Unit 5
Grammar sb 57 +58
Comparative
A comparative is the form of adjective or adverb used to compare two things.
Look at thes pictures.
a.
Here we have a group of adjectives, we formed them to comparative by adding er
Note : if the adjective is from one syllable, add er + than
Example:
tall : taller
small : smaller
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c.
d.
Look at the example in picture (d):
Here we double the last letter then we added er .
because we have a vowel between two concenants.
*big : bigger
*fat : fatter
*hot : hotter
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Examples:
1.He is smarter (smart) than his brother.
2.My friend is happier (happy) with his mark than Mousa.
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If we have more than one syllable, we add more + adjective + than
Example:
Sherlock Holmes is more famous than Ms Marple.
*Here (famous) is more one syllable.
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Exceptions:
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Remember : vowels are:
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2. Superlative
We use superlatives to compare one person or thing to several others. For example,
*Paris is the most beautiful city I’ve ever seen.
This means that I’ve seen several cities and I consider Paris as the number one in terms of being beautiful.
If we have one syllable , we add the + adjective + est.
Example :
1.I am the tallest girl in the class. (tall).
*I f we have more than one syllable , we add the most + adjective.
2. Lions are the most dangerous in the zoo.
