Degrees of comparision of adjectives and adverbs I/ Comparative Degree 1. short adj / adv: S + be / Verb + Adj / Adv+ er + than +S Adj: Long is taller than Tuan. Adv: Long runs faster than Tuan. 2. long Ad/ adv: S + be / verb+ more + Adj / Adv+ than + S Adj: Huong is more beautiful than Thao. Adv: Huong dances more bautifully than Thao. II/ Superlative degree 1. short Adj/ adv: S + be/verb + the Adj/adv + est + of all/ in the Adj: Huong is the tallest girl in our class. Adv: Huong runs the fastest of all. 2. long Adj/ adv: S + be/verb + the +most + Adj /adv+ of all/ in the Adj: Huong is the most beautiful girl in my class. Adv: Huong dances the most bautifully in my class. III/ Equal degree S + be /verb+ as/so +adj /adv+as +S Adj: Long is as tall/ handsone as Nam. Adv: Long runs as fast / quickly as Nam. S + verb + the same+( noun) as + noun (pronoun) My house is as high as yours My house is the same height as yours. * Notes:( Tinh tu va danh Adj Noun tu tuong ung) - heavy, light weight - wide, narrow width - deep, shallow depth - long, short length - big, small size - old age IV/ Unequal comparisions S + be/verb less+ Adj/ adv than + S Adj: This book is less interesting than that one. Adv: He works less carefully than his wife does. V/ Double comparisions 1. C ng ng y c ng hà à à ơn, moi luc một hơn - Short adj/ Adv Adj/ Adv + er and Adj/Adv +er - He is/becomes/gets older and older. - He runs faster and faster. - long Adj/ Adv more and more Adj/ Adv - She is more and more beautiful. - He drivers more and more dangerously. 2. C ng ng y c ng it, c ng ng y c ng kemà à à à à à less and less + Adj/adv - My father becomes less and less strong. - She writes less and less carefully. 3. C ng thi c ng( hon) à à - short Adj : The adj +er , the adj + er - The richer he gets, the weaker he is. - long adj The more adj , the more adj - The more beautiful she is, the more misserable her husband is. - Verbs The more , the more * Notes: Nhi ề u khi hai v ế khong cung m o t lo ạ i t ừ : - The more she smiles, the more graceful she is. - The uglier she is, the more he loves her. - the richer he is , the more miserable he gets. 4. c ng it thi c ng it, c ng kem thi c ng kem à à à à - Adj The less adj , the less adj - The less cold it is, the less well I am. - The less difficult the lessons are, the less hardworking the student. 5. Nhung kieu noi co tinh so sanh khac - other than: khac - I want to read other novels than these. - rather than: hon la - I drink tea rather than coffee. - Had better than : nen cai nay hon cai kia. - You had better go to see the doctor than stay at home. - had rather/ would rather than : thich hon - We had rather go to the theatre than to the movies. 6. So sanh gap nhieu lan. * So gia boi co the bao gom: haft, twice, three times, four times S + verb + number multiple + as + much/many +(noun) + noun/ pronoun - This dictionary costs twice as much as the other ones. - She has three times as many books as I have. 7. Danh tu cung co the dung trong cau so sanh. - So sanh bang: S + Veb + as + many/much/ little/ few + as +noun/ pronoun -They have as few classes as we. - So sanh hon: S + verb + more/ fewee/ less + noun + than + noun/ pronoun - I have more books than she. . Danh tu cung co the dung trong cau so sanh. - So sanh bang: S + Veb + as + many/much/ little/ few + as +noun/ pronoun -They have as few classes as we. - So sanh hon: S + verb + more/ fewee/. dances the most bautifully in my class. III/ Equal degree S + be /verb+ as /so +adj /adv+as +S Adj: Long is as tall/ handsone as Nam. Adv: Long runs as fast / quickly as Nam. S + verb +. rather than : thich hon - We had rather go to the theatre than to the movies. 6. So sanh gap nhieu lan. * So gia boi co the bao gom: haft, twice, three times, four times S + verb + number