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COMPATIVES IN ENGLISH

SHORT ADJECTIVES(1 OR 2 SYLLABES)* add: -ER + THANBIG = BIGGER LONG = LONGER OLD = OLDER LATE = LATER

LONG ADJECTIVES: * more + adjective + thanMODERN = MORE MODERN EXPENSIVE = MORE EXPENSIVE

EXCEPTIONS: GOOD = BETTER QUIET = QUIETER/MORE QUIETBAD = WORSE SIMPLE = SIMPLIER/MORE SIMPLE FAR = FARTHER

less / more than: less/more + adj. + than:

He is less considerate than his brother.

(not) as...as = (not) as + adj. + as.

Peter isn’t as considerate as Marta. (=Marta is more considerate)

than me / than I am

My sister is taller than me.

much/a lot/a bit more…

He’s a bit taller than me.

any/no more than

Your performance wasn’t any better than mine