verb + the (most) + superlative adjective + noun (object).

COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE?

We use comparatives to compare people and thing with other people and things

Examples:

Peter is younger than his father. Rose is taller than Mary.

Jane is the fastest girl. Cris is the slowest girl.

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